| March 11, 2009 | Vol 10. No. 8 |
Cochrane Publishes Third Novel
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies (Random House, 2009) is the latest book by Mick Cochrane, PhD, professor of English and Lowery Writer-in-Residence. Cochrane’s first book for young readers, The Girl Who Threw Butterflies, is the story of Molly Williams. Molly’s father just died in a car accident and her mother has become quiet and withdrawn. To make herself known at school for something other than her father’s death, Molly joins the baseball team – the boy’s baseball team. Cochrane’s first novel, Flesh Wounds, was published by Nan Talese/Doubleday (1997) and named a finalist in Barnes and Noble’s Discover Great New Writers Competition. His second novel, Sport, was published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s (2001) and selected for the annual New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age List.
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies is available for sale at Talking Leaves, Buffalo’s oldest independent bookstore. It is also available on-line from amazon.com and from Barnes and Noble at bn.com. For more information, contact Cochrane at Ext. 2662.
To see photos from Cochrane’s book reception, click here.
Banchich Co-Authors Textbook
Thomas Banchich, PhD, professor and chair of classics, is co-author of a new historical reference on twelfth century Byzantine functionary and canonist John Zonaras. Entitled “The History of Zonaras: From Alexander Severus to the Death of Theodosius the Great,” the book offers for the first time in English translation, the key section of the Epitome, along with Zonaras’ Prologue and a historical commentary. “The History of Zonaras” is a resource, invaluable guide and stimulus to further research for scholars and students of the history and historiography of Rome and Byzantium. The book is available for purchase here.2009 MLK Award Winners
Congratulations to the Canisius College 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award winners.
- Albertha Kelley, administrative associate for facilities management, is the recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Staff Award.
- Josal Diebold ’09, a senior religious studies and psychology dual major, received the Canisius College 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Student Award.
Klump Receives PAD Faculty Award
Phi Alpha Delta (PAD), the international pre-law fraternity, honored Robert A. Klump ’79, adjunct professor of political science and associate director of the Raichle Pre-Law Center, at its national conference in November 2008 with its “Outstanding Pre-Law Faculty Award.” Klump serves as advisor for the Canisius PAD chapter.