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Carole Barrowman

About The Author

In collaboration with her brother, John Barrowman (Arrow, Torchwood, Dr. Who), Carole has written two biographies and five novels, including the acclaimed “Hollow Earth” (Simon & Schuster), a middle grade fantasy series about a brother and sister who can bring their drawings to life and animate into art. Their next novel, “Conjuror,” will be released in the UK this spring. Carole and John’s most recent collaboration is for DC Comics. “Arrow: The Dark Archer” explores Malcolm Merlyn’s backstory. Carole is also an English professor and Director of Creative Studies in Writing at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a regular contributor on WTMJ4’s The Morning Blend, and writes a column and book reviews for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She contributed stories to the Hugo award-winning anthology “Chicks Dig Time Lords” and the Hugo nominated “Queers Dig Time Lords.”

Books by Carole Barrowman