Class of 1977

Books, they said, the theme is books. You might recall booking out of the Tally House prior to receiving your check (ye auld Dine&Dash). Some of you might presently be making book on the Stanley Cup (Rangers are a lock). Some might be adept at cooking the books (not naming names). But I think what they mean is that OG app by Gutenberg. Those pesky things we’d buy, stash in backpacks, and lug to class and Baker—good, old-fashioned, analog books. How cute, how quaint. Class of ’77 got books!

Who could have predicted this literary hattrick (all on Amazon) from the Lodge? Joey Gleason penned the trilogy, The Carolingian Chronicles, summarized at jboycegleason.com. His latest, about young Ben Franklin trying to make his way in the world, waits on a mainstream publisher. John Mugglebee inked Neespaugot, a family saga dripping like sweat down the spine of American history, followed by sequel Swamplanders (seeking an agent). Tom Barnico wrote the ’Nam-era page-turner War College about a school that seems awfully familiar—surprisingly delightful!

John Donvan coauthored Pulitzer Prize finalist In a Different Key: The Story of Autism, accompanied by an award-winning documentary about a mother who seeks the first person diagnosed with autism to envision her autistic son’s future.

The eyes have it: Eric Donnenfeld has coauthored three tomes, including Ophthalmic Desk Reference (1991), Cataract Surgery (1994), and Femtosecond Laser Techniques and Technology (2012). Rumor has it Spielberg has optioned all three with Ryan Gosling battling David Harbour ’97 for the lead in the Doc Stork story, Eye Got This.

Wowza: Kathy Phillips has authored, coauthored, or edited 11 books, mostly on body dysmorphic disorder and such found on Amazon: Katharine A. Phillips, M.D. That’s some body of work. Susan Dentzer wrote Healthcare Without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care, also on Amazon—unsurprisingly inspiring!

Although Dan Lucey does not yet have a book (having written many chapters for many books), what he does have is a fresh Dartmouth Social Justice Award recognizing exemplary lifelong commitment to public service, leadership, and innovation in meeting community needs while benefiting an underserved population. Dan’s our man!

In the books I can’t wait to read department, there’s Bill Replogle’s Ray Carson, environmental superhero, graphic novel series Green Army coming to a platform near you soon. We hope Edy Ullman will finish her life story Hottest Chick about time served as the Golden State’s ranking female firefighting commander. John Storella has 10,000 pent-up and persuasive reasons why we all must join Bartlett Tower Society (ping jstorella@icloud.com for preview).

As for moi, you must wait for That’s a Lot of Bull, the true story of snarky brats who published a daily tabloid decades before Spy from a Vermont lakeside resort with only purloined stationary, musings on the private lives of guests and staff, and inspiration fueled by frigid dips at dawn capped with warm doughnuts. Think White Lotus meets Dirty Dancing astoldby Gawker.

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