From Cyborgs to the American Revolution: Baylor Faculty-Authored Works Selected for Readers Meet the Author Series

The Office of the Provost and the Office of the President at Baylor University proudly announced the five single-author books published by Baylor faculty that were selected for inclusion in the 2026-2027 Readers Meet the Author series, which recognizes the significance, reach, and quality of faculty scholarship.

The Readers Meet the Author series, presented by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost and hosted by the Baylor Libraries, brings faculty, staff, students, members of our community, and others together to engage important ideas through conversation with the authors.

This year’s selected authors and books are:

• Allison M. Alford, Ph.D., clinical associate professor, for “Good Daughtering: The Work You’ve Always Done, the Credit You’ve Never Gotten, and How to Finally Feel Like Enough,” published by Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.
• Candi K. Cann, Ph.D., professor in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and director of Baylor in Korea, for “Augmented: Life and Death as a Cyborg,” published by MIT Press.
• Barry Harvey, Ph.D., professor of theology, for “Madness, Theocracy, and Anarchism: Political and Cultural Reflections on the Church,” published by Baylor University Press.
• Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ph.D., Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Professor of History, for “Entangled Alliances: Racialized Freedom and Atlantic Diplomacy During the American Revolution,” published by Cornell University Press.
• Bruce W. Longenecker, Ph.D., W. W. Melton Professor of Christian Origins, for “The Materiality of Early Christ Devotion: Artistic Innovation at Four Archaeological Sites,” published by Baylor University Press.

Each session will feature an introduction by President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., or Interim Provost Lee Nordt, Ph.D., followed by a discussion with the author moderated by a Baylor faculty colleague. Audience Q&A, a reception with light refreshments, and a book signing will follow the conversation at each of the Readers Meet the Author sessions.

“Baylor faculty are contributing the results of their research at the highest levels of their respective fields in a variety of formats,” said Nordt. “The books selected for this year’s Readers Meet the Author series reflect Baylor’s engagement with academic conversations about assistive technologies, national and personal identity and Christian faith, and reflect years of dedicated research — sometimes spanning an entire career.”

Reader Meet the Author session dates, times, and locations, as well as conversation partners for each event, can be found at provost.web.baylor.edu/rma.