Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Category: nfp
What I’m Reading: Dial H for Hero
Dial H for Hero is a comic series written by China Mieville, whose day job is writing, I think, steam-punk novels. I’ve never read one, but maybe I should, judging from the quality of his comic writing. The comic is a revival of a DC… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Dial H for Hero”
What I’m Reading: Becoming Billie Holiday
I bought this book intending to also get a CD of Billie Holiday’s music to go with it. That was four years ago, and not until recently did I acquire the CD! So, it’s been on my reading pile awhile. Before I started reading… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Becoming Billie Holiday”
What I’m Reading: Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska (2005) is the first book by John Green, who’s become a leading YA author over the past several years. It follows high school junior Miles during his year at a boarding school in a small town in Alabama. He didn’t mind leaving… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Looking for Alaska”
What I’m Reading: Marvel Comics The Untold Story
Sean Howe has written this extensively researched history of Marvel Comics, from its origins around 1940 as a quick cash-in on a fad by publisher Martin Goodman to the present day. He conducted more than a hundred interviews for the book and read seemingly every fanzine… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Marvel Comics The Untold Story”
Hurricane Brings Rain, Extreme Laziness
With some out-of-town guests last weekend, the hurricane the last couple days, and Halloween coming up, I have gotten nothing done on my WiP for several days. Those scary movies won’t watch themselves! I have been doing a lot of reading, so I’ll have… Continue Reading “Hurricane Brings Rain, Extreme Laziness”
What I’m Reading: Rare Beasts
Rare Beasts, a children’s book by Charles Ogden, concerns Edgar and Ellen, twins who live more or less by themselves in a big house out on the edge of town. The twins have rather nasty dispositions and the only thing they enjoy more than… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Rare Beasts”
Favorite author at different ages
I was thinking about different favorite authors I’ve had in my life, and how that has changed over time. The first author I remember as a favorite was Robert O’Brien, author of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Not that I knew his… Continue Reading “Favorite author at different ages”
Famous writers from different states
So I was trying to think of the most famous writers I could from each state. A few were obvious (Cather, Faulkner, Toole). Still, I didn’t come up with too many–it turns out I’m not actually sure where most writers are from. I put the… Continue Reading “Famous writers from different states”
