April 26 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Join us for an exciting celebration with Terp Authors during Maryland Day! Meet talented Terp writers, explore a wide selection of their books, and find the perfect read to add to your collection. Plus, get creative and design your very own personalized bookmark—ideal for your next adventure in reading, or for the little ones in your life.
Celebrate Terp Authors with us through our interactive event. See below for event details and opportunities.
Join us for any or all of the following:
Bring back childhood memories of a Scholastic Book Fair. Peruse and shop top Terp-authored books like Jeff Kinney's '93 "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", Joy Bauer's '86 cookbooks, Walt Williams '92 "Lessons from Lenny" to New York Times Best Sellers from Elizabeth Acevedo MFA '15 and Jason Reynolds '05.
Connect with Terp authors, learn more about their work. Current author tablers include:
Ryan Basen '05 Death of a Childhood: A Memoir of 1989 and the "Why Not?” Baltimore Orioles
Julia Bialeski '05 Leading with Grace
Brooke Foster '98 Summer Darlings
Melanie Beiber '07 Aaron Daniel Henry Davis: Just Another Day at School
Debbie Goldman '96 Disconnected: Call Center Workers Fight for Good Jobs in the Digital Age
Mary E. McKnight '85 Out of Place
Nasozi Kakembo '05 The African Decor Edit Collecting and Decorating with Heritage Objects
Nikkee Porcaro '07 No Anxiety Test Prep
Priscilla Savary '83 Forgive Me Not
Grab a loved one and roll up your sleeves to make a Terpified bookmark for your next read. All bookmark materials will be provided!
Registration is not required, but requested. Help our team prepare to welcome you to our event. Registration automatically enters you into a raffle to win a bundle of Terp authored books.
Register HERE.
We want to hear from you! As part of our ongoing efforts to recognize and celebrate the achievements of our alumni, we are creating a directory of Terp authors. Please fill out this form with details about your publications, or another Terp author's publications, so we can feature and highlight the talent within our community.
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Your Alumni Association celebrates Terp authors. Whether you're a Terp author yourself, or interested in reading a Terp-authored book, you've come to the right place. We have over 450 books that are filterable for you by genre.