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James Carroll Books in Order

James Carroll has written 23 books, published between 1976 and 2021. The first book is Madonna Red (1976) and the newest is The Truth at the Heart of the Lie (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1976–2021
Pages on record
6,765 in 18 of 23 books
Reading time
113–169 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,765 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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A former Catholic priest, James Carroll (born January 22, 1943) is an American novelist, historian and journalist. Carroll writes about efforts to reform the Catholic Church, and his books cover religion and history as well as fiction. He holds nine honorary doctorates and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His 23 catalogued books run from Madonna Red (1976) to The Truth at the Heart of the Lie (2021), including An American Requiem (1996).

How many James Carroll books are there?

James Carroll has 23 books, released between 1976 and 2021.

James Carroll Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 James Carroll books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Madonna Red by James Carroll (1976)
  2. Cover of Mortal Friends by James Carroll (1978)
  3. Cover of Family Trade by James Carroll (1982)
  4. Cover of The Prince of Peace by James Carroll (1984)
  5. Cover of Supply of Heroes by James Carroll (1986)
  6. Cover of Firebird by James Carroll (1989)
  7. Cover of Memorial Bridge by James Carroll (1991)
  8. Cover of The City Below by James Carroll (1994)
  9. Cover of An American Requiem by James Carroll (1996)
  10. Cover of Toward a New Catholic Church by James Carroll (2002)
  11. Cover of Secret Father by James Carroll (2003)
  12. Cover of Crusade by James Carroll (2004)
  13. Cover of House of War by James Carroll (2006)
  14. Cover of Practicing Catholic by James Carroll (2009)
  15. Cover of Jerusalem, Jerusalem by James Carroll (2011)
  16. Cover of Christ Actually by James Carroll (2014)
  17. Cover of Warburg in Rome by James Carroll (2014)
  18. Cover of Calving Straps and Zombie Cats by James Carroll (2016)
  19. Cover of The Cloister by James Carroll (2018)
  1. 1
    Madonna Red1976 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976280
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  2. 2
    Mortal Friends1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  3. 3
    Fault Lines1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  4. 4
    Family Trade1982 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982400
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  5. 5
    The Prince of Peace1984 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984560
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  6. 6
    Supply of Heroes1986 · 429 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986429
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  7. 7
    Firebird1989 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19891
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  8. 8
    Memorial Bridge1991 · 503 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991503
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  9. 9
    The City Below1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  10. 10
    An American Requiem1996 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996296
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  11. 11
    Constantine's Sword2001 · 756 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001756
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  12. 12
    Toward a New Catholic Church2002 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002130
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  13. 13
    Secret Father2003 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003344
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  14. 14
    Crusade2004 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004286
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  15. 15
    House of War2006 · 657 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006657
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  16. 16
    Practicing Catholic2009 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009385
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  17. 17
    Jerusalem, Jerusalem2011 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011432
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  18. 18
    Christ Actually2014 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014368
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  19. 19
    Warburg in Rome2014 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014362
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  20. 20
    Village Vets2015 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015288
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  21. 21
    Calving Straps and Zombie Cats2016 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016288
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  22. 22
    The Cloister2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  23. 23
    The Truth at the Heart of the Lie2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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James Carroll books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

23 books

23 James Carroll titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Carroll books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 23 James Carroll books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with James Carroll

Start with Madonna Red (1976), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Carroll book?

The Truth at the Heart of the Lie (2021) is the newest James Carroll book released so far.

Is there a new James Carroll book coming?

No next James Carroll book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards James Carroll has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for James Carroll. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • National Book Award1996Won
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction1996Won

James Carroll at a glance

Paused
No new James Carroll title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
James Carroll books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,765 pages across the 18 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 365 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Carroll books, 6 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Carroll books are about

21 of the 23 James Carroll books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 8 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.