Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: memoir
What I’m Reading: Gwyneth: The Biography
Gwyneth: The Biography, a 2025 biography by Amy Odell, is a well-researched and thorough read on Gwyneth Paltrow’s life so far. Ms. Odell’s deep dive into Gwyneth’s extraordinary world of privilege and opportunity provides glimpses of Gwyneth from childhood into middle age. The book… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Gwyneth: The Biography”
What I’m Reading: My Life So Far
My Life So Far, a 2005 memoir authored by Jane Fonda, is an autobiographical masterpiece. Jane Fonda takes the reader on her life journey sharing her mistakes and triumphs with honesty, humility, and depth. Unlike many celebrity autobiographies which skim the surface of their… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: My Life So Far”
What I’m Reading: Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl, a 2025 autobiography written by Christie Brinkley, is about as deep as an 80’s pop song. It is quite fitting therefore that Christie Brinkley was a famous model during the 1980s who starred in a pop song music video. Aptly put, this… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Uptown Girl”
What I’m Reading: Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes
Wrestling the Hulk, a 2011 biography written by Linda Hogan, Hulk Hogan’s former wife of more than twenty years, is a sad yet uplifting story of love, family and betrayal. Terry “Hulk” Hogan and Linda originally met in 1978 at a nightclub named the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes”
What I’m Reading: Crisis of Character
Crisis of Character, a 2016 biography about the Clintons written by former secret service officer Gary Byrne, is an honest inventory of the Clinton’s juvenile delinquent and often chaotic behavior while Bill was Commander-in-Chief. The book provides an insider look into the lives of… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Crisis of Character”
What I’m Reading: A Little Thing Called Life
A Little Thing Called Life, a 2016 autobiography by Linda Thompson, is a candid and detailed memoir of Linda Thompson’s life and love affairs with some of the most famous and talented men in the world. At just 22, Linda Thompson started a nearly… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: A Little Thing Called Life”
What I’m Reading: Melania and Me
Melania and Me, a 2020 biography by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former friend and senior advisor to Melania Trump, is an autobiography mainly about Stephanie’s relationship with Melania Trump. Although the author’s critique of Melania Trump appears very factual (in that she bases many… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Melania and Me”
What I’m Reading: If We Break
If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction and Healing is an excellent study of marriage and family with a corrupted, disturbed, and ultimately dangerous husband. Although this book is literally a memoir written by Kathleen Buhle, the former wife of Hunter Biden, and… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: If We Break”
