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“Transpacific Cartographies” by Melody Yunz Li, PhD ’18, examines how contemporary Chinese diasporic narratives address the existential loss of home for immigrant communities at a time of global precarity and amid rising Sino-U.S. tensions.

When a mysterious woman blackmails Vic and Em into leaving our world through The Door in the Stone, the lonely siblings plunge into a war in Kavenland, a world of myth and magic. Fate leads them to meet best friends Larkin, Ariana, and Noll, who are traveling through Kavenland’s frightening forest on a quest to […]

“Francofilaments” by Eileen G’Sell is a poetic exploration of the intersections between Francophilia, feminism, and cinema. Informed by her work as a culture critic, the collection is marked by a blend of sharp wit, inventive wordplay, and a candid voice that traverses themes of desire, sex, and loss.

Have you always considered negotiation merely as a means to secure a “yes”? The 7 Tensions of Negotiation robustly challenges that comforting yet fundamentally flawed belief. Blending elements of law, psychology, and enriched by over four decades of real-life negotiation experience, Cash Nickerson, JD ’85, MBA ’93, masterfully immerses the reader in the nuanced, intricate, and […]

John Brandon, MFAW ’01, takes readers into the forbidding corners of the Tampa Bay area in his latest novel, “Penalties of June.”

A novel of longing and connection by Eric Schnall, AB ’92, this is a coming-of-middle-age story about confronting the person you were and becoming the person you want to be.

Written by Shelli Altopp-Miller, MSW ’94, this novel explores themes of cultural norms and identity, betrayal, regional history, family conflict, faith, addiction, forgiveness, and what one truly needs to be content.

Set in Nigeria, “Blessings” is an elegant and exquisitely moving story that asks how to live freely in a country that forbids one’s truest self, and what it takes for love to flourish despite it all.

David C. Bauman (PhD ’11) has written a historically-based story that reveals eight sources of power and urges readers to identify and practice the power they already have to create a better world.

Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure to conform when performing for audiences. Many speak with a flat, “neutral” accent, modify their delivery to hide distinctive vocal attributes, dress conventionally to appeal to the “average” viewer, and maintain a consistent appearance to […]