For more titles by Big Red authors, peruse our previous round-ups<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you published a book you’d like to submit? Scroll down for details!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And did you know that Cornell has an online book club? Check it out!<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Danielle Girard \u201992<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In what Library Journal<\/em> calls a \u201cfast-paced thriller with a unique focus on motherhood and pregnancy,\u201d the Arts & Sciences alum focuses her latest mystery novel<\/a> on the relationship between a woman and her gestational surrogate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The protagonist, Lexi, is reunited with her childhood bestie when the former friend, Mara, turns up looking for help after fleeing an abusive marriage. Lexi not only takes her in, but ultimately accepts her offer to serve as a surrogate for the child that Lexi\u2014whose infertility struggles contributed to a marital separation\u2014has longed for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n It seems like an ideal arrangement\u2014until Mara vanishes just before the baby is due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A prolific author<\/a> who has appeared on the Amazon and USA Today<\/em> bestseller lists, the former government major has penned several mystery series and numerous standalone novels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eswar Prasad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor<\/a> of International Trade Policy in the Dyson School, previously published The Future of Money<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, he explores<\/a> (in the words of the subtitle) \u201cwhy the world economic order is spiraling into disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As he writes, this increasingly dire situation is due to a \u201cfeedback loop between economics, domestic politics, and geopolitics\u201d\u2014as the uneven benefits of globalization have led to financial crises in developing countries and to the collapse of manufacturing sectors in advanced economies.<\/p>\n<\/div> \u201cThe ensuing populist backlash,\u201d he writes, \u201chas put in power leaders who have undermined democratic institutions and are hostile to globalization. \u2026 And the system of rules that underpinned the post-World War II world order is at risk of decay or, worse, irrelevance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The book earned praise from the Financial Times<\/em>, which opined: \u201cPrasad is engaging and clear and provides an excellent survey of some of the most important issues in international affairs today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lauren Mukamal Camp \u201988<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Camp\u2019s eight previous collections<\/a> of poetry include In Old Sky<\/em>, which came out of her term as astronomer-in-residence at Grand Canyon National Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Her latest<\/a> is published by Texas Review Press as part of its 21st Century Poets series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs Is Enough<\/em> begins in heritage and harmony, then breaks apart into the strange world and tautly stretched emotions that accompany dementia,\u201d states the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe collection flickers through and locates in distorted realities, loss, and gentling. By haunting the past, the author reweaves and reorients against a continual vanishing. Ordinary situations begin to seem like joy in reverse, a treatise on the honesty of the present.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Camp writes in a poem titled Sanctuary<\/em>: \u201cI collect another phrase \/ for safekeeping. No need to do more \/ than hold his fragrance: egg, anger, each thick \/ river of rejoicing. On my fridge, a scrap \/ of my father, his perfect print \/ which held all the black of a day \/ and its losses. Now he learns the equation \/ for why I tell him this beginning.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Larry Carbone<\/strong> \u201978, BA \u201980, DVM \u201987, PhD \u201900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRecounting both heartening medical triumphs and heartrending stories of animal suffering, Carbone grapples with how to weigh scientific advancement against harms to our fellow sentient creatures\u2014and how some of those harms can and should be avoided,\u201d says the publisher, University of California Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith a scientist\u2019s head and an animal lover\u2019s heart, Carbone shows how addressing animals\u2019 physical and emotional needs not only enhances their well-being but also leads to more robust scientific research.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div> The Arts & Sciences and CVM alum is the former director<\/a> of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Program at UCSF; his previous book, What Animals Want<\/em>, also explored issues around the welfare of laboratory testing subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science<\/em> magazine calls Carbone\u2019s book<\/a> \u201cbeautifully written,\u201d going on to observe: \u201cIt is thought-provoking and provides a comprehensive view of animal research from the point of view of someone with a veterinary background and a passion for treating animals that have nonconsensually given their lives for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mandy Nalevanko Settembre \u201999<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Settembre wrote the text for this illustrated children\u2019s book<\/a>, which addresses the difficult topic of coping with the loss of a pregnancy. Aimed at kids aged 6\u20138, it tells the story of a little boy who\u2019s excited to become a big brother, as his parents joyfully prepare for the birth of a new baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He\u2019s sad and confused at the sudden news that the new sibling is no longer coming; the following spring, the family plants a garden together as a way of coping with the loss and marking a new beginning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Kirkus<\/em> calls the volume \u201caffirming, moving, and healing,\u201d noting: \u201cTold with age-appropriate language and care, this story will be a balm to families coping with a similar loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also a collage artist, Settembre has her own online art store<\/a>. Ours<\/em> is her literary debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michael Lynn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lynn, who\u2019s the Michael D. Johnson and Family Professor<\/a> of Services Marketing in the Nolan School, is one of the world\u2019s leading experts on tipping\u2014a subject that has become increasingly fraught in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His book<\/a> brings together years of his scholarship on the subject\u2014some of it previously unpublished\u2014for a general audience of customers and service professionals. It contemplates such topics as tipping\u2019s origin, who tips (and who doesn\u2019t) and why, and the types of people who tend to tip best and worst.<\/p>\n<\/div> It also addresses how tipping varies across geographic areas; why some occupations receive gratuities while others don\u2019t; how factors like the age, gender, and perceived attractiveness of servers impact how much they receive; tactics that workers can employ to increase their earnings; and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDrawing on psychology, economics, and social research, Michael Lynn offers powerful insights for anyone interested in learning more about the\u202femotionally charged topic of tipping,\u201d famed restaurateur Danny Meyer says in a blurb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a\u202ffascinating look at the hidden science of tipping, and why it matters for anyone who gives, receives, or leads in the hospitality and service industries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n To submit your book for consideration, email cornellians@cornell.edu<\/a>. Please note that to be included, books must be recently published by a conventional publisher<\/strong>\u2014not self published, pay-to-publish, publish on demand, partner-published, or similar\u2014and be of interest to a general audience. Books not featured will be forwarded to Class Notes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Published April 13, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n This month\u2019s featured titles include a mystery novel, poetry, and a comprehensive look at the psychology of tipping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":10397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"alumni_hub_syml_posts":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[644],"tags":[],"cornell_year_post":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-69936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/pinky-swear-A.jpg\")
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