Check out these newly published works by Emersonians.
Rachel Simon ’15 published Pickleball for All (HarperCollins) in August, a nonfiction look at how pickleball became the fastest-growing sport in America. 
Just River, published in November 2021 by Sara Fraser ’90, has continued to receive honors and awards, including: 2021 Foreword Indies Finalist (Humor); 2021 SPR Book Awards Finalist; 2022 Maxy Awards Finalist (Literary and Humor); 2022 American Fiction Awards Winner (Humor/Comedy/Satire); 2022 IAN Book of the Year Finalist (General Fiction and LGBTQ); and 2022 American Writing Awards Finalist (General Fiction and Humor) 
Michael McCarthy ’98 marks his debut as a comic book writer with Miracle Kingdom, a five-issue series that will be published through Scout Comics. Miracle Kingdom is a playful detective story about an accountant in heaven who audits miracles and must confront a shady televangelist with dubious healing powers. Issue #1 was released in comic book shops everywhere in March 2023. 
Three-time Emmy nominee and former editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine and Soap Opera Digest Meredith Berlin ’76 released her debut women’s fiction, Friends with Issues (Warren Publishing) in January. The book follows three glamorous, self-made women in their 40s who gamble with love, sex, and their careers in New York City and Los Angeles, as one charismatic man captivates them all 
The Glass Witch, the debut novel of Sara Raztresen, MFA ’20, was released in January. Kirkus Reviews describes it as “a striking and inventive fantasy that will leave readers wanting more.” Raztresen thanked Jon Papernick, senior writer-inresidence at Emerson, who worked with her post-graduation to create and publish this novel. 
Morgan Baker, MA ’85, published a memoir, Emptying the Nest: Getting Better at Goodbyes (Ten16 Press), about change, identity, and mental health. Baker is an award-winning writer and professor in Emerson’s Writing, Literature and Publishing Department. Her work has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, The Brevity Blog, Talking Writing, The Bark, Cognoscenti, and Hippocampus, among others. 
Stephen Snow ’68 recently published a book on a method he developed for the field of drama therapy: Ethnodramatherapy: Integrating Research, Therapy, Theatre and Social Activism into One Method (Routledge, 2022). Dr. Snow has been teaching this method in China, both in person and via Zhumu, since 2018. 
Xavier Axelson ’98, bestselling author of Lily, has returned with the first in a contemporary horror series. Elemental Book One: The Bond (JMS Books LLC) was published in October and is inspired by elemental magic and supernatural terror. 
Harvey Havel, MFA ’97, recently published The Queen of Intelligence: A 9/11 Conspiracy Novel. 
Jessamyn Violet ’05 recently released her first novel, Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar, a riveting and risqué music-centric coming-of-age tale set in the ’90s in Los Angeles. She also has a forthcoming short story that will be featured in the Spring 2023 issue of Ploughshares. 
Jessica Champagne Hansen ’05 co-authored Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainment: Your Creative Career Guidebook with Camille Schenkkan, available on Routledge’s website and Amazon. It’s designed to be a practical, accessible, and encouraging introduction to a broad range of careers in tech and design—from theater to film and television, cruise ships, themed entertainment, and beyond. The book includes anecdotes and wisdom from working professionals, including Weston Keifer ’06. 
Martha Fox ’72 published a book of poetry, This Arc of Assurances (Grayson Books), in December. 
David Church ’77 published the adventure novel Thomas Edison and the Lazarus Vessel, the second installment in his Edison trilogy. The first book in the series, Thomas Edison and the Purgatory Equation, was released last year and the final book will be out next year.
CategoriesSpring 2023
