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Martha McPhee revisits her past and family in new memoir

Alexandra Kline September 26, 2023

Martha McPhee is a successful fiction writer and has released seven books since her first book, “Bright Angel Time,” was released in 1997. She is also a creative writing professor of 21 years at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York. McPhee, born in 1964, grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with four biological sisters. After her parents divorced, they both remarried someone with children, leading McPhee to become one of 14 children. McPhee later married Mark Svenvold, a poet and professor, and has two children. 

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Musical proves to be godly experience for fans

From Thursday, March 28, to Sunday, March 31, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” tour based on the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series, took the stage at the Beacon Theatre, creating an atmosphere mixed with excitement and anxiety.

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Newest Clare novel brings forth a dark conclusion

Elisa Grimaldi February 12, 2019

Cassandra Clare has done it again. Her newest novel, titled “Queen of Air and Darkness,” has, in short, given readers exactly what they were hoping for.

UNC professor puts the spotlight on creativity

Samantha Storms April 26, 2017

  In his book “Zig Zag,” Professor Keith Sawyer presents a guide that features descriptions of various habits and practices which seek to maximize successful creativity. The Morgan...

‘The Gauntlet’ proves representation matters

Brianna Ciniglio April 19, 2017

Senior English major Hebah Uddin published her first novel, “The Gauntlet,” last month with Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster that focuses on Muslim characters. The novel,...

Book Review: The Hundred-Year House

Hofstra Chronicle October 8, 2014

By Reilly McKnerneySPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE “The Hundred-Year House” by Rebecca Makkai is a novel broken down into three parts, making it unique just for the way it is written and set up....

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