Top Shelf Reads
Pen to paper, keyboards to the grindstone, check out these page-turners written by our graduates.
Sohrab Ahmari ’12
Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty — and What to Do About It
Sohrab Ahmari, founder and editor of Compact Magazine and a former columnist and editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal, has a new book out: Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty — and What to Do About It. Kirkus hailed it as a “trenchant critique of neoliberal capitalism that offers pointed remedies,” while The Washington Post said it’s “compelling as a work of narrative journalism … not just accurate but urgent.”
Ahmari tells a compelling story of the tyranny exercised by unrestrained capitalism.
Stephen Kohn ’84
Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right
Stephen Kohn, a founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and chairman of the board of the National Whistleblower Center, is the most published author on whistleblowing. In Rules for Whistleblowers, his 10th book, he shares insights and strategies for winning a whistleblower case, all based on his 39 years of experience. Kirkus praised the book, stating, “Kohn is a vivid, authoritative guide, and it’s a testament to his narrative skill that he can make this niche subject so consistently gripping. Definitive and compulsively readable.” Kirkus also selected the book as a Top 100 Indie Book of 2023 and awarded it the Kirkus Star, which recognizes exceptional merit in books. One hundred percent of the proceeds from book sales go toward the National Whistleblower Center.
Gail Marlene Schwartz ’92
Falling Through the NightGail Marlene Schwartz, a self-described “freelance editor, queer mom and enthusiastic if mediocre pianist,” navigates difficult topics in her sapphic Jewish adult novel, Falling Through the Night. Inspired by personal experiences — immigration, anxiety and a close friend’s suicide — Schwartz’s debut novel is a romantic, funny coming-of-age story that explores the complicated journey of healing trauma and learning how to love. Lori Shwydky, publisher of Rebel Mountain Press, said, “The winning combination of Schwartz’s beautifully crafted prose and attention to detail allows the reader to journey with Audrey across two countries in her quest for a new family and a better life.”
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Over the past year, Professor Kara Swanson, a leading authority on the intersections of intellectual property with race, gender and sexuality and on the history of science and technology, has reveled in the intellectual joy of fellowships from Kansas City to the land of the Kiwis.
Meghan Leong ’25, a dedicated educator and advocate committed to equity and justice, has been named as the second recipient of the annual Tyler Lawrence Memorial Peacemaker Award.
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Senator Maggie Hassan ’85 on sustaining democracy.
