{"id":16077,"date":"2021-10-08T11:23:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?p=16077"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:35:45","slug":"alumni-author-spotlight-eric-kessler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2021\/10\/08\/alumni-author-spotlight-eric-kessler\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Author Spotlight: Eric Kessler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This month&#8217;s Alumni Author Spotlight is on Eric Kessler (MEd &#8217;19) and his book, <em>A Walk Through Rogers Park<\/em>, an illustrative journey of his walks around his neighborhood during 2020. <\/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: Eric Kessler\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WJ1M1iqGG1o?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&nbsp;<strong>Alumni Author Spotlight&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\"><strong>video series<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;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,&nbsp;<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\u2019s finest alumni authors!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEATURED AUTHOR &amp; BOOK<\/strong> <br>Eric Kessler, MEd &#8217;19<br><em>A Walk Through Rogers Park<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internalcombustionart.com\/store\/p\/a-walk-through-rogers-park-book\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/10\/AWalkThroughRogersPark2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/10\/AWalkThroughRogersPark2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/10\/AWalkThroughRogersPark2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/10\/AWalkThroughRogersPark2-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\">View more Alumni Author Spotlight videos<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on our YouTube channel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<\/strong><br>Thanks to Dr. Peter Gilmour and Loyola Alumni Relations for their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR WORK?<\/strong><br>If you are a Loyola graduate and would like your published work to be included in the Alumni Authors Catalog and\/or be part of the Alumni Author Spotlight series, please contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jcheng5@LUC.edu\">jcheng5@LUC.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Featuring the authors\u2019 work does not indicate the University Libraries\u2019 endorsement of the authors\u2019 views.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month&#8217;s Alumni Author Spotlight is on Eric Kessler (MEd &#8217;19) and his book, A Walk Through Rogers Park, an illustrative journey of his walks around his neighborhood during 2020. 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