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Harvesting Home

Double Deac Leo Daughtry draws on memories of his childhood tobacco farm to write a historical novel about the South.
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After Steve: How Apple Lost Its Soul

Author Tripp Mickle (’03) reveals the inside story of how the iconic company lost its creative edge.
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A Crash Course in Combat

Army veteran Matt Gallagher (’05) answered his friend’s call to help Ukrainians.
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Summer’s Hottest Books 2021

Six alumni writers share their picks for top books of the COVID era.
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‘Fight Songs’

Author Ed Southern ('94) explores why sports mean so much to us.
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Murder, Mystery, Memory

Author Deb Richardson-Moore ('76) 'wanders' into a different world.
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Summer’s Hottest Books

The newest members of the Writers Hall of Fame — plus one — offer their top picks.
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Writers Hall of Fame 2020

Four alumni honored for literary achievement.
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Summer’s Hottest Books

Seven alumni writers share their top picks for summer reads too good to put down.
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Summer’s Best Reads

The newest members of the Writers Hall of Fame — plus one — offer their top picks.
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Are you Ready for Your ‘Third Act’?

Author Cameron Kent ('79) shares his insights into finding fulfillment after retiring.
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Summer’s Best Reads

Alumni writers offer their top picks, from Conroy and Lincoln, to a murder mystery in Italy and the search for the Holy Grail.
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An Unforgettable Character

Peahead Walker — part coach, part comedian — lifted Wake Forest's football fortunes while doing it his way.
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Summer’s hottest reads

Six alumni writers offer their top picks, from books on the Unabomber and Jimmy Stewart to Lincoln's spymaster.
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2016 Writers Hall of Fame

Five journalists and authors honored during Words Awake 2!
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Journalists! Authors! Poets!

Words Awake 2! celebrates Wake Forest's 'family of writers.'
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The Perfect Gift

John Wagner’s ('81) life is just ‘perfect’ with son David
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Alumni who are: authors

Fall 2015 Class Notes reveal a number of Deacon writers
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