Oct 15
Paris Lost and Found: A Memoir of Love event in Washington DC
Carls in Washington, D.C.
are invited to
Paris Lost and Found: A Memoir of Love
with Professor Scott Carpenter
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Scott Dominic Carpenter is joining the Busboys stage alongside Jeremy Gaines '92 to share more about what it’s like to be a midwesterner in Paris and the themes explored in his memoir.
Time
6:00 p.m.
Location
Busboys and Poets
450 K St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Cost
The book talk is free but registration is requested. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Carpenter will be signing following the program. Purchase your own beverages and food at Busboys and Poets.
Following his hilarious introduction to Paris in French Like Moi, Midwesterner Scott Dominic Carpenter returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue.
This time, though, the story starts with sorrow as Carpenter's wife struggles with dementia. Humor may be the best medicine, but even the antics of a vandal in their building can't cement the tiles of her memory for long. Before he expects it, the author finds himself alone in a capital that is also blighted by the pandemic.
Scott D
ominic Carpenter teaches French literature and creative writing at Carleton College. Winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Award (2018), he is the author of French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris (winner of a Next Generation Indie Book Award), This Jealous Earth: Stories, andTheory of Remainders: A Novel (a Kirkus Best Book of 2013), which is currently under option with a major motion picture production company. Carpenter splits his time between St. Paul and Paris. His website is sdcarpenter.com.
Jeremy Gaines '92 oversees the PBS communications department as Senior Vice President. Prior to PBS, Jeremy worked for MSNBC for 14 years as a producer and communications executive. Gaines began his career as Assistant Press Secretary for the 1992 Clinton/Gore presidential campaign before serving at the White House as a Press Assistant and, later, as Deputy Director of Press Advance. At Carleton, he majored in political science.
Questions?
Contact Alumni Relations via email or 800-729-2586.