Tag Archives: novel

‘Kantika’ by Elizabeth Graver

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Bookworm

Kantika, the latest novel by Boston College Professor of English Elizabeth Graver, is a multi-generational saga of one family’s displacement across four different countries. Kantika is a genre-defying mix of personal family history and fiction, drawn from interviews Graver conducted … Continue reading →

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The Half of It

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Bookworm

Bestselling author Juliette Fay, a graduate of Boston College, has written a new novel about settling the past, rekindling lost friendships, and discovering love when it’s least expected. The Half of It (William Morrow Paperbacks, 2023) tells the story of … Continue reading →

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What happened to Jane Larkin?

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Bookworm

Boston College Law School graduate William Landay, author of the bestselling novel Defending Jacob, has published a new novel about family secrets, vengeance, and love—All That Is Mine I Carry With Me (Bantam, 2023). In 1975, Jane Larkin goes missing. … Continue reading →

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Politics is a blood sport

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Bookworm

A new novel by Boston College graduate John Houle tells the story of the behind-the-scenes maneuverings and dirty political games involved in a special election for mayor of Providence, which is held after the sitting mayor flees to Europe to … Continue reading →

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Richard Kearney: a novel and scholarship

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Bookworm

Irish philosopher Richard Kearney, who holds the Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College, has published a novel titled Salvage (Arrowsmith Press, 2023) that centers on the timeless tension between progress and tradition. A description of the novel … Continue reading →

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Notorious sisters

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Bookworm

Bestselling author Marie Benedict’s new novel, The Mitford Affair (Sourcebooks Landmark, 2023), takes a look at the real-life Mitford sisters who dominated English political, literary, and social scenes in the 1930s. Nancy Mitford grows suspicious as her sisters Diana and … Continue reading →

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The Psychopomps

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Bookworm

“I want readers to enjoy it and even be entertained by my attempts at humor and terror. I hope they think it’s weird and quirky but also honest and heartfelt,” said Boston College graduate Sean Patrick Byrne in a Q&A … Continue reading →

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Murder in D.C.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Bookworm

Congressional staffer Kit Marshall has another murder case (or two) to solve in Lethal Legacies (Camel Press, 2022), the latest installment in the Washington Whodunnit book series by Boston College graduate Colleen Shogan. In this novel, Kit attempts to clear … Continue reading →

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Marrying the Ketchups

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Bookworm

In Marrying the Ketchups (Knopf/Penguin Random House, 2022), best-selling author Jennifer Close introduces readers to Bud Sullivan, proprietor of a Chicago-area restaurant/bar called JP Sullivans. The novel takes places during a tumultuous time and focuses on three of Bud’s grandchildren … Continue reading →

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Overshadowed scientist

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Bookworm

Boston College graduate Marie Benedict is known for writing novels that shine a light on the untold stories of important—and often overshadowed—women, including Hedy Lamarr, Clementine Churchill, Agatha Christie, Mileva Marić (wife of Albert Einstein), and Belle da Costa Greene … Continue reading →

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