Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Category: nfp
What I’m Reading: City of Scoundrels
City of Scoundrelsby Gary Krist is historical non-fiction covering the story of a particularly horrific week-and-a-half in the history of Chicago, specifically, July 21st to July 31st 1919. The experimental flight of an airship kicked the eleven days off when it caught fire above… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: City of Scoundrels”
What I’m Reading: X’ed Out
X’ed Out is a graphic novel by Charles Burns. It was loaned to me by a friend who lauded it as one of the better things he’s read lately. It follows Doug, a 20-something art school student who’s been having a tough time lately. His… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: X’ed Out”
What I’m Reading: Daytripper
Daytripper is a graphic novel by Brazilian brothers Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. The two have illustrated American comics in the past (notably the Umbrella Academy series from a few years back that was popular with the artier portions of the comics readership), but I think they… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Daytripper”
What I’m Reading: Butter
Most of the YA I read is recommended to me by my wife, the teen librarian at a local library. However, Butter is something I picked out from her pile of reading material. I liked the title and read the first page just to… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Butter”
What I’m Reading: In Cold Blood
Another recently finished book I’m only now getting around to writing about. “But isn’t In Cold Blood true crime?” you may ask, more in Dana’s wheelhouse than mine? Indeed it is, but since reading Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence by Bill… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: In Cold Blood”
What I’m Reading: The Complete Crumb, Vol. 5
So it’s been awhile since I’ve written in here about what I’ve read. I was out of town last week on a family vacation (Disneyworld!) and spent this week getting caught up. I might write up another of these later this week, but I’ll… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Complete Crumb, Vol. 5”
What I’m Reading: The Life of Samuel Johnson
There’s little I can say about James Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson that hasn’t been said before, and better. Thus, I won’t attempt a real review, but I’ll just put down some of my observations. It is simply the best biography and one of the most entertaining books in the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Life of Samuel Johnson”
What I’m Reading: Compulsion
Compulsion, by Heidi Ayarbe, is a YA novel about Jake, a senior in high school with a serious case of obsessive/compulsive disorder (OCD). Jake is a standout soccer player being recruited by several colleges, but except for those brief periods of time when he’s… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Compulsion”
