Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
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What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1987-88
The Complete Peanuts is a noble project to publish every strip of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts, from its inception in 1951 to its final panel in 2000. It’s a gargantuan undertaking, and a new volume covering two years is issued every six months. The project actually… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1987-88”
Scary Movies: Aliens
What am I doing reviewing a scary movie the week before Christmas? Well, every Saturday night, the members of my family alternate picking a movie for everyone to watch, and my son’s choice this past week was Aliens. (I reviewed Alien a few months… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Aliens”
What I’m Reading: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
My wife read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children when it came out in 2011 and thought I’d like it. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten to it on my reading stack until now. Apparently it was released as a movie a couple months ago; I’m… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
What I’m Reading: Blondie: The Complete Daily Comics Strips from 1930-33
This is one tough item to find. I saw it several years ago when it first appeared in stores, and declined to buy it at the time. But I’ve found since I would like some early Blondie strips to join my volumes of early… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Blondie: The Complete Daily Comics Strips from 1930-33”
What I’m Reading: The Greek Way
I know Edith Hamilton best as the English translator of the most common edition of Greek and Roman myths–the famous edition of her Mythology is typically assigned in high schools. When I saw her book The Greek Way on the fundraising book sale table at work recently,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Greek Way”
Scary Movies: Carnival of Souls
The final scary movie for this year is Carnival of Souls, from 1962. I have heard about this movie for a long time and have long wanted to watch it: the B-movie that somehow stumbled into being a highly influential classic. It was filmed… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Carnival of Souls”
Scary Movies: The House on Haunted Hill
Today’s movie is The House on Haunted Hill, a movie directed by B-movie gimmick-king William Castle, and famous for including real flying skeletons in the theaters and other gags during its original run. It’s one I’ve long wanted to see. It also stars Vincent… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The House on Haunted Hill”
What I’m Reading: Sabriel
Sabriel by Garth Nix is a YA fantasy novel with epic sweep, an intriguing setting, and great characters. Nevertheless, I found it a bit disappointing–but that’s based almost solely on my own expectations. Garth Nix is one of my wife’s favorite authors, and I… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Sabriel”
