ALUMNAE AUTHORS

ON BECOMING NEIGHBORS: THE COMMUNICATION ETHICS OF FRED ROGERS ALEXANDRA KLARÉN ’98 Fred Rogers is an American cultural and media icon, whose children’s television program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, ran for more than 30 years (1967–2001) on the Public Broadcasting System. In this highly original book, communication scholar Alexandra Klarén shows how Rogers captured the moral, social, and emotional imaginations of multiple generations of Americans. She explores the nuanced complexity of the thought behind the man and the program, the dialogical integration of his various influences, and the ethic of care behind the creation of a program that spoke to the affective, cultural, and educational needs of children (and adults) during a period of cultural and political upheaval. Informed by newly available archival materials, On Becoming Neighbors chronicles the evolution of Rogers’ thoughts on tv, children, pedagogy, and the family through a rhetorical, cultural, and ethical lens.

JEROME ROBBINS, BY HIMSELF: SELECTIONS FROM HIS LETTERS, JOURNALS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND AN UNFINISHED MEMOIR AMANDA VAILL STEWART ’66 The titanic choreographer, creator of memorable ballets, master of Broadway musicals, legendary show doctor and director, Jerome Robbins’ life is now revealed in his own words—the closest we will get to a memoir/ autobiography—from his voluminous letters, journals, notes, and diaries, never before published. Edited, and with commentary by Amanda Vaill, author of Robbins’s biography, Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins.

SUNRISE IN FLORENCE KATHLEEN FLOOD REID ’82 We all have dreams and sometimes they lead to the most amazing discoveries... Rose Maning longs to wake up every morning in Florence, Italy to a view of the Duomo and terra cotta rooftops dancing in the sunrise. So she flies across the pond with her best friend Zoey for a fun-filled house hunt. For the first time in her people-pleasing life, schoolteacher Rose uses her savings to do exactly what she wants to do: buy an apartment and pursue painting. Rose is passionate about the life and works of the great sculptor, Michelangelo, or “Il Divino,” (The Divine One). She experiences her own personal renaissance abroad as she embraces everything Italian. She meets Lyon, who is sophisticated and adventurous, challenging her to see herself in a new light. A mysterious discovery changes Rose’s destiny by revealing the character of the men in her life. Does Rose find something that will alter art history as we know it today?

WHO IS SAM THE SOLDIER? ERIN MORRIS-STEARN ’01 Ever wonder what a soldier actually does? Why does he dress that way? Could I be a soldier one day? Private First Class Sam Smith is a soldier in the US Army. Come along with Sam as he tells all about what it’s like to live, work, and (even) relax like a soldier.