Carter Wilson
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Carter Wilson | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) |
| Period | 2003-present |
| Genre | psychological thriller, suspense |
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Carter Wilson (born 1970) is an American novelist and short-fiction writer based in Erie, Colorado. He is best known for his works of domestic and psychological suspense.[1][2][3][4] Wilson is an author of eight books.[5]
Biography
[edit]Wilson was born in New Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, California. He attended Cornell University in New York, where he received his B.S. degree in 1992. Since 1996, Wilson has been living with his family in Boulder, Colorado metropolitan area.[1][6][7]
Literary career
[edit]Wilson began writing in 2003.[8] His first novel Final Crossing was published in 2012.[1] Wilson's third novel, The Comfort of Black, made the USA Today bestseller chart,[9] and won several book awards and nominations, including Colorado Book Award in the Thriller category.[10][11][12] His works have been noted and reviewed by various publications and literary critics, including Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and The Denver Post, among others.[13][14][15][16][17] Two of his novels take place in the fictional town of Bury, NH.[5][18]
Wilson also hosts the Making It Up video podcast in which he and other writers discuss the craft of writing and their publishing experiences.[19]
Published works
[edit]- The New Neighbor (2022)[20][21][22]
- The Dead Husband (2021)[23][24]
- The Dead Girl in 2A (2019)[3][25]
- Mister Tender's Girl (2018)
- Revelation (2017)[26][27]
- The Comfort of Black (2015)
- The Boy in the Woods (2014)
- Final Crossing (2012)
Translations
[edit]- German translations: Revelation (Das Letzte Bekenntnis), The Comfort of Black (Das Dunkel der Shuld) [28][29]
- Polish translations: The Comfort of Black (Pokusa Czerni), The Boy in the Woods (Chlopiec w lesie)[30]
- Czech translations: The Boy in the Woods (Chlapec v lese)[31]
Literary awards
[edit]- Colorado Book Awards winner in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020[10][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The potency of possibility". Boulder Weekly.
- ^ "Up Close: Carter Wilson". The Big Thrill.
- ^ a b c "ITW Spotlight: A Death 31,000 Feet Up". BookTrib.
- ^ "Colorado Bookshelf: The Dead Girl in 2A". 5280 Denver's Mile High Magazine.
- ^ a b Ius, Dawn (2022-03-31). "Up Close: Carter Wilson". The Big Thrill.
- ^ "Carter Wilson". Cherry Hill Publishing.
- ^ "Carter Wilson". Linkedin (Year of graduation verification).
- ^ "Erie Author Carter Wilson on His Latest Eerie Book, The Dead Husband". WestWord. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "The Comfort of Black by Carter Wilson". USA Today Best-Selling List. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ a b "Colorado Book Awards (See "Thriller Category")". Colorado Humanities.
- ^ "2016 RONE Awards". IndTale.
- ^ "Book awards: Colorado Book Award (2016)". Library Thing.
- ^ "Books by Carter Wilison". Kirkus.
- ^ "Books by Carter Wilson and Complete Book Reviews". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Wilson, Carter". The Library Journal.
- ^ "Regional books: "This Boy's War," "The Dead Girl in 2A" and more". The Denver Post.
- ^ Webb, Janet (2022-04-15). "Book Review: The New Neighbor by Carter Wilson". Criminal Element.
- ^ Murphy, Fiona (2022-04-11). "Luck and Grief Collide in Colorado Writer Carter Wilson's Latest Thriller". 5280.
- ^ Simpson, Kevin (2022-05-08). "SunLit Interview: Thriller author Carter Wilson has stuck to standalone novels". The Colorado Sun.
- ^ "The New Neighbor". Kirkus Review.
- ^ The New Neighbor. Sourcebooks, Inc. April 2022. ISBN 9781728247533.
- ^ "The New Neighbor". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "The Dead Husband by Carter Wilson". Fresh Fiction.
- ^ "Journey to the end of the world, and beyond: May titles from John Grisham, Andy Weir, Carter Wilson and Julian Sancton". Mountain Times.
- ^ "Flying By the Seat of His Pants". The Bigt Thrill.
- ^ "Q & A #54 – Carter Wilson, "Revelation"". Book Reviews by Mark Stevens.
- ^ "Revelation by Carter Wilson - Following a Dark Path". The Big Thrill.
- ^ "Das letzte Bekenntnis". LovelyBooks.
- ^ "Subsidiary rights". Author's website.
- ^ "Pokusa Czerni". Cyfroteka.
- ^ "Chlapec v lese". Databazeknih.cz.
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