Books By Alums

Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope is a trauma-informed approach to the study of crime and justice that stems from the lived experiences of crime survivors.

Nestled at the base of Colorado’s signature mountains, pedestrian-friendly Boulder is consistently singled out for its quality of life, abundance of outdoor adventures, and award-winning chefs.

In the last 200 years, Iowa’s prairies and other wildlands have been transformed into vast agricultural fields.

A Dream of Justice is Colorado state senator and former teacher Pat Pascoe’s firsthand account of the decades-long fight to desegregate Denver’s public schools.

In this comprehensive portrait of the women of Chechnya in modern war, Paul Murphy challenges conventional thinking on why they fight and are willing to kill themselves in the name of Allah.

By Barb Colombo (BFA'87) and Nilda Follini (Self Published, ? pages; 2023) Buy the Book Some people hit the jackpot in love. Not everyone marries, has a family, and gets to live “old love.” Not everyone stays married, has children or grandchildren and better yet, lives to see great grandchildren...

By Amparo Ramos Ruiz​ (Span'85; MA'89) (Amazon, 312 pages; 2020) Buy the Book Growing up in post Civil War Spain, in the 1940 - 1950s, under Dictator Franco, a young girl tells her story. Schools were strict, parents well respected, the streets safe with police. She was raised by a...

By Donald E. Hall (EdD’78) (Amazon, 276 pages; 2021) Buy the Book This is a Christian romance novel rich in the history and culture of the first half of the twentieth century. The hero, Raleigh Curtiss, served in France during WW I and kept up a correspondence with a girl...

By Donald E. Hall (EdD’78) (Amazon, 233 pages; 2022) Buy the Book This historical novel is a sequel to Don Hall’s acclaimed A Good and Decent Man . More Than Rumor picks up where the first novel ends and follows Raleigh, Rachel, and Thad from 1933 to 1942—through the length...

By Laura Marello (Engl'80) (Guernica Editions, 146 pages; 2022) Buy the Book Matisse: The Only Blue interweaves scenes from the second half of artist Henri Matisse's life in the south of France (1907-1954), with reflections on his artwork. The work explores: artistic creation and community, love and betrayal, landscape, home...