James Carroll

Writer

James Carroll is the author of twelve novels, most recently The Cloister, which the New York Times called "Incandescent," and nine works of non-fiction, including The Truth at the Heart of the Lie, which was named a Best Book of 2021 by Publishers Weekly.  

Other books include the National Book Award winning An American Requiem; the New York Times bestselling Constantine's Sword, winner of the National Jewish Book Award and now an acclaimed documentary; House of War, which won the first PEN-John Kenneth Galbraith Award. His novels Mortal Friends and Supply of Heroes are being  re-issued by Blackstone Press. His op-ed column appeared weekly in The Boston Globe for twenty-three years. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Art & Sciences, and a Founding Member of Writers for Democratic Action.

 He lives in Boston with his wife, the writer Alexandra Marshall.

PERSONAL WEBSITE:
www.jamescarroll.net

RECENT ACTIVITIES

 A STATEMENT TO THE WRITERS OF UKRAINE: https://publicseminar.org/essays/voices-for-ukraine/

 Writer for Democratic Action Campaign: “Book The Vote”
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/89009-authors-and-booksellers-mobilize-for-midterm-voters.html