About J. D. Carpenter
Born 1948. J. D. Carpenter is a Canadian novelist and poet.
J. D. "David" Carpenter is a poet and novelist who lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
Carpenter was born in 1948 and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended York University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, and Queen's University, where he received a Bachelor of Education degree in 1972. He then turned to crime fiction during the 1990s and has published six novels: The Devil in Me (McClelland & Stewart, 2001); Bright's Kill (Dundurn Press, 2005); 74 Miles Away (Dundurn Press, 2007); Twelve Trees (Dundurn Press, 2008); The County Murders (Cressy Lakeside Books, 2016), and The Lake Pirates (Cressy Lakeside Books, 2020). His first novel appeared on the Globe and Mail's bestseller list and was nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award; his subsequent novels have also received critical acclaim. His most recent books of poetry are All Us Cats on Stage (Cressy Lakeside Books, 2021) and A Road through the Corn: Prince Edward County Poems, 1982-2022 (Cressy Lakeside Books, 2022). , he was currently working on a book of list poems.
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Who is J. D. Carpenter?
Canadian writer
When was J. D. Carpenter born?
J. D. Carpenter was born in 1948 in Toronto.
What is J. D. Carpenter's occupation?
J. D. Carpenter is a novelist and poet.
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J. D. Carpenter is Canadian.
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