Alumni Authors

Discover the latest books written by fellow graduates of the University of North Dakota.

Did you publish a book? If you are an author and would like to be included on this page, let us know! The following works have been recently published by UND alumni. The listing is organized according to the graduating year of the alumni. 

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1960s

Robert Paletz, ’63, “Streaming Love: A Poetic Quest,” a collection of poems. Paletz previously published “Streaming Life: A Poetic Journey.”

Gary Eller, ’65, published “True North.” Spanning the 1930s-60s, three Great Plains farm families living near the Turtle Mountain Reservation struggle to survive and find their way.

1970s

Jerald Lucas, ’72, published “Reflections from a Twisted Mind,” a collection of poems and artwork that explores the complexities of the human experience.

Phyllis (Uppman) Florin, ’73, published “Mette Hansdatter,” a fictionalized account of her great-grandmother’s tragic life in Norway in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Fabrice Moussus, ’73, published “Grab the Moment,” a behind-the-scenes look at his 30 years in video journalism for ABC News. 

Robert Seyda, ’75, published “New Testament Contextual Commentary: The Apostle John’s First Epistle to His Congregation, Volumes I, II, and III.” 

Gail (Budzeak) Bergan, ’76, published “Art and Artifice: A Memoir – A Story of Love, Deception, and Healing on the Texas Gulf Coast.” Bergan shares her experience in a narcissistic relationship and tells how therapy helped her break patterns of control and find healing.

1980s

Paula Enyeart, ’82, published “Squished Potatoes,” chronicling her Peace Corps experience as a young, newly graduated nurse serving a Quechua community in the high Andes mountains of Ecuador.

Mark Hanson, ’82, published “Tarryall Gold: From Rush to Hush.” In 1859, 14 men discovered gold along Tarryall Creek, sparking the first stampede to Colorado’s Front Range. The book features more than 220 photographs, maps, letters, and telegrams, tracing a century-long search for the elusive mother lode.

Mark Phillips, ’83, is the author of “My Father’s Cabin,” a novel set in the 1960s Rust Belt that explores the complicated relationship between a father from the Greatest Generation and his son, a product of the Me Decade. 

Ron Vossler, ’87, published “Hitler’s Basement: My Search for Truth, Light, and the Forgotten Executioners of Ukraine’s Kingdom of Death.” The book traces a labyrinth of guilt and memory, uncovering connections between 1930s Soviet terror and the Holocaust in a remote region of Ukraine that the author’s grandparents once called home.

Scott Jagodzinski, ’87, published “Harder to Kill: How to Stay Healthy, Strong, and Unstoppable after 50.” Jagodzinski, founder of Argent Alpha, helps men over 50 reclaim their strength, energy, and purpose.

1990s

James Scoles, ’91, published “The Trailer,” a collection of poems that explores life lived on the edge of a city — and on the fringe of society.

Steve Hoffbeck, ’92, published “Colvill Smiled: The Legend of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Regiment at Gettysburg.” A retired history professor, Hoffbeck has written four books.

Juliet (Rehrig) Cutler, ’96, published “Lessons in Hope: A New Era for Maasai Women in Tanzania,” a collection of interviews and portraits with Maasai women who share how education has transformed their lives. The book is a follow-up to her award-winning memoir “Among the Maasai.” Both draw on Cutler’s connection with the first school for Maasai girls in East Africa.

Angelique (Wambdi Was’teWinyan) EagleWoman, ’98, published “Native American Law: Tribal Nations and the United States, Cases and Materials.” The book provides a legal framework and chronology of the relationship between Tribal Nations and the United States, placing judicial, statutory, and policy interpretations in historical context while examining tensions in perspectives.

Naomi Yaeger, ’98, published “Blooming Hollyhocks: Tales of Joy During Hard Times,” a combination of memoir and biography about Yaeger’s mother, Janette Minehart, growing up during the Great Depression and World War II.

Yahya Frederickson, ’99, published “Khumásíyát: Poems from the Moroccan Desert,” inspired by the landscapes and rhythms of the Moroccan desert. This is Frederickson’s seventh collection of poems.

2000s

Brian Samson, ’06, published “Through Our Lens,” a narrative of the Dakota Territory. Witness the region through an officer’s perspective, along with police and historical files, to get a view of life, romance, drugs, and scandalous activities in the region.

2010s

Christopher Price, ’13, published “Big Pandemic on the Prairie: The Spanish Flu in North Dakota,” which examines North Dakota’s experience during one of the deadliest pandemics in history. The book explores the flu’s impact on soldiers abroad, the 1918 election, and public gatherings across the state.

Allee Mead, ’13, ’16, authored “Isaac,” a futuristic story set in a world where robots care for those requiring 24-hour care. After her father’s death, Eleanor brings home his care-bot to help ease her loneliness. Her story is interwoven with the story of how her fathers met and fell in love.

Geoff Peck, ’16, published “City of Clans,” which follows Jeremy Starcevic, a community college student struggling with his identity and sexuality, on a journey of healing and self-reflection.

Anthony Underwood, ’19, published “True Diversification: A Basic Guide to Real Diversified Investing,” which outlines the benefits of investing across a range of asset types beyond the stock market and highlights how true diversification can help individuals create generational wealth.