{"id":16414,"date":"2022-10-19T12:15:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T17:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?p=16414"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:35:44","slug":"alumni-author-spotlight-michele-fitzpatrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2022\/10\/19\/alumni-author-spotlight-michele-fitzpatrick\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Author Spotlight: Michele Fitzpatrick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are pleased to shine the Loyola University Chicago Libraries Alumni Author Spotlight on <strong>Michele Fitzpatrick (Mundelein 1972)<\/strong> and one of her books, <em><strong>Snag The Moon<\/strong><\/em>, an offbeat contemporary romance about two middle-aged misfits who are drawn together to rescue nursing home residents from a greedy CEO.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loyola Alumni Author Spotlight: Michele Fitzpatrick\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xlGOclrR_D8?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>, created by our Friends of the Libraries advisory board member, Dr. 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>Michele Fitzpatrick (Mund 1972)<br><em>Snag The Moon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amikapress.com\/books\/snag-the-moon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"277\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2022\/10\/cvr_Snag-The-Moon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2022\/10\/cvr_Snag-The-Moon.jpg 277w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2022\/10\/cvr_Snag-The-Moon-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\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. <br><br><strong>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<\/strong><br>Thanks to Dr. Peter Gilmour and Loyola Alumni Relations for their support.<br><br><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.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to shine the Loyola University Chicago Libraries Alumni Author Spotlight on Michele Fitzpatrick (Mundelein 1972) and one of her books, Snag The Moon, an offbeat contemporary romance about two middle-aged misfits who are drawn together to rescue nursing home residents from a greedy CEO. 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