Topics range from poetry to philosophy
The St. Mary’s University community — students, faculty and alumni — continue to offer prospective and insight into the world through a uniquely St. Mary’s lens. These written works include fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.
By Glenn Hughes, Ph.D.
Watershed Press, 2026
One of two books published posthumously, this collection of poetry by Professor Emeritus Glenn “Chip” Hughes, Ph.D., explores the meanings of friendships, landscapes and experiences across his creative life. The cover features an original oil painting by Professor Emeritus Brian St. John, M.F.A.
By Glenn Hughes, Ph.D.
University of Notre Dame Press, 2025
In this book, Hughes, who died in 2024, offers a philosophical defense of the truth of equal human dignity, exploring its existential, political and historical foundations.
Edited by Jody A. Marín and Norma E. Cantú, with a chapter by Margaret Cantú-Sánchez, Ph.D.
University of Texas Press, 2025
Assistant Professor of English Literature and Language Cantú-Sánchez shared her personal experience in the chapter Becoming Tejana: A Familial and Academic Genealogy of my Tejanidad.
By various authors
St. Mary’s University, 2026
Established in 1995, the Pecan Grove Review is St. Mary’s University’s literary magazine that is printed every spring semester. The cover of this year’s edition was created by Mary Arnolds (B.A. ’24, M.A. ’25).
By Robert Hu, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D.
William S. Hein and Co., Inc., 2026
As China continues to play a central role in commerce, Hu’s book provides insight into China’s legal foundations in a format designed for practical use, presenting documents in the official Chinese text alongside its English translation.
