Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Right to Remain Silent | 2009 | Lucinda Roy | Buy |
No Right to Remain Silent (2009) is Lucinda Roy’s nonfiction account of the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, in which 32 people were killed. Roy was a professor in the English department who had taught the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, and had raised concerns about his disturbing behavior and writing before the attack.
The book examines the systemic failures that allowed the tragedy to happen, from gaps in mental health support to bureaucratic barriers that prevented intervention. Roy writes from the perspective of someone who tried to act and was frustrated at every turn. The book is part memoir, part critique, and part call for reform in how universities handle students in crisis.