{"id":15886,"date":"2021-04-27T19:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T00:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?p=15886"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:35:45","slug":"alumni-author-spotlight-billy-lombardo-ba-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2021\/04\/27\/alumni-author-spotlight-billy-lombardo-ba-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Author Spotlight: Billy Lombardo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our next Alumni Author Spotlight is on Billy Lombardo (BA &#8217;84) who shares with us an excerpt from one of his books, <em>Morning Will Come<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alumni Author Spotlight: Billy Lombardo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/81Eap3wtBC8?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Alumni Author Spotlight <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\"><strong>video series<\/strong><\/a> features brilliant Loyola alumni and affiliated authors throughout the year. Authors share their inspirations as well as read excerpts from their work. The Alumni Author Spotlight is an extension of a special resource, <a href=\"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/alumni-authors\/\">Alumni Authors catalog<\/a>, spearheaded by our Friends of the Libraries advisory board member, Peter Gilmour. Raising awareness of the authors\u2019 accomplishments, encouraging the Loyola community to read diverse topics, and creating a sense of community are the goals of this project. We hope you will enjoy learning about some of Loyola&#8217;s finest alumni authors! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEATURED AUTHOR &amp; BOOK<\/strong><br>Billy Lombardo, BA &#8217;84<br><em>Morning Will Come<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Morning-Will-Come-Billy-Lombardo\/dp\/1948954079\/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=morning+will+come&amp;qid=1619555016&amp;sr=8-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"310\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/04\/41DF7unR9fL._SX308_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/04\/41DF7unR9fL._SX308_BO1204203200_.jpg 310w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/04\/41DF7unR9fL._SX308_BO1204203200_-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\">view more Alumni Author Spotlight videos<\/a><\/strong> on\nour YouTube channel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<\/strong><br>\nThanks to Dr. Peter Gilmour and Loyola Alumni Relations for their support.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR WORK?<\/strong><br>\nIf you are a Loyola graduate and you would like your published work to be\nincluded in the Alumni Authors Catalog and\/or be part of the Alumni Author\nSpotlight series, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:jcheng5@LUC.edu\">jcheng5@LUC.edu<\/a>. <br>\n<br>\nNote: Featuring the authors\u2019 work does not indicate the University Libraries\u2019\nendorsement of the authors\u2019 views. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our next Alumni Author Spotlight is on Billy Lombardo (BA &#8217;84) who shares with us an excerpt from one of his books, Morning Will Come. 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