Are you looking for some books to curl up with this winter season? Here is a selection of books published by Pomona alumni and faculty in the last half year. Whether you hope to be transported or think more deeply, consider picking up one of these Sagehen volumes.
The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It
Corey Brettschneider ’95 explores how five American presidents in different eras abused their power and how citizens fought back to restore democracy.
Off the Books: A Novel
This debut by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier ’95 is a take on the American road trip while exposing the humanitarian crisis of the Uyghur ethnic minority group in China.
Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us
Chanté Griffin ’00 helps readers develop a vision of anti-racism and racial healing.
The Emperor and the Endless Palace: A Romantasy Novel
In his debut, Justinian Huang ’09 crafts a genre-bending queer Asian love story that unfolds across multiple timelines.
Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, From Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning
In the first documentary history of wildfire management in the United States, Professor Char Miller, W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, assembles a collection of primary sources focused on debates over controlled burning.
The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels
Pamela Prickett, associate professor of sociology, looks into the lives of Americans who go unclaimed when they die. The book was recently named one of as well as an and best book of the year.
Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future
Jade Sasser ’97 explores climate-driven reproductive anxiety, placing race and social justice at the center.
The New College President: How a Generation of Diverse Leaders Is Changing Higher Education
As president emerita of Kalamazoo College and trustee emerita of Â鶹ӰÊÓ, Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran ’69 presents a fresh perspective on higher education leadership.