Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: book reviews
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”
What I’m Reading: Just Write Here’s How
Children’s author Walter Dean Myers has had over 100 books published. He grew up in Harlem and his writing tends to take an inner city perspective, although he’s also written fantasy, non-fiction, and other types of books. This book is basically a description of… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Just Write Here’s How”
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”
What I’m Reading: Steven King’s On Writing
This should maybe be titled What I’ve Read, since I finished it a couple days ago: Steven King’s On Writing. It came to me highly recommended by more than one person, and I found it well-written and entertaining. Part auto-biography and part how-to guide,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Steven King’s On Writing”
What I’m Reading: Escape From Camp 14
Escape From Camp 14 is the name of the current book I’m reading. It’s about Shin Dong-Hyuk, a man who was born and lived his entire life in one of North Korea’s six political prison camps until he escaped at age 23. To get an idea how remarkable this is,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Escape From Camp 14”
