Author Archives: Bookworm
Navigating illness together
Dyadic health science—a fast-growing interdisciplinary field of health research—is the study of how people in close, personal relationships navigate health challenges and illness together. Connell School of Nursing Professor and the Elizabeth Power Keohane Faculty Fellow Karen Lyons is co-author of … Continue reading
New vision for a shrinking church
Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. In his book Leadership in a Shrinking Church: Finding New Vision in Unlikely Places (Seabury Books), Boston College graduate Rev. William Harrison examines the theological and ecclesiological … Continue reading
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Fr. Tom book series
Boston College graduate Jim Sano is author of the award-winning Fr. Tom book series, Catholic fiction revolving around Fr. Tom Fitzpatrick of St. Francis parish in the Boston archdiocese. The latest installment in the series, Joline, takes place outside the … Continue reading
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The Matilda Effect
Margaret Knight, who invented the flat-bottomed paper bag, saw the patent go to a man who stole off to the Patent Office with her idea. Knight is just one of the women featured in Oh No He Didn’t! Brilliant Women … Continue reading
Just Watch Me
The debut novel from 2018 Boston College graduate Lior Torenberg is “a razor-sharp tragicomedy about the internet economy and a surreptitiously moving tale about the desire to be watched, and the terror of being seen.” In Just Watch Me (Avid … Continue reading
A bad sign
Mystery and family drama abound in The Astrology House (Atria Books), a debut novel written by 1998 Boston College graduate Carinn Jade. Stars Harbor Astrological Retreat promises rest, relaxation, and wisdom for a group of wealthy New Yorkers seeking a … Continue reading
Tuxedo Park
In the nonfiction book, The Wee Wah Beach Club in Tuxedo Park: An American Story of Social Change, 1966 Boston College graduate Stuart McGregor explores the history of an enclave for the wealthy of New York City that was established … Continue reading
Poet C. Dale Young
Award-winning poet C. Dale Young, a 1991 Boston College graduate, has released his latest poetry collection—described as a “tour de force”—Building the Perfect Animal: New and Selected Poems (Four Ways Books, 2025). From the publisher: “As a tenured artist and … Continue reading
Irish keywords
Two Boston College Irish Studies Program faculty members contributed articles to a special edition of New Literary History, a Journal of Theory and Interpretation. The edition is focused on ‘Irish Keywords’ and marks the 50th anniversary of Raymond Williams’ iconic Keywords: A Vocabulary … Continue reading
Shrayer’s ‘Zion Square’
Zion Square (Ben Yehuda Press, 2025) is a new poetry collection from Boston College Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer. It is a book of war, love, despair, and mourning. Shrayer says he worked on the … Continue reading
