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An American Interracial Couple’s Exploration of Cuba in the Age of Trump. It is a personal story co-authored with MacLean Gander. Genevieve Monks (D ’96, A&S), a.k.a G.M. Monks, of Fairfield, Calif., released her debut novel titled Iola O. It is a story of resilience, diversity and selfdiscovery—part historical, part licit/illicit love story, part family saga, part feminist and part gay. It has been nominated for the PEN Hemingway Award for Debut Novel.
Rachel Cisto ’15 (A&S) of Weare, N.H., released her first book last year titled Paper Airplanes. It features a collection of poems, some of which stem from her time of UHart. The Courage to Go Forward: The Power of Micro Communities by CIGNA President and CEO David Cordani (M ’95, Barney) of Simsbury, Conn., and Achilles International Founder Dick Traum landed on the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The book is a collection of stories that
demonstrate the power and triumph of the human spirit. A Frog Hollow Childhood, A Memoir of Hartford has been authored by Lynn Davis (A ’66, A&S) of Clinton, Conn. The book recreates a nostalgic childhood reminiscence of the 1940s and 1950s for those who lived during the times and introduces the years to those who didn’t. Shanta Lee Gander (M ’07, Barney) of Brattleboro, Vt., has written a book titled Ghosts of Cuba in Black and White:
Arthur G. Sharp ’69 (A&S) added two books to his previously published 17 books in 2019. The anecdote-filled Brothers in Baseball: A History of Family Relationships in Major League Baseball traces conventional and nonconventional “family” relationships, ranging from brothers, fathers and sons, and in-laws to two-career players. Pluviculture and Meterological Mumpsimuses: How to Avert an $11 Trillion Climate Change “Investment” addresses the history of climate change coverage in newspapers and magazines over the past few centuries.
Maxwell Bauman ’11 (A&S), author of Jewish fiction and thrillers, has published his seventh book, the horror novella The Mummy of Canaan. Past editor and secretary of Aerie, UHart’s literary magazine, he currently serves as editorin-chief of Door Is A Jar, an online literary publication of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama, and artwork.
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Filmmaker Michael Mongillo ’90 (HAS) of Meriden, Conn., had his most recent release, Diane, a feature-length supernatural mystery, enjoy a limited theatrical run recently. It remains available on many streaming platforms. It was nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for best independent film of 2018.
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Vocalist, arranger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music educator Orice Jenkins ’16 (Hartt) of East Hartford, Conn., has released Centennial Cole: The Music of Nat King Cole. The album release coincided with his September 2019 appearance as part of the Living Room Series at TheaterWorks in Hartford, Conn.
