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Scott Dominic Carpenter

Author of French Like Moi, Theory of Remainders, and This Jealous Earth

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This Jealous Earth

What it’s about: A man puts his beloved pets to the knife; a family prepares for the Rapture; a woman in a department store slips a necklace into her purse. Whatever the situation, the characters in This Jealous Earth find themselves faced with moments of decision that will forever alter the course of their lives. Always moving and often touched with humor, Carpenter’s stories examine the tension between the everyday and the transcendent—our struggle to grasp what lies beyond our reach. Whether hawking body parts in a Midwestern city, orbiting through the galleries of a Paris museum or plotting sibling tortures in an Arizona desert, his characters lead us through a series of dilemmas of universal appeal.

The Press:

Featured on Minnesota Public Radio.

“Stories like time bombs.” — Gregory Blake Smith, Law of Miracles

“Tautly constructed, psychologically acute, and elegantly written stories… By turns sad, funny, tender, and alarming, This Jealous Earth examines the nuanced turns and shifts of human events and feelings that imbue the ordinary with the extraordinary.” — Siri Hustvedt, What I Loved and The Summer Without Men

“Modern, witty, provocative. This Jealous Earth is an auspicious debut.” — Alethea Black, I Knew You’d Be Lovely

Named a “Best Book of 2012” by The New Podler Review (for pre-publication ARC)

“[An] agreeable debut… engaging… charmingly nostalgic.” — Publishers Weekly

“Incredibly moving… Carpenter’s writing is clear and delightful.” — The Rumpus

“A strong debut… impressively affecting… beautifully written.” — Noah Magazine

The Press

“A DELIGHTFUL READ…filled with levity and grace.” —Kirkus Reviews

“THIS QUIRKY TRAVEL MEMOIR uncovers lesser-known facets with verve.” —Foreword Reviews, Editor’s Pick.

“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


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“SCOTT CARPENTER’S TALES of life in the French capital will make you laugh, marvel, and daydream about amping up the adventure in your own life. Merci Monsieur Carpenter!” —Lorna Landvik, author of Chronicles of a Radical Hag.

“I LAUGHED UNTIL my sides hurt at Carpenter’s lighthearted and self-deprecating take on living in l’Hexagone.” —Kimberley Lovato, author of Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves.

“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.

“Deeply French but also deeply Midwestern—and thus rather perfect.” —Alethea Black, author of I Knew You’d Be Lovely

Published by Travelers’ Tales. Paper, Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Book.

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