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Nicholas Belardes is novelist, journalist, illustrator, memoirist and poet. He's author of Songs Of The Glue Machines (poetry: 2013), Letters From Vegas (Invisible Memoirs: I Speak From My Palms; memoir: 2013), Illustrator of New York Times best selling novel West of Here (2011), author of Random Obsessions (nonfiction, reference: 2009), the first Twitter Lit, Small Places (2008), and Lords, (fiction: 2005). His latest book, A People's History Of The Peculiar will be published by Viva Editions in 2014. His journalism has appeared on the homepage of CNN and his artwork has appeared in Memoir Journal, Knock Literary Magazine and 826 Seattle's What to Read in the Rain (part of acclaimed author and philanthropist Dave Eggers 826 National). Nicholas currently teaches for Random Writers Workshop (RWW). He launched RWW in 2009, a low-cost writing critique, lecture and discussion group open to the public in Bakersfield and Fresno, California. He has most recently taught for Memoir Journal's The (In)visible Memoirs Project, and has taught at Bakersfield College, CSU Bakersfield, the Art Institute of Las Vegas, and has guest lectured at UCLA, BARD College, various museums, libraries, galleries and writing groups. He has performed at the Texas State University's Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, The Beat Museum, MTV's Rock N' Read, The Levan Center, art galleries, coffeehouses, pizza houses, bookstores, and more. Caroline Leavitt is the New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and eight other award-winning books. She lives in Hoboken, NJ.
Whether you are a trivia buff or not this book will keep you entertained. Young and old will enjoy the variety of subjects in this book. --Nonfiction Book Reviews This is a very extensive gathering of the odd, the curious, the strangest of occupations, illnesses, phobias, places, artistic endeavors, and more. If you are one who enjoys reading about the weird things and happenings that surround us, you will have a great time perusing this book. --City Book Review Nick Belardes' People's History of the Peculiar has many layers, and that includes thinking about life and people and planets and everything else with or without mass in a brand new way. I mean, truly, what's more crucial than a sense of wonder? This book is a compendium of blistering funny facts, outrageous anecdotes and all kinds of zany information you really need to know. --Carolyn Leavitt, from the foreword Hello trivia lovers, this book is for you! [...] This would be a great gift for the hard to buy for person on your list. --Peanut Butter and Whine If you want to learn some really out of box tidbits of information, this is definitely the book to read! --Dad of Divas Reviews This book has many fun facts in it you can throw out in conversation. --Princess Among Superheroes An interesting book of facts that we have enjoyed together. --Not in Jersey
