Sam Wright ’48

With the mandatory “sheltering in” I have been inspired to go through old files, boxes and albums, something like an archeological dig in that one finds layers of one’s past in receding order. Much of Thacher, with pictures of the soccer team, the upper school, glee club Los Trobadores with Van and Barbara Griggs, etc., […]

Peter Cole ’83

Two milestones for our family this year: Jarka and I celebrated 20 years of marriage, and we sent our only child off to Babson College in Wellesley Hills, MA. Now we need a dog. Oh yeah, we got a dog during the Pandemic, and, no, she is not called Covid, but it’s tempting. In the […]

Russell Callander ’59

In my recently published book “Jottings of a Geriatric Judge” I acknowledged Jack Huyler:“The late John S. (Jack) Huyler, M.A., teacher, writer, diarist, horse whisperer and friend, at the Thacher School, Ojai, California, for recommending me to jot.”He did just that. And my treasured copy of his “The Stamp of the School” was exactly that […]

Daniel Gregory ’69

My book was published June 30, 2020, from Princeton Architectural Press: The New Farm: Contemporary Rural Architecture, with an introduction by Abby Rockefeller. It’s about how recent generations of farmers around the globe have reinvented the family farm and its traditions, embracing organic practices and sustainability and, along with them, a bold new use of […]

Justin Grant ’97

I recently published my first book entitled: “Business & Spirituality ~ Secrets of Personal, Professional, & Planetary Evolution.” The work offers a pragmatic path for truth seekers in the global era. The textual content is brought to life with over fifty inspiring images and illustrative diagrams. It speaks to a wide audience: thought leaders, knowledge […]

Randy Head ’74

This July, Cambridge University Press published my latest book, a history of record keeping in Europe from 1400-1700. Indirectly inspired by the digital revolution, it looks at how changes in making, keeping and using documents helped support the rise of modern societies and politics. Meanwhile, I’m just back from the Canary Islands, where I served […]

Katie Harmon Courage ’01

My latest book, Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed the Microbiome, was published this February by Avery/Penguin Random House. Just a few months before the book’s arrival, my husband, Dave, and I welcomed our first baby–and are beyond grateful to have had Carina Fisher nearby for support! Katie Harmon Courage CdeP 2001