“Publication” Class Notes

Bradford Moore (Col ’07 CM) has published his debut novel, The Phoenix of Upperville.  Set in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, this political/legal mystery follows the investigation of the apparent suicide of a US senator.  The protagonists must grapple with the reverberations of Southern history that linger in our modern times as they attempt to uncover the truth behind the senator’s death.  Available from Brandylane Publishers.

John Teschner (Col ’03) has written his debut novel, Project Namahana, a mystery thriller set in Hawaii and published by Forge/Macmillan in June. It was inspired by the seven years he spent living on Kauai. He and his family recently moved to Duluth, Minnesota.

Mark Harrington (Educ ’00, ’02) has written the first edition of Preventing School Violence; A Self-Assessment Approach, released by Cognella Publishing and available through https://titles.cognella.com/preventing-school-violence-9781793570277 or at amazon.com or bordersbooks.com.

Alden Hathaway (Engr ’81 CM) and his son, Tripp Hathaway, have published Energy Independence – The Individual Pursuit of Energy Freedom, a step-by-step guide to achieving energy independence.

Chris Schroder (Col ’78 CM) published a humorous memoir detailing his journey growing bald and getting hair transplant surgery that has won all 5-star reviews on Amazon and praise from book critics. Headscape: how a bald guy replanted his hair and restarted his life begins with his first haircut and concludes with his attending a UVA reunion.

Christopher S. Lee (Com ’05) published his first novel, Between the Shimmer & the Blinding, which debuted at No. 1 in Genetics on Amazon. A multi-generational family drama, the book centers on a young couple grappling with the decision of editing their embryos to reduce disease risks, inviting readers to probe the meaning of parenthood and legacy in our era of profound biotechnological change. Find more information at www.chrisleeauthor.com

J. Dapray Muir (Law ’64) has more than 35 years of experience in corporate and securities law. His practice included counseling a wide range of commercial enterprises with respect to securities law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investment transactions, contracts and litigation. He has served as lead counsel in numerous public and private offerings of securities.

Mr. Muir served one year as law clerk to a federal trial judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and two years as Assistant Legal Adviser for Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. From 1981 to 1985, he was chairman of the D.C. Securities Advisory Committee. He was a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Panel of Commercial Arbitrators from 1995 to 2015, serving as sole arbitrator or panel member in more than 40 proceedings.

Paul A. Lombardo (Grad ’82, Law ’85) of Georgia State University College of Law has published a new edition of Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell (Johns Hopkins University Press).

Ashley Bartley (Col ’06 CM) has released her third children’s book in a social emotional learning series published by Boys Town Press. Remi in Overdrive offers children struggling with ADHD, hyperactivity, impulsivity and/or inattentiveness ideas and strategies they can implement both at home and at school. Remi in Overdrive is available on Amazon, Boys Town Press, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, along with her other two books, Diamond Rattle Loves to Tattle and Opal Octopus is Overwhelmed. Ashley is a school counselor, author and curriculum writer who now lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and three young boys.

Elliot Felix (Arch ’99 CM) helps students and families get the most out of college with his new book. Felix founded brightspot strategy and has helped more than 100 colleges and universities use design thinking to improve what they offer, how they are organized and how they operate. In his new book, How to Get the Most Out of College (Alinea Learning, 2022), he shares what he’s learned about how colleges and universities work so that students and families can make it work for them, because it’s not just where you go to college but how you go to college.

How to Get the Most Out of College is the top new release in the academic development category on Amazon and was recently featured in Forbes. Having done hundreds of consulting projects to help attract and retain students, the book is a chance to give back and help level the playing field, including a “buy one, give one” model where for every copy sold, one is donated to a student in need.

Michael Goodwin (Col ’78 CM) has recently published his fourth novel, Vice Versa.

It can be purchased on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Vice-Versa-Michael-Goodwin/dp/1633635651/

Emily (Bean) Thiede (Col ’04 CM) sold her debut novel, This Vicious Grace, and an unnamed sequel in a six-figure deal to Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Publishing. The first in a planned young adult fantasy duology, This Vicious Grace will be published June 28, 2022 in the U.S. and in the United Kingdom by U.K. publisher Hodder & Stoughton, with translations announced for Germany (LYX Verlag), Russia (Eksmo), Romania (Storia) and the Czech Republic (Host).

BuzzFeed calls Thiede’s debut “remarkable” and “one of the best YA fantasies of the year,” and it is listed amongst Goodread’s “68 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2022” and Nerd Daily’s “24 Debut Releases To Get Your Hands On In 2022.”

Launch events are to be announced in the Virginia/D.C. area for summer 2022, and This Vicious Grace will be available wherever books are sold on June 28.