He lectures well, as necessary, but little of that is needed at Carleton. May 27, 2020 (5:00 pm): Content Bookstore and Carleton College Zoom event. For information about bookings, contact publicity@travelerstales.com. And here’s the archive of Reading Events Past: If you’re interested in scheduling an event (reading, classes, etc. Minnesota to Paris. FREE Background Report. A great professor. Gluttons for punishment can read more about that here). On my way to academia I staggered from one bizarre job to another: house painting, uranium mining, factory work, slave labor in a French château, coastline preservation in Brittany, every imaginable aspect of the restaurant industry, small engine repair, small office work, translation, sales and marketing…. Check Reputation Score for Scott Carpenter in Carleton, MI - View Criminal & Court Records | Photos | Address, Email & Phone Number | Personal Review | Income & Net Worth Saturday, February 2, 2013; 2:00 pm: public reading at The Bookcase of Wayzata, 824 East Lake St., Wayzata, MN 55391. Carpenter details how nothing in the City of Light can If you’d like to reach me (fan mail? French French (and Midwesterners Midwestern). information on future events. Winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Prize (2018) and a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, he’s the author of Theory of Remainders: A Novel (named to Kirkus Reviews’ “Best … SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. November, 16 2013: 6:00 pm: Sponsored by the Alliance Française of Chicago: reading, lecture & signing at The Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. The Magers & Quinn Facebook Sometimes we write our own bios as if we’re talking about somebody else. That version goes like this: Although this website focuses on my creative writing, I have a boatload of academic publications dealing (mostly) with literature and literary theory. “French Like Moi is not only full of spot-on cultural observations and the laugh-out-loud-yet-self-deprecating humor Minnesotans do so well, it’s also beautifully written with a timeless literary flair.” —Heather Stimmler-Hall, author of Naughty Paris. He also has a way of drawing the class into a conversation and really illuminating the reading. Nov. 5, 2018, 1:30 pm: Margaret Evans Book Club: Roundtable discussion. Wednesday, July 17, 2013; 7:00 pm: public reading & signing at SubText Books, 165 Western Ave. N., St. Paul, MN, 55102. Wednesday September 11, 2013; 6:30 pm: reading, discussion & signing at The Readers Loft Bookstore, 2069 Central Court, Suite 44, Green Bay, WI 54311. requests for readings? He’s the author of Theory of Remainders: A Novel (named to Kirkus Reviews’ “Best Books of 2013”) and of This Jealous Earth: Stories. Accessible, kind and a delightful -if corny- sense of humor. be taken for granted, where even trips to the grocery store lead to adventure. January 29, 2015, 5:00-7:30 pm: “Tipped In (Book Event)” Minneapolis Club, 729 S 2nd Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402. “French Like Moi” tells the tale of Carpenter’s move from (Scott Dominic Carpenter) found : E-mail from professor, November 16, 2013 (prefers form of name Scott Dominic Carpenter) Thursday, December 6, 2012; 7:00 pm: public reading in the LiteraturHaus, Møllegade 7, Copenhagen, Denmark. You can reach me at scarpent AT carleton DOT edu. entertaining anecdotes and worthy observations about French and American culture…Carpenter’s Poskanzer to step down as president next summer, Carleton Dean of the College Beverly Nagel ’75 announces retirement, Carleton announces 2020 faculty appointments to endowed chairs. Feb. 28, 2019, 7:00 pm: New York Arts Program: Artists’s talk. Winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Prize (2018) and a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, he’s the author of Theory of Remainders: A Novel (named to Kirkus Reviews’ “Best Books of 2013”) and of This Jealous Earth: Stories. Scott is incredibly warm and accessible. “Deeply French but also deeply Midwestern—and thus rather perfect.” —Alethea Black, author of I Knew You’d Be Lovely. Marcia DeSanctis, the New York Times best-selling author, will lead the virtual discussion. the French way of life,” and Midwest Book Review called it “A delightful romp Saturday, August 10, 2013: 1:00 pm: public reading & signing at Cherry St. Books, 503 Broadway St., Alexandria, MN 56308. November 29, 2014, 1:00-4:00 pm: “Mystery Writers’ Event (signing)” Barnes & Noble, 14880 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, MN. If you’d like to arrange for an event (including Zoom visits to book clubs), click here. Election Day 2020: What’s Going to Happen. “CARPENTER HAS A KNACK for turning potential catastrophes into comedy.” —Publishers Weekly, “A DELIGHTFUL ROMP through French life and Midwestern sensibilities, all combined in one compelling story.” —Midwest Book Review. Sunday, August 4, 2013: 1:00 to 3:00 pm: signing at Sister Wolf Books, Dorset, MN.