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The Graduate School of Journalism is proud of its long tradition of published alumni authors. The Alumni Book Fair was created to celebrate the tremendous work of J-School graduates. It has become one of the most popular events of Alumni Weekend, with dozens of authors participating in the book signing.
This year, the Alumni Book Fair will take place on Friday, April 4, 2008, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Rotunda of Low Library, directly following the Alumni Awards ceremony that begins at 6:30 p.m.
Alumni authors who have published a book between April 2007 and March 2008 are invited to participate. Please email Kathleen Dowling or call 212-854-3864 to register by March 1, 2008.
Participants for Book Fair 2008
The authors in boldface type below will be present to sign their books. Other titles will be on display and for purchase only.
1954
Yanna Kroyt Brandt
“IN THE SHADOW OF THE CIVIL WAR: Passmore Williamson and the Rescue of Jane Johnson”
(University of South Carolina Press, September 2007)
1956
Ted Van Dyk
“Heroes, Hacks, and Fools: Memoirs from the Political Inside”
(University of Washington Press, November 2007)
1961
Joan Konner
“The Atheist’s Bible: An illustrious collection of irreverent thoughts”
(ECCO/Harper Collins, May 2007)
1964
Mel Lavine
“A Strange Breed of Folks”
(Beaver’s Pond Press, September 2007)
1965
Robert Phillip Bomboy
“Smart Boys Swimming in the River Styx: A Novel of Love and War”
(BookSurge, November 2007)
1966
David Andelman
“A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today”
(John Wiley and Sons, October 2007)
1968
Peter Benjaminson
“The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard”
(Chicago Review Press/Lawrence Hill Books, April 2008)
Kenneth Turan
“Now in Theaters Everywhere”
(PublicAffairs, October 2007)
1969
Jim I. Gabbe
“LaRue’s Maneuvers”
(BookSurge LLC, March 2007)
Suzanne Loebl
“The Mother’s Group: Of Love, Loss and AIDS”
(I-Universe (B&N Subsidiary), November 2006)
1970
June Erlick
“Una Gringa en Bogota”
(Aguilar Editores, November 2007)
1972
Robert Whitcomb
“Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics and the Battle for America's Energy Future on Nantucket Sound”
(Public Affairs, May 2007)
1973
Alan Weisman
“Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle, the Kingdom, the Power and the End of Empire in America”
(Sterling Publishing Co., November 2007)
1976
Bob Drogin
“Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War”
(Random House, October 2007)
Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
“What High Schools Don’t Tell You: 300+ Secrets to Make Your Kid Irresistible to Colleges by Senior Year”
(Penguin Group, July 2007)
1978
Jeffrey Scheuer
“The Big Picture: Why Democracies Need Journalistic Excellence”
(Routledge, September 2007)
1979
Tim Weiner
“LEGACY OF ASHES: The History of the CIA”
(Doubleday, June 2007)
1980
Jon Zonderman
“Financing Your Business Made Easy”
(Entrepreneur Press, 2007)
1984
Alan Gottlieb
“Ultimate Excursions”
(Paandaa, Inc., January 2008)
1985
Julia Flynn Siler
“The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty”
(Gotham Books, June 2007)
1987
Aliza Marcus
“Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence”
(NYU Press, August 2007)
1989
Perri Knize
“Grand Obsession: A Piano Odyssey”
(Scibner, January 2008)
Patricia Pearson
“A Brief History of Anxiety - Yours and Mine”
(Bloomsbury USA, March 2008)
1990
Viken Berberian
“Das Kapital”
(Simon & Schuster)
1991
Elizabeth Atkins
“Other People’s Skin: Four Novellas”
(Atria/Simon & Schuster, October 2007)
Margalit Fox
“Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind”
(Simon & Schuster, August 2007)
1993
Andrew D. Blechman
“Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World’s Most Revered and Reviled Bird”
(Grove Atlantic, April 2007)
Andrea Silverman Meyer
“Mama Knows Breast: A Beginner’s Guide to Breastfeeding”
(Quirk Books, 2007)
1994
Anthony Lappe
“Shooting War”
(Grand Central Publishing, November 2007)
Jennifer Cohen Oko
“Gloss”
(MIRA, June 2007)
1995
Sean Carr
“The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market’s Perfect Storm”
(John Wiley and Sons, September 2007)
1996
Josh Wolk
“Cabin Pressure: One Man’s Desperate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor”
(Hyperion, June 2007)
1997
Meredith Murray
“THE MAGIC BOAT and the People Who Sailed It”
(R.R. Donnelley, August 2007)
Lori Tharps
“Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain”
(Atria/Simon & Schuster, March 2008)
1998
Lucia Hwang
“Every Nonprofit’s Guide to Publishing”
(Nolo press, July 2007)
Bridget Kinsella
“Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the Outside”
(Harmony Books, June 2007)
Clemente Lisi
“A History of the World Cup: 1930 – 2006”
(Scarecrow Press, August 2007)
2001
Janet Martin
“The Christmas Swap”
(Jam Communications, January 2007)
2003
Lisa Chamberlain
“Slackonomics: Generation X in the Age of Creative Destruction”
(Da Capo Press (Perseus Group), April 2008)
2004
Oliver Hill
“Moon Handbooks Jamaica”
(Avalon Travel Publishing (Perseus), October 2007)
Adam Pitluk
“DAMNED TO ETERNITY: The Story of the Man Who They Said Caused the Flood”
(Da Capo Press (Perseus Group), January 2008)
2007
Deepa Fernandes
“Targeted, Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration”
(Seven Stories Press, January 2008)
Faculty
Prof. David Hajdu
“The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How it Changed America”
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux, March 2008)
Prof. Victor Navasky
“Mission Accomplished: Or How We Won the War in Iraq”
(Simon & Schuster, March 2008)
Prof. Michael Shapiro
“The Last Good Season”
(Broadway Books/ Doubleday, March 2004)
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