Summer 2017

About the Magazine

Northwestern is the quarterly alumni magazine for Northwestern University.
Contact or contribute to the magazine.

Features

Summer Reads

Story Tools

Share this story

Facebook  Facebook
Twitter  Twitter
Email  Email

Print this story

Tell us what you think. E-mail comments or questions to the editors at letters@northwestern.edu.

Find Us on Social Media

Facebook  Twitter  Twitter

Check out these recent novels penned by Northwestern alumni.

Wilde LakeLooking for a good beach book? Check out these recent novels penned by Northwestern alumni. 

Perfume River — The latest novel by Robert Olen Butler ’67 traces the effects of the Vietnam War on generations of a New Orleans family.

Ill Will — This haunting and suspenseful novel by Dan Chaon ’86 tells the story of a psychologist in suburban Cleveland who must cope with the release of his adopted brother, who had been sentenced to life in prison 30 years ago for the murder of his parents, aunt and uncle.

Roads, Where There are No Roads — In the sequel to her acclaimed first novel, Angela Jackson ’77 continues the story of Magdalena Grace, an African American woman who evolves into an agent of change as historical events unfold around her.

Wilde Lake — In a modern twist on To Kill a Mockingbird, Laura Lippman ’81 spins the tale of a newly elected state’s attorney who must prosecute a controversial case involving a disturbed drifter accused of beating a woman to death.