William Boyle is an instructor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric.
Research Interests
His teaching interests include true crime in the first-year writing classroom. He is the author of eight books, most recently SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET (Soho Press).
Biography
He earned his M.A. from SUNY New Paltz and his M.F.A. from the University of Mississippi.
Publications
SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET. Soho Press, 2025.
SHOOT THE MOONLIGHT OUT. Pegasus Books, 2021.
CITY OF MARGINS. Pegasus Books, 2020.
A FRIEND IS A GIFT YOU GIVE YOURSELF. Pegasus Books, 2019.
THE LONELY WITNESS. Pegasus Books, 2018.
EVERYTHING IS BROKEN. Gallmeister Editions, 2017.
GRAVESEND. Broken River Books, 2013 and reissued by Pegasus Books, 2018.
Story Collection:
DEATH DON'T HAVE NO MERCY. Broken River Books, 2015.
Other Recent Publications:
"Dead in the Heart of Texas: Visions of BLOOD SIMPLE." Southwest Review (forthcoming)
“New York Blues Redux,” THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE 2023. Mariner Books, 2023.
"Lock Things Up." Liner note essay for the Criterion Collection edition of ONE FALSE MOVE.
Ongoing film column, "I Wake Up Streaming," in Southwest Review.LIBA 102
Courses Taught
- LIBA 102 Writing About True Crime
- WRIT 101 First Year Writing I
Education
B.A. English, SUNY College at New Paltz (1996)
M.A. English, SUNY College at New Paltz (2004)
MFA Creative Writing, The University of Mississippi (2011)