Lil G’s Basketball Dreams
David Stogdill ’98 Elem. Ed.
Warren Publishing: 2024
Lil G decides she wants to become a mascot for the Animal Basketball Association’s Giraffes. To be the best she can be, her dad Gerald encourages her to read a playbook, dunking dictionary, and more. In his second children’s book, professional mascot David Stogdill—he was Butch T. Cougar from 1996 to 1998 before going pro—shows kids they can be anything they set their minds and heart to when they unlock the power of reading.
Mildly Amazing and Curious Veterinary Short Stories
Michael Flynn ’71 DVM
2024
Treating a Sheltie who had been shot by a neighbor. Resourcefully removing a bone lodged in a Lab’s esophagus. Freeing a kitten trapped in a truck engine. These are just a few of the feats Michael Flynn has performed in his 44-year career as a veterinarian, and they are captured in this heartfelt, humorous, and approachable collection of animal-centered stories.
A Time to Search
Robert E. Boertien ’73 Poli. Sci.
Two Gun Publishing: 2024
Set in Oregon’s Hood River Valley in the spring of 1907, this western novel is the third in a series by Robert E. Boertien, also the author of Reaping the Whirlwind (2022) and You Shall Pursue (2023). In this installment, expert tracker Luke Palmer and his trusty hound Eli are laid up from injury, unable to look for young Felicia Hernandez, a former Portland streetworker who’s been kidnapped from the jelly shop in which she works. Familiar friends rush to help.
Imprisoned Minds: Lost Boys, Trapped Men, and Solutions from Within the Prison
Erik Maloney and Kevin Wright ’06 MA Socio., ’10 PhD Crim. Jus.
Rutgers University Press: 2024
Erik Maloney, imprisoned for life at 21, offer six, first-person narratives of fellow incarcerated men, exploring how unaddressed childhood trauma and neglect paved the way to prison. Maloney was found guilty in 1999 of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the 1998 slaying of a California man. His book, coauthored by correctional scholar Kevin Wright, director of the Center for Correctional Solutions and associate professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University, encourages solutions from within to break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration.
My Ideological Battle: Confronting Social Dogma with Anthropological Op-Eds
Mark Mansperger ’84 Econ., ’87 MA Phys. Anthro., ’92 PhD Cult. Anthro.
Northwest Anthropology: 2024
WSU Tri-Cities anthropology professor Mark Mansperger shares his life story alongside the nearly 50 opinion pieces he penned for the Tri-City Herald between 2006 and 2024. In them, he offers anthropological perspectives on political, economic, cultural, societal, and environmental issues. His book is part of the memoir series of the Journal of Northwest Anthropology and available as an open access e-book.
Love in the Second Chapter: Finding Companionship and Romance After Loss
Patricia Fisk Harris ’65 Bacterio.
Amazon Digital Services: 2024
Patricia Fisk and Bernard Harris were high school and college sweethearts. After he died in 2019, she struggled with dating until she met Roger Johnson on a singles cruise. This semi-autobiographical book details the journey after the loss of a spouse or companion, offering encouragement and practical advice along the way.
The Dugout Ranch: A Land Use Perspective, 1875–1965
Lee Bennett ’70, ’72 MA Anthro.
Bennett Management Services: 2023
Consulting archaeologist Lee Bennett was a district ranger in the Manti-La Sal National Forest when she first saw the Dugout Ranch in 1988. Intrigued by the cattle operation in southeastern Utah, she began digging into its history. The ranch had grown from a 320-acre homestead with about 250 cattle to at least 8,000 cattle on no fewer than 3,100 square miles of private, state, and federal lands. More than 30 years after she first laid eyes on the land, this thoroughly researched book, presenting perspectives of both ranchers and government officials, is the culmination of her work.