In addition to spending a wonderful and wonderfully inspiring day at this stellar museum including the stunning videos by Jeffrey Gibson (with complimentary tickets provided by alum Andy Slémenda, MASSMoCA Registrar), we found a host of publications by/about alums in the Research + Development Bookstore (“The Vulnerables” by Sigrid Nunez, “To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life & Times of Connie Converse” by Howard Fishman, “World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments” by Aimée Nezhukumatathil, “The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong and “Weep Holes: Lily Cox-Richard.”