Exonians in Review: Summer 2025

The latest publications, recordings, exhibitions and films by Exeter alumni and faculty.

Henry James Comes Home: Rediscovering America in the Gilded Age
Peter Brooks ’56, New York Review Books, 2025

Northern Lights, movie
John Hanson ’60, writer and director with Rob Nilsson
Re-release of 1978 film on May 23, 2025, at Lincoln Center in New York, followed by a national theatrical and digital streaming release

“The Insanity of Violence,” art exhibition
Gordie Chase ’66, The Landau Gallery, Belmont Hill School, Belmont, Massachusetts, February 24 to April 4, 2025

Letter to General Franco
by Fernando Arrabal, translated by Peter Thompson ’66, Diálogos, 2025

The Unraveling: Reflections on Politics Without Ethics and Democracy in Crisis
Bob Bauer ’70, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2024

Racquets at Rest: Remembering 40 Lives That Shaped the Game of Squash in America
Rob Dinerman ’72, self-published, 2024

Old White Man Writing
Joshua Gidding ’72, Mascot Books, 2025

Rules of Living, movie
Greg Dale ’77, writer and director, Mirus Pictures, 2024

Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career
Suzy Welch ’77, Harper Business, 2025

Correlations: Life + Work
Peter Bentel ’78, with Carol Bentel, Paul Bentel and John Morris Dixon, The Images Publishing  Group, 2024

Polaris and the Secret City
Tom Hassell ’89, self-published, 2025

Myth & Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection, exhibition and catalog
Lisa Cakmak ’96, curator and editor, The Art Institute of Chicago, March 15 to June 29, 2025

Securing the Biological Frontier: The Biodefense Imperative
Matt McKnight  ’01, self-published, 2025