Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: book reviews
What I’m Reading: Warships of the Ancient World
This book is part of the research I’m doing for the fantasy trilogy I’m currently writing. It’s pretty straightforward–Warships of the Ancient World: 3000-500 BC, by Adrian K. Wood, gives you exactly what it says in the title. It covers every aspect of warships… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Warships of the Ancient World”
What I’m Reading: The Old Ball Game
The Old Ball Game, by Frank Deford, is actually a re-read for me. I read it when it first came out in 2005 and remembered it as a delightful and informative book about the New York Giants in the early 1900s, focusing on their… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Old Ball Game”
What I’m Reading: The Workshop and the World
The Workshop and the World, by Robert P. Crease, is two books in one: a collection of biographies of important thinkers in history who contributed to what he terms the “scientific workshop,” by which he means the overall structure and authority of the scientific… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Workshop and the World”
What I’m Reading: The Stuarts
The Stuarts, by J.P. Kenyon, is a history covering the Stuarts, who became the ruling family of England after Elizabeth I of the Tudor dynasty died without an heir in 1603. The monarchs are James I (1603-25), Charles I (1625-49, and beheaded at the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Stuarts”
What I’m Reading: Ecclesiastes
There are a few things I try to read on an annual basis. During baseball season, I always try to read a baseball book. Every year, I try to read at least one history book, one work of classic literature, and something by or… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Ecclesiastes”
What I’m Reading: Mexican Gothic
One of my reading goals for 2021 is to read more horror, and so when Amazon recommended Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, I ordered a copy. I didn’t realize until I did a little research today for this review that MG is actually a… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Mexican Gothic”
What I’m Reading: A Wealth of Pigeons
A Wealth of Pigeons is a new book of New Yorker-style cartoons by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin) and actual New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss. Apparently, despite his long career in stand-up, sketch TV, movies, even novels (and more), Steve has always been… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: A Wealth of Pigeons”
What I’m Reading: All the Light We Cannot See
My suspicion is that Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, thought of Saint Malo first. Saint Malo is a walled city on a promontory along the French coast, jutting out into the English channel, and known as the “jewel of… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: All the Light We Cannot See”
