Alum Publishes First Book

Alum Samantha Garbers, writing as S M Garbers, has published her first novel.

Reaper of Resistance was released on January 16, 2026, and develops Garber's passions as a writer, student, and human being.  According to Garbers, "Growing up I had a love for creating gut-clenching, unbearable images that would leave me studying the emotions that flowed through me as a result."  In Reaper of Resistance, she freely writes the darkness, exploring difficult motivations and reactions through her characters.
 
Copies of the book are available on Amazon:
 
Garbers majored in Writing Studies and was a regular writer for UMD's student newspaper, The Bark.
 
 
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