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Jacqueline A. Soule ’85 is a longtime Southwest
gardener and award-winning garden writer. Cool

Springs Press has published “Month-by-Month
Gardening: Arizona, Nevada & New Mexico,” her 10th
book about gardening in the Southwest.

Paul Scimonelli ’77 has published his first book, “Roy Sievers; Charlie Trantanella ’91 ’94 has self-published his first book,
The Sweetest Right Hand Swing in 1950’s Baseball” (McFarland “Brown and Blue and Greek: A history of fraternities, sororities, and
Books). The book is the first full-length biography of Sievers, who early student organizations at Tufts University.” This work is the
was the first American League home run and RBI champ for the culmination of 61/2 years of research, including interviews with over
woeful Washington Senators and saved the franchise from virtual 150 alumni and correspondence with over 30 national organizations.
extinction.
Gene Isaacs ’93 won a national short fiction contest in 2003 and
Katrina Meyn Shawver ’80 has published the biography “Henry: has since published two novels, “Metamorphosis 1983” and “Éxodo”
A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to (CreateSpace), highlighting the complexities of life in the Tucson
America” (Koehler Books). Shawver met 85-year-old Henry Zguda in barrios and along the problematic border with Mexico. Isaacs is
2002 when she wrote for The Arizona Republic. She soon offered to currently writing an intriguing third adventure.
collaborate on writing the story of his life as a champion swimmer
and coach in Kraków, Poland, interrupted by three years imprisoned Aarón Rivera-Ashford ’12 has written “Miguel and the Amazing
in German concentration camps during WWII as a Catholic political Alebrijes” (RH/Disney) in collaboration with his mother, Roni Capin
prisoner. This bridge to history is supported by 15 years of extensive Rivera-Ashford, a bilingual children’s author. Aarón Rivera-Ashford
research and more than 80 original documents and rare photos. also wrote the read-along with CD for the Disney-Pixar movie
“Coco,” which Roni Rivera-Ashford translated into Spanish.
Frank Pickard ’81 ’87 has written six novels and a textbook,
including “Songs for the Soul” (Amazon Digital Services), published
in July 2017.

Dave Gillespie ’87 has published two murder mysteries through
Cozy Cat Press. They are “Rules to Die By” and “Planning to Die.”

Dharshi Bopegedera ’89 authored “Mole Concepts and
Stoichiometry: A Chemistry Workbook.” The goal of this workbook is
to help first-year chemistry students understand some of the most
challenging concepts in general chemistry by helping them see the
connections to their everyday life experiences.

Marianne Rittner-Holmes ’90 co-authored “Kent McCray: The
Man Behind the Most Beloved Television Shows” (Ten-K AlphaDox
Publishing). It is a memoir of TV producer and production manager
Kent McCray, now 89 years old and reflecting on his 50 years in the
business.

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