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A mystery in paradise
The new novel The Dahlia Suite (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, 2026) by Carinn Jade takes place on Beck Island in the Caribbean. Gabby, the concierge at the island’s most exclusive resort, and resort guests Paige, a frustrated writer, and Lindsay, … Continue reading
A modern retelling of ‘Persuasion’
Worse Than Strangers (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, 2026), a new book by 2019 Boston College graduate Kyleigh Leddy, is a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Set on Nantucket, Worse Than Strangers is the story of Lily Gardner, unemployed and … Continue reading
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‘Yours Always’
Yours Always is the latest novel from Boston College Class of 2014 graduate Corinne Sullivan. Described as a mind-bending tale of dangerous love featuring unreliable narrators, Yours Always is the story of Talia Danvers, an engineer for a high-end dating … 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
Novelist Emily St. John Mandel
Boston College’s Park Street Corporation Speaker Series, which seeks to engage students in exploring values and ethics related to health and healthcare practices, will host bestselling author Emily St. John Mandel on November 4 at 7 p.m. in the Heights … Continue reading
The Carousel Man
The dreams and visions are getting worse for crime writer Jack Rainne. He can’t shake the childhood memory of a haunting carousel ride in a desolate Missouri cornfield. His only hope for answers is to return to where it all … Continue reading
The Siberian Candidate
Boston College graduate John Houle ’94 has published his second novel, The Siberian Candidate (BookPress Publishing, 2023). The political thriller continues the story of former campaign strategist Henry Mercucio, introduced in Houle’s debut novel The King-Makers of Providence. In The … Continue reading
What’s your sign?
After a distressing astrology reading, science-minded skeptic Leah Lockhart is on a mission to prove that her horoscope is wrong in the latest novel by Boston College graduate Jessie Rosen. In All the Signs (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Random House, 2025), … Continue reading
Spenser is back
Spenser, considered Boston’s most famous fictional private investigator, takes on a new case that hits close to home in Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Random House, 2024), written by Boston College alumnus Mike Lupica. The novel opens … Continue reading
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