J.D. Carpenter
AMERICAN ODYSSEY REVISITED
In the summer of 2007, my girlfriend Karen and I embarked upon a 12,726 kilometre road trip which took us from Picton, Ontario, to Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana — via the Colorado Rockies and the Grand Canyon and Route 66, etc. — and back. The purpose of our journey, which lasted 34 days and covered 20 [...]
A Deeper Look at Life’s Foibles
Those who are well-acquainted with mysteries may be interested in this mystery-to-literary fiction spin-off. J.D. Carpenter, author of the Campbell Young mysteries, takes us on a different journey with Priam Harvey, a character that occasionally steps into the spotlight throughout the Campbell Young mysteries. This time around, we focus on Mr. Harvey himself, an unemployed [...]
Twelve Trees – Opposing Views
J.D. Carpenter’s first literary fiction novel Twelve Trees has been receiving positive and even glowing reviews so it was with dismay that I read Margaret Cannon’s lukewarm review in which she writes that
“[Priam] Harvey, unemployed, bar habitué, gambler and storyteller is a terrific character. He can carry a novel on his own but this one, [...]
View From the Bar – The Twelve Trees Book Launch
When I first started blogging I had every intention of blogging on a regular basis but then BookExpo Canada, which was this past Sunday and Monday, crept up and swallowed a huge portion of my time. So while I was busy organizing author signings and booth furnishings (”can you throw in two more shelves for [...]
Twelve Questions on Twelve Trees
Author J.D. Carpenter fills us in on the background of his recently released novel, Twelve Trees.
Tell us about your book.
Twelve Trees is the story of a man sitting on a stool in a bar betting the horseswith the local bookie when events conspire to unseat him.
How did you come up with the idea for this [...]
