Summer’s Best Reads
The newest members of the Writers Hall of Fame — plus one — offer their top picks.
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‘Saving Chocolate Thunder’
Children's book a dream come true for author Erin Mooney Slavik ('01)
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Six alumni writers offer their top picks, from books on the Unabomber and Jimmy Stewart to Lincoln's spymaster.
Read MoreFor author Steve Duin (’76, MA ’79), the truth makes great fiction.
His new book explores the pressures and politics of high school sports.
Read MoreSummer’s hottest books
Five alumni writers offer their top picks, from spy novels to fantasy tales to a sports saga.
Read MoreA rare collector
Jan Hensley's ('64) book collection offers a snapshot of 20th century literature
Read MoreGooey butter cake and more
Ryan Nusbickel ('96) leaves TV behind for a new career writing children's books.
Read More@War: The battlefield of the future
Author Shane Harris ('98) takes readers into America's new cyberwar
Read MoreDidn’t skip a beat
Four Class of ’63 friends stage a Broadway reunion and answer their own question: What makes Wake Forest special?
Read MorePete Daniel (’61) shapes Southern history
Author Pete Daniel (’61, MA ’62) chronicles the South’s transformation.
Read MoreFinding his joy, at last
After a long journey, filmmaker Richard DiPatri (’93) is where he wanted to be — sitting in the producer’s chair.
Read MoreSecond verse for ‘Poetry Man’ Dave Johnson (’90)
Dave Johnson’s (’90) innovative work as poet-in-residence for the New York City Probation Office is featured in the New York Daily News.
Read MoreDave Johnson (’90): Poetry for probation
Playwright and teacher Dave Johnson (’90) holds an unlikely appointment as Poet-in-Residence for the New York City Probation Office.
Read MoreFor fathers after 40
“I try to chronicle the big picture and not just the risks,” says Paul Garber (’86), who blogs about older parenting.
Read MoreThe weight of mercy
“I was lied to, stolen from, screamed at and spit upon,” says Deb Richardson-Moore (’76), minister to the homeless.
Read MoreSummer’s hottest books
From a riveting account of World War I to the uplifting story of Martha Mason (’60), alumni professors share their favorite can’t-put-down summer books.
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