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An Inspiring Life, an Enduring Friendship
Two journalists in the Class of 1965 reconnect and celebrate the memoir of a female pioneer.
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Finding Answers in the Past
Laura Malone Elliott (’79) offers young people connections and inspiration in her historical novels that can help them navigate the world today.
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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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‘Fight Songs’
Author Ed Southern ('94) explores why sports mean so much to us.
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A Voice Silenced
Worrell Professor David Coates dies following illness.
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Rock Your Ride
At CycleBar, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dixon Douglas ('06) promotes good health and good causes.
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‘Obsessed’
In her first book, author Allison Fairall Britz ('11, MAM '12) describes a personal struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A diagnosis, she writes, 'meant I wasn't a freak.'
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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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When Lisa Met Lovie
The author and the North Carolina midwife forged an unlikely friendship.
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Heroes vs. Anarchists
With his first graphic novel, Steve Nedvidek (MA '87) scratches a lingering creative itch.
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‘Saving Chocolate Thunder’
Children's book a dream come true for author Erin Mooney Slavik ('01)
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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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Journalists! Authors! Poets!
Words Awake 2! celebrates Wake Forest's 'family of writers.'
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On Behalf of the President
New book by Lauren Wright ('10) studies communications role of presidential spouses.
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‘I can trace my whole life to Wake Forest.’
Jessica Jackson Shortall ('00) has accomplished many things, all focused on doing good in the world.
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The Perfect Gift
John Wagner’s ('81) life is just ‘perfect’ with son David
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For author Steve Duin (’76, MA ’79), the truth makes great fiction.
His new book explores the pressures and politics of high school sports.
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Author, poet, community activist
Emily Herring Wilson (MA '62) receives UNC-Greensboro College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award
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