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illustration of the moon and childrenWhy The Moon Makes Men Mad
by Hal Barwood ‘63

An astronomically ginormous tale heroically compressed into 35 vital pages for the betterment of children (and adults like me who never quite grew up). Finitearts.com

person riding a horseItaly’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma
by Gabrielle Saveri ‘85

An award-winning photographic exploration into the world of the Butteri -- Italy’s native cowboys of Maremma, the region spanning from northern Lazio into southern Tuscany -- who have a long-standing connection to Buffalo Bill and the history of the American West. https://persimmonhillstore.com/products/italys-legendary-cowboys-of-the-maremma-by-gabrielle-saveri

dark sky with a church spireThe First Rain of Summer
by Wenqing Chen ’24 ScM

Two lives cross and play out a drama of life and death that ends in both tragedy and a deepened understanding. A kidnapping in Providence during the very first rain of the summer ends, after an unsuccessful escape attempt, a death, and a police ambush, in Los Angeles, California. bit.ly/4edYy6u

book title in blue with letter in the backgroundLetters from the Corporation of Brown University
by Lauren Zalaznick ‘84

This collection of archival letters tells a story of progress, protest, and passion in higher education from a never-before-seen perspective: University trustees and fellows. With stunning photographs and graphic reproductions. https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Corporation-Brown-University-1764/dp/1633310981

colorful illustration of a parent and child looking out the window at Santa'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Bilingual English-CHINESE 圣诞前夜
by Sally Veillette ’83 and Yuqi Sun ’23 ScM

The holiday classic is now available in Chinese and 18 other languages! This award-winning series features enhanced ebooks with native-speaker narrations and animation to spread cheer and boost language learning! Christmas200.com

a sunset and book titleParadise Found: Photos, Memories and Contemplations on a Magical Island
by Edward J. McEntee Esq. ’66

McEntee documents the different aspects of Block Island through musings, pictures and poetry across the different seasons. Focusing on the many scenic viewpoints and beautiful architecture, he’s able to show why the island has a draw for tourists and himself. https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Found-Memories-Contemplations-Magical/dp/1963296052

book title with a flame illustrationThe Rooted Renegade: Transform Within, Disrupt the Status Quo & Unleash Your Legacy
by Rebecca Arnold ‘99

A clear path to holistic success for ambitious professionals who want to live and lead more joyfully. Discover how to calm your nervous system, fire up your passions, thrive sustainably, and create exceptional impact—guided by a straight-talkin’, big-hearted coach. www.therootedrenegade.com

snow covered steps with footprintsBequeath: Essays
by Melora Wolff ‘84

What should we do with the things we inherit? Set largely in dangerous, glamorous 1970s Manhattan, ten personal essays about the author’s family explore the legacies we impose and bestow on one another. https://www.lsupress.org

abstract image of a carThe Electric Vehicle Revolution: Five Visionaries Leading the Charge
by Kenneth K. Boyer  ‘89

Boyer highlights the promise, perils, and personalities of the world’s automobile makers as they re-engineer a post-carbon present and future. Driving the narrative is the key to it all: the green transformation of the global auto parts supply chain. This book includes never-before-reported stories of the leaders, designers, engineers, and inventors leading the charge to decarbonize the transportation sector. https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Vehicle-Revolution-Visionaries-Leading/dp/1538190745

Check out the complete list of books from BAM’s June–August 2023 issue.

Fresh Ink for June–August 2023

By Edward Hardy

Up With the Sun by Thomas Mallon ’73 (Knopf)

In his eleventh novel, Mallon throws a spotlight on the faintly known show-biz world of Dick Kallman, a real-life, hustling Broadway and television actor, whose career seemed set to sparkle in the 1950s and 1960s—but by the time of his murder in 1980 he was selling antiques...

Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dreamby Alissa Quart ’94 (Ecco)

Nobody actually pulls themselves up by the bootstraps. That’s the premise of Quart’s persuasively reported new book, one that works to unravel the myth of self-reliance woven into American culture for centuries. Quart (Squeezed) is a journalist, poet, and executive director of the Economic Hardship...

Drinking Games: A Memoirby Sarah Levy ’12 (St. Martin’s Press)

Her first blackout came at a house party near her home in New Jersey when she was 16. For years afterward, through Brown and a move to Brooklyn, the blackouts became more frequent and the drinking began to feel impossible to stop. Then a week after...

Check out the complete list of books from BAM's April–May 2023 issue.

Fresh Ink for April–May 2023

by Edward Hardy

Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress ’13 (Random House)

It’s 2011, the recession is hanging on, and both Occupy Wall Street and much intrigue are boiling at the fictional Wrynn College of Art, somewhere in New England. Louisa Arceneaux has just transferred from Louisiana on a scholarship and is drawn to her roommate Karina Piontek, the...

Which Side Are You On by Ryan Lee Wong ’10 (Catapult)

Reed, a 21-year-old Columbia student, is getting picked up at LAX by his irreverent mom before heading off to visit his Korean grandmother in the hospital. Reed is on academic probation and plans to drop out to become a Black Lives Matter activist. His painfully...

Lifelines: The Traffic of Trauma by Harris Solomon ’07 AM, ’11 PhD (Duke Univ. Press)

Solomon, a professor of cultural anthropology and global health at Duke, spent time in one of Mumbai’s major public hospitals tracking the range of outcomes after someone was involved in a traumatic traffic or train accident. In part the book is an...

Check out the complete list of books from BAM's January–March 2023 issue.

Fresh Ink for January–March 2023

By Edward Hardy

The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A Historyby Brian Jones ’95 (NYU Press)

On April 6, 1968, two days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., hundreds of Tuskegee Institute students briefly held the school’s Board of Trustees hostage, demanding changes that would turn Tuskegee into a “Black university.” The move brought 300 National...

Questions from Outer Spaceby Diane Thiel ’88, ’90 MFA (Red Hen Press)

Thiel’s third full-length poetry collection, and her twelfth book, arrives bristling with navigable strangeness and open-ended questions. The 67 sometimes otherworldly poems here weave through biology, parenting, the pandemic, world travel, life on Zoom, growing up in the South, the multiverse, and...

The Other Motherby Rachel M. Harper ’94 (Counterpoint)

It’s 2015, and on his first day at Brown Jenry Castillo stares up at the Carrie Tower, wondering if the long-stalled clock still worked when his mother Marisa was a student. A gifted pianist from Miami, Jenry is on a quest to learn about his father, Jasper Patterson,...