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War No More
Non-Fiction
James Carroll contributes the Foreword to The Library of America volume on Antiwar writing, edited by Lawrence Rosenwald.
Toward a New Catholic Church: The Promise of Reform
Non-Fiction
"The boisterous collapse of trust in the Catholic hierarchy during the pedophile scandals makes it not only important but imperative to heed this eloquent call for a new Ecumenical (this time truly ecumenical) Council." — Garry Wills
Practicing Catholic
Non-Fiction
Part memoir, part theology...a prophetic call for the reform of the Roman Catholic Church.
"Brilliantly written, passionate and vivid." Hans Kung
The City Below
Fiction
"As a novelist-historian of our times, James Carroll might be compared to the British novelist Doris Lessing — his work has her range and intensity... Carroll has become one of the writers who shape our sense of ourselves." — Martin Green, The Atlantic
Prince of Peace
Fiction
"A novel of faith, redemption, truth, and honor, “so rich and vital it leaves you breathless." — Chicago Tribune
"A coherent and credible statement" of what divided America during Vietnam. — The New York Times
A New York Times bestseller
Secret Father
Fiction
"There is no redemption without pain. But the message of Secret Father is broader: for nations as for individuals, there can be no imagining the future Until the past has been quieted." — Alan Riding, The New York Times
A New York Times Notable Book
Memorial Bridge
Fiction
A novel about an American family destroyed by the Vietnam War.
"Carroll captures a commitment to principle, and fierce bewildered bravery emblematic to a generation." — Publishers Weekly
Family Trade
Fiction
"Mr. Carroll is a storyteller of growing power, and in Family Trade he has bitten off his biggest drama yet and made of it a surpassing banquet." — Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
Fault Lines
Fiction
A brutal custody battle against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, "a novel of interesting depth and subtlety." — Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
Mortal Friends
Fiction
"The Irish Godfather." — The Boston Globe
"The best novel to come out of Boston since Edwin O'Connor's Last Hurrah." —
A New York Times Bestseller, more than one million sold
Madonna Red
Fiction
"A feminist thriller." — Howard Zinn
Translated into eight languages
Supply of Heroes: A Novel
Fiction
"Each book by James Carroll changed the way I look at the world. Supply of Heroes is a magnificent achievement. He is one of those rare writers who gets better each time he goes up on the high wire. He amazes. He dazzles." — Pat Conroy
Forbidden Disappointments
Poetry
"James Carroll's first book of verse Forbidden Disappointments is impressive. The general theme is the conflict between belief and existential disorder. 'Resurrection Poem' and half a dozen others announce a new, original talent." — Allen Tate