David Boyd (March 7, 1951 – June 26, 2025) was a Canadian author residing in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Boyd's body of work includes children's literature, young adult fiction, and adult historical fiction.
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Early life and education
Boyd was born in St Stephen, New Brunswick. He graduated from Mount Allison University with a BA in English in 1974. While still studying, he took a job at the private Applebee College, where he received the Prime Minister's Teaching Award in 1998.
Career
Boyd was an English and Media teacher at Appleby College. He wrote a historical fiction series on World War II, "The Reflecting Man," for adults as D.K.R. Boyd and for children/YA readers as David Boyd.
As a playwright, Boyd adapted Shakespeare's Macbeth to create Macbeth: A Multimedia Event (1995) and Julius Caesar to create Caesar: A Multimedia Event (2005). In 1996, his Young Adult novel Bottom Drawer was nominated for a Governor General's Award. He also wrote dystopian fiction under the pseudonym of David Collins. He is the brother of economist Dr. Lorraine Eden.
Selected works
Boyd published works across multiple genres, including children's literature, young adult fiction, and adult historical fiction. Notable works include:
The Face in the Flames – 1989, reprinted 1998
Spellbound! – 1990, reprinted 1998
The Danger Beneath – 1990, reprinted 1998
Earthwatch – 1990, reprinted 1998
Looking for a Hero – 1993; e-book edition 2013
Champlain Summer – 1993
Bottom Drawer – 1996 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award); e-book edition 2013
On The Lines: The Adventures of a Linesman in the N.H.L. (co-authored with Ron Finn) – 1993
Leonardo’s Wings – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
Little Sure Shot – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
Khan of Khans – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
Marco Polo and the Roc – 2006
The Hidden Message – 2006
Pearl Harbor – 2006
Beware the Vikings – 2006
Napoleon's Land Stand – 2006
Hannibal – 2006
Pearl of the Tsars – 2007
Battle of Queenston Heights – 2007
Closer To Hamlet – 2010
Aftermath – 2010 (eBook edition); 2020 - KDP edition
Runner – 2010 (eBook edition); 2020 - KDP edition
The Grief Team – (as David Collins) – March 2013 (Kindle edition)
My Mom Always Yells Too Loud in the Arena and Other Poems about Hockey – April 2013 (Apple iBook edition)
Suleyman's Library – e-book edition June 2013
Good Queen Bess – e-book edition June 2013
Heart Of A Lion – e-book edition June 2013
The Reflecting Man: Volume One – trade paperback and e-book edition July 2013
The Reflecting Man: Volume Two – trade paperback and e-book edition April 2015
The Reflecting Man: Volume Three – trade paperback and e-book edition May 2017
The Reflecting Man: Volume Four – trade paperback and e-book edition April 2020
The Reflecting Man: Volume Five - trade paperback and e-book edition April 2024