Alumni Authors – University Alumni

Looking for a new book to read? Look no further than your own fellow alumni.

Featured Alumni Authors

Swimming Alone

by Lyndsey Kelly Weiner ’19G

Newly released documentary poetry from a Syracuse University writing instructor on a dissolving marriage, new single motherhood, and rural life through the COVID and Trump years.

The Giver

by Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H

1993 Newbery Medal-winning young adult dystopian novel about a boy chosen to carry his community’s memories of a world it gave up.

The Daughters of Block Island

by Christa Carmen ’21G

Bram Stoker Award-winning first novel, a gothic horror mystery of sisters, secrets, and murder on a haunted island.

Brain Tumor: A Love Story

by Kathy Eliscu ’84

Next Generation Indie Book Award-winning memoir, co-written with her late husband, Ted White, about their journey through his brain cancer diagnosis.

Browse by Genre

The Truth About Public Speaking: The Three Keys to Great Presentations, Ed Barks ’83
The Old Brain in a New World, Paul Pinette ’02

Whatever You Do, Don’t Fall Asleep!, Ashlee Ridlon ’08
Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H The Sam Krupnik Series, The Anastasia Series, Just The Tates, Gooney Bird
Bless This Mouse, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
The Willoughbys and The Willoughbys Return, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Stay! Keeper’s Story, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Crow Call, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Tree. Table. Book. Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Us and Uncle Fraud, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Rabble Starkey, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Gossamer, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Taking Care of Terrific, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
The Birthday Ball, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
The Silent Boy, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Can a Frog Fly?, Don Denico ’92 ’09G

How to Fake a Haunting, Christa Carmen ’21G
Open Windows, Melissa Sorgi ’79
Building 903, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
A Summer to Die, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye, Lois Lowry ’73, ’96H
I Am Jayvyn, Peter Brown
What Do You Want From Me?, Jen Dupree ’15G

Poland Spring: A Tale of the Gilded Age, 1860–1900, David Richards ’91G
No Good War: An Infantry Memoir of the Vietnam War, John D. “Jasper” Herrick ’02G
I Am Jayvyn, Peter Brown

Brain Tumor: A Love Story, Kathy Eliscu ’84.
No Good War: An Infantry Memoir of the Vietnam War, John D. “Jasper” Herrick ’02G
Growing Up Franco-American (With No Black Patent-Leather Shoes), Lorraine Dutile Masure ’76G
What Kind of Mother, Judy Sandler ’21
The Essentials of Supervising Practicum and Internship Students in Counselor Education Programs, Alexander Katopis ’07, ’10G
The Women Who Raised Me, Victoria Rowell ’05H
Slow Motion, Jen Dupree ’15G
A Boomer’s Bridge for Life: Transitioning Parental Plan by Jody McLeod Andrews ’91 & Regis Andrews

Estelle Watson Sanders ’67, ’00: A Kitchen Table Book, Shattering the Glass Ceiling, Leaves Falling Upon the Sky
Praisesong for the People: Poems from the Heart and Soul of Texas, Amanda Johnston ’13G
Monster Beauties, t love smith ’24
Waves: A Day in the Life of a Sonographer, Cassandra McGinnity ’12
I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My Side, J Brooke ’19G
Swimming Alone, Lyndsey Kelly Weiner ’19G

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