Cozy Up With a Good Book

Alumni-authored books to round out your 2025 reading list.

With the dark, rainy days settling in, there’s no better time to wrap yourself in a cozy blanket, light your favorite candle, and get lost in a good book. Searching for a few more reads before 2025 ends? Look no further. Consider adding one of these Reed alumni-authored books to your reading list.

1. Find Me by Alafair Burke ’91

Craving a twisty mystery about memory, secrets, and the power of female friendship? From The New York Times bestselling author of The Better Sister and The Wife, Find Me is a suspenseful novel which unravels the story of a young woman’s disappearance.

2. Answering Chaos: A Handbook by Linera Lucas ’71

This poetry collection serves as a handbook for survival. With clarity and wit, these poems explore the complexities of self-discovery and the unfolding journey of life.

3. The Rain Artist by Claire Rudy Foster ’06

In a dystopian world where rain is a privilege reserved for the rich, the world’s only umbrella maker is framed for a murder of the quadrillionaire who controls the earth’s last natural resources. 

4.  Fog & Fireflies by T.H. Lehnen ’08

Looking for a novel rich in world building and imagination? Check out Fog & Fireflies, a young adult fantasy about growing up too soon, courage, and finding hope.

5. Lighted Distances: Four Seasons on Goodlow Rim by John Daniel ’70

From award-winning poet and nature writer, Lighted Distances: Four Seasons on Goodlow Rim is a beautiful collection of meditations on nature and life. Distilled from lived experience, these poems reflect on the relationship between people and the natural world.