Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Category: nfp
Bleak Peanuts
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Bleak Peanuts feature, and like the last one, this one also features Spike. This reminds me of those Garfield-without-Garfield strips that came out in book form several years ago, where we see what a sad, lonely life… Continue Reading “Bleak Peanuts”
What I’m Reading: Where They Ain’t
Where They Ain’t, by Burt Solomon, is an excellent look at baseball in the immedate pre-modern era, from 1894 to 1902. It observes this era through the lens of the Baltimore Orioles, who invented a new style of baseball that made them the most… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Where They Ain’t”
Ranking: Black Panther
Okay, I should’ve reviewed Black Panther weeks ago. I’m finally getting to it! I have previously ranked the Batman movies, the Superman movies, the other DC movies, the Avengers movies, the X-Men movies, the summer 2015 comic movies, the Spider-Man movies, the non-Marvel and non-DC comic movies, Captain America: Civil War, Dr. Strange, Guardians of… Continue Reading “Ranking: Black Panther”
Scary Movies: A Quiet Place
I’m not sure why, but for some reason my kids really wanted to see A Quiet Place, a horror movie that’s recently been in theaters. Maybe other kids at school were talking about it, I don’t know. After researching the movie a little bit, my… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: A Quiet Place”
What I’m Reading: White Trash
No, White Trash is not the latest southern Gothic pulp romance; rather, as its subtitle reads, it’s The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, a 2016 book by Nancy Isenberg. In America we have a tendency to think of ourselves as a classless society,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: White Trash”
What I’m Reading: Wild Bird
Wild Bird, by Wendelin Van Draanen, tells the story of Wren, a 14-year old from a good family who is addicted to alcohol and marijuana and runs drugs for a 12th-grader she wants to be her boyfriend. Her parents, fed up and finding Wren… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Wild Bird”
What I’m Reading: Death Comes for the Archbishop
Okay, I’ve fallen a little behind on my book logging, so let’s get started. Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop has been calling to me from our shelves for years now, so I finally got around to reading it. What a beautifully written book!… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Death Comes for the Archbishop”
What I’m Reading: Winning Chess Tactics
I reviewed former US chess champion Yasser Seirawan’s Play Winning Chess a couple months ago and found it to be a good book, if a little too basic for my level of experience as a chess player. This book, Winning Chess Tactics, is the next… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Winning Chess Tactics”
