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![]() Carole Barrowman signing copies ofHollow Earth at Alverno College in 2012 | |
Born | Carole Emily Barrowman (1959-04-20)20 April 1959 (age 65) |
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Nationality | Scottish-American |
Relatives | John Barrowman (brother) |
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Carole Emily Barrowman[1] (born 20 April 1959) is a Scottish-American writer and academic.
She is Professor of English and Director of Creative Studies in Writing atAlverno College,Milwaukee, and a reviewer and crime fiction columnist for theMilwaukee Sentinel.
She is also known for her writing contributions with younger brother, actor, singer and dancerJohn Barrowman, best-known for his role asJack Harkness inDoctor Who andTorchwood.[2]
She was credited as co-author on her brother's memoir and autobiography,Anything Goes, which was published in 2008 by Michael O'Mara Books.[3] Part of the writing process involved her transcribing her brother's dictations.[4]
In 2009, John Barrowman publishedI Am What I Am, also featuring Carole as co-author.[5] In addition to her brother's memoirs, the siblings co-wrote aTorchwood comic strip, featuring Jack Harkness, entitledCaptain Jack and the Selkie.[6] The Barrowman siblings'debut novel, titledHollow Earth, was published in February 2012.[7] In researching the novel, Carole traveled to the west coast of Scotland to visit some of the locations which she and her brother chose to feature in the book.[8]
In addition to her published collaborations, she contributed an essay about her brother to theHugo Award-winning[9] non-fiction anthologyChicks Dig Time Lords.[10]