Reading List: MET Alum’s Memoir Recounts How She Became “the Witch of Wall Street”
Reading List: MET Alum’s Memoir Recounts How She Became “the Witch of Wall Street”
And other alumni books that caught our eye
Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our WorldSimon & Schuster, 2024
By Anupreeta Das (COM’07)
A New York Times South Asia correspondent takes a close look at the Microsoft founder and billionaire, the truth behind the image, and the real impact of his philanthropy.
The Briar ClubWilliam Morrow, 2024
By Kate Quinn (CFA’04,’06)
McCarthy-era secrets and surprises come to light in a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in Washington, D.C., in Quinn’s 1950s-set novel.
Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain FutureUniversity of California Press, 2024
By Jade Sasser (SPH’00)
A study of how climate change affects reproductive plans among young people, in light of factors such as race and class.
Devils IslandOceanview Publishing, 2024
By Midge Raymond (COM’95) and John Yunker (COM’95)
Ecotourism, (real) Tasmanian devils, and stormy weather collide in this mystery thriller.
The DredgeAtlantic Monthly Press, 2024
By Brendan Flaherty (GRS’20)
This thriller features two estranged brothers facing the violence of the past when they find out a Connecticut pond where they played as children will be dredged.
Everyday Delicious: 30 Minute(ish) Home-Cooked Meals Made SimpleRodale Books, 2024
By Rocco DiSpirito (SHA’90)
After finding himself at home more during the pandemic and in the hybrid world that followed, the James Beard Award–winning author and chef rediscovered the joy of cooking for family and friends.
MerrimentMicrocosm Publishing, 2024
By Joseph Steinhardt (COM’06)
A graphic novel written with Marissa Paternoster tells the story of New Jersey 20-something Mack, who is trying to find a way out of her mother’s house—and, oh yeah, thinks she might have committed a murder.
NightwatchingPenguin Random House, 2024
By Tracy Sierra (LAW’09)
The author helped survivors of domestic abuse through the BU School of Law Civil Litigation Clinic. Her debut novel finds a woman trying to protect herself and her children from a mysterious intruder.
Rental HousePenguin Random House, 2024
By Weike Wang (GRS’15)
Several years into their marriage in this novel, Keru and Nate invite their very different families on vacation. They learn how to cope and what keeps a family together.
The Stone Witch of FlorenceHarperCollins, 2024
By Anna Rasche (CAS’09)
The historical whodunit focuses on a young woman who draws on the ancient magic of gemstones to solve a series of deadly crimes in plague-stricken Italy. Rasche studied archaeology at BU and worked as a gemologist and jewelry historian.
The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of AngelsCrown, 2024
By Pamela Prickett (COM’00)
Written with Stefan Timmermans, Prickett’s book examines the rising number of bodies that go unclaimed each year and why it happens.
Zion’s CrownHachette, 2024
By Zenda Walker (CGS’98, COM’00)
The follow-up to Walker’s Zara’s Wash Day in the Know Your Hairitage picture book series focuses on global hairstyles for Black males, for readers ages four to eight. The illustrations are by Princess Karibo.
Testament ’22
Verlag Kettler, 2024
By Byron Smith (CGS’06, COM’08)
Dramatic and sometimes heartrending pictures from the first year of Russia’s war on Ukraine, by a freelance photographer for outlets like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
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