We’re sitting down with award winning author, historian, and journalist James Carroll. A Roman Catholic reformer, Carroll has written extensively over his nearly 50 year career about his experiences in the seminary and as a priest. He’s published novels, books on religion and history, and has written many articles and essays, often for The New Yorker.
His most recently novel is “The Cloister.” He won the National Book Award in 1996 for “An American Requiem.” He lectures widely, both in the United States and abroad, and lives in Boston with his wife, the writer Alexandra Marshall.
Mr. Carroll was in town for two speaking engagements, one as part of Florida Gulf Coast University’s Provost Lecture Series called "Nationalism, Tribalism, Divisiveness, etc." – and another for the Naples Discussion Group called “A HISTORY OF HATE: From Antisemitism and Islamophobia to White Supremacy and Contempt for Immigrants.” So, we brought him in the studio for a conversation about his life and work, and his reflections on the world today.
