Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Category: nfp
What I’m Reading: Trafficked: My Story of Surviving, Escaping, and Transcending Abduction into Prostitution
Trafficked, a memoir written by British author Sophie Hayes, is the riveting tale of Sophie’s descent into the dark world of trafficking and prostitution in western Europe. What makes this memoir shocking is that Sophie Hayes was an educated British girl from a middle-class… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Trafficked: My Story of Surviving, Escaping, and Transcending Abduction into Prostitution”
What I’m Reading: The Other Man
The Other Man, a memoir written by former Calvin Klein model and Baywatch star, Michael Bergin, is primarily the story of his torrid secret love affair with Carolyn Bessette. Interestingly, Michael Bergin has claimed he never intended to write a book about or profit… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Other Man”
Scary Movies: Primate
Primate is a movie about a pet chimpanzee, really a beloved family member, who gets rabies and in a short time turns from gentle companion to terrifying predator. It’s not deep, but it’s entertaining enough and well made for what it is. I don’t… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Primate”
What I’m Reading: Original Sin
Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again is an investigative accounting of what happened behind closed doors in the White House during Joe Biden’s presidency. The book, based upon more than 200 insider interviews, details the reality that Joe Biden while President was not even fit enough to run a… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Original Sin”
Scary Movies: Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood is a highly entertaining horror and black comedy from 1973 starring Vincent Price and Diana Rigg (the Bond girl from the best Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service). In fact, I would say this is one of the best Vincent… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Theatre of Blood”
What I’m Reading: Wonderful Tonight
Wonderful Tonight is an honest and compelling autobiography written by the woman who was both bride and muse to two of the most famous and talented rockstars in the 20th century – Pattie Boyd. Pattie Boyd was the inspiration for the Beatles song, “Something”… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Wonderful Tonight”
Scary Movies: Iron Lung
There have been more than a few low budget horror movies that were masterpieces. Indeed, I’ve reviewed a few them here–Carnival of Souls, Night of the Living Dead, The Blair Witch Project. Even Halloween, which I didn’t rate that highly, at least came across… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Iron Lung”
What I’m Reading: The Real Girl Next Door
The Real Girl Next Door is a candid yet sometimes opaque look into Denise Richards’s life through the demise of her first marriage and adoption of her third daughter, Eloise. While Denise does discuss her midwestern childhood and her Catholic roots in this memoir,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Real Girl Next Door”
