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Journalism. Books. Interviews. More.
The "Left Behind" books prophesied
our current, crazy culture wars.
Commonweal | 9.25
Philadelphia Inquirer | 12.25
New York Daily News | 11.22
Irish Independent | 8.25
Star Ledger | 11.24
MAGA'S OLD MONEY MAN
Irish Independent, 7.24
DEMS (NEW) IMMIGRANT WOES
Commonweal Magazine, 12.20
GOD, MAN & WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY
America Magazine, 7.25
FATHER'S DAY IN THE MANOSPHERE
National Catholic Reporter, 6.24
PROGRESSIVES ARE COURTING TROUBLE
Washington Post, 9.14
It wouldn't seem as if my Irish grandfather would have much in common with Nestoria Agirenbabazi. But both ended up on the same hilly patch of dirt and asphalt north of Manhattan.
National Catholic Reporter | 12.15.24
A proud "hillbilly" and the son of an immigrant prison breaker are defying American religious and political history. For better or worse? That is the question.
Irish Independent | 1.20.26
An author and journalist, Tom Deignan teaches history and English at CUNY,
and is working on a book called KILL ME A SON: A HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICAN VIOLENCE. He is represented by the Dystel, Goderich & Bourret literary agency. He writes regularly about U.S. and Irish books, history, faith and culture. He is a regular contributor to...
Commonweal Magazine The Irish Independent
National Catholic Reporter America Magazine
Newark Star Ledger / NJMonthly The Philadelphia Inquirer
tdeignan0@gmail.com
American Tragedies? Newark & Trenton
An interview with Sopranos creator David Chase.
National Catholic Reporter | 10.1.21
A stroll through Samuel Alito's old hood
"TOM DEIGNAN INTERVIEWS"
Actors and authors. Stand-up comics and scholars. Musicians, movie stars and more...
A video interview program that offers an up-close-and-personal portrait of some of our most fascinating artists and personalities, including author and Oscar nominee Emma Donoghue (left) and Hobbit actor James Nesbitt (right).
Other guests include National Book Award winners Colum McCann, Tim Egan, and James Carroll, comic Des Bishop, musician Larry Kirwan, and more.
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WHAT'S NEW? Immigration: Then and Now
Three decades later, The Giver — and a trio of follow-up novels about an array of social and spiritual conflicts — remain immensely popular, timely and provocative; and Lowry's words about the "riskiness" of reading are more relevant than ever.
National Catholic Reporter | 6.8.24
WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?
Twenty-five years later, Martin Dressler—unwittingly—shines a harsh but revealing light on some of the 21st century’s most powerful forces (relentless innovation, high-tech capitalism) and enigmatic personalities (Elon Musk, Elizabeth Holmes).
America Magazine | 1.13.23
Interviews, Profiles, and Conversations
ACTORS, DIRECTORS
Jake Weary, Amybeth McNulty, Brian Geraghty, James Nesbitt, Alex Gibney, Ed Burns
FICTION
Richard Price, Colm Toibin, Nathan Hill, Octavia Butler,
Richard Ford, Dennis Lehane, Roddy Doyle
HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY
America's 1st Terror Cell, Babe Ruth, George Washington,
City of Migrants, Civil War Radicals
Book Reviews & Essays
