Sohini Chattopadhyay, assistant professor of history: “Grief is for the People” by Sloane Crosley. “Written during the pandemic after the sudden death of her mentor and boss, Russell Perrault, I remain moved by Crosley’s capacity to tenderly explain the love that friendship forges for us, even as it becomes idiosyncratic when confronting devastating loss. This may sound cheesy, but her book reminded me of a now-famous line from the TV show “WandaVision”: "What is grief, if not love persevering?"

Roger Hoerl, the Donald C. Brate ‘45-Stanley G. Peschel ‘52 Professor of Statistics and director of the Data Analytics program: “Dark Data: Why What You Don't Know Matters,” by David Hand. “Hand explains why so many analytics and AI projects fail - because teams are not aware of the data they really need, i.e., it is "dark" to them.”

Jen Mitchell ‘04, professor of English and chief diversity officer: “Killers of a Certain Age” by Deanna Raybourn. “The first book in what promises to be an excellent series, Killers of a Certain Age is a clever, delightful book about a quartet of women assassins on the eve of their retirement and the immediate and existential threats against them.”

Ashok Ramasubramanian, professor of mechanical engineering and co-director of the Templeton Institute: “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking” by Susan Cain. “We live in a world created by extroverts for the enjoyment of other extroverts. The needs of introverts are largely ignored. This is one of few books that "gets" introverts - explains what introverts need and what awesome things we can do when our rather simple needs are met.”

Carolyn Rodak, associate professor of environmental engineering and chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department: “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City” by Mona Hanna-Attisha. “This book is about the lead poisoning in Flint, Mich., and is written by the pediatrician who helped expose it. Our CEE 208 Water Sanitation and Health students read this book as part of the course.”