An image of the cover of the novel, What the Tide Leaves Behind.

Malcolm McDowell Woods

  • BA Journalism, 1984

My first novel, What the Tide Leaves Behind, was selected for the Tosa All-City Reads program’s 2024-25 year. Woods participated in numerous events in Wauwatosa over the course of the year, including author talks, panels, book signings and even a cooking demonstration. Woods has given presentations at numerous public libraries, bookstores, Irish American organizations and festivals and reading groups across the Midwest. What the Tide Leaves Behind is his first novel. Woods is in his 24 year as a lecturer in the JAMS department.