Dawn Newton

Dawn Newton (Educ ’87) recently published two books. Winded: A Memoir in Four Stages (2019) chronicles her journey with stage IV lung cancer while taking targeted therapy for the vulnerable EGFR mutation. The Remnants of Summer (May 2021), a literary novel, explores the guilt and grief of 14-year-old Iris Merchant, who must deal with the aftermath of her younger brother’s drowning death in southeastern Michigan in the 70s. Both books were published by Apprentice House Press of Loyola University Maryland.