W. Bruce Cameron
William Bruce Cameron (born 1960 in Petoskey, Michigan) is an American author, columnist, and humorist. Cameron is most famous for his novel A Dog's Purpose,[1] which spent 52 weeks on the NY Times bestseller list and is the first book in a two book series that concludes with A Dog's Journey.[2] The book is the basis for the movie version[3] starring Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson, Peggy Lipton, K.J. Apa, Juilet Rylance, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz and Pooch Hall, an Amblin Entertainment/Walden Media release in theaters January 27, 2017.[4]
Cameron is remembered as the author of the best-selling self-improvement book 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, which was later adapted into the short-lived ABC sitcom of the same name that aired between 2002 and 2005. His book, 8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter, was released in 2008, and already had a Hollywood movie deal before its publication, with 89 Films and Wendy Finerman, producer of The Devil Wears Prada.
Cameron is also the author of How to Remodel a Man, which was excerpted in the August 2005 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, and was the subject of the November 1, 2005 Oprah Show. His novel, A Dog's Purpose, was published July 2010 by Tom Doherty Associates.[5] It was 19 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list in its hardcover release. The softcover version was released May 24, 2011. In total, A Dog's Purpose has spent a year on The New York Times Bestseller list (hardcover and paperback combined).
He is also a columnist for Hawaii's MidWeek Newspaper, with his column named after his bestselling book, 8 Simple Rules, which tell his humorous cautionary tales and memories of his life.
Bibliography
- 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Workman (2001)
- How to Remodel a Man, St. Martin's Press (2004)
- 8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter, Touchstone (2008)
- A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans, Forge (2010)
- Emory's Gift, Forge (2011)
- A Dog's Journey: Another Novel for Humans, Forge (2012)
- The Dogs of Christmas, Forge (2013)
- The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man, Forge (2014)
- A Dog's Purpose Boxed Set, Forge (2014)
- Ellie's Story: A Dog's Story, Forge (2015)
- The Dog Master, Forge (2015)
- Bailey's Story, Forge (2016)
- Repo Madness Forge (2016) ISBN 978-0-765-37750-0
Awards
- 2006: The Robert Benchley Society Award for Humor[6][7]
- 2006: The National Society of Newspaper Columnists Award for Best Humor.[8]
- 2011: Columnist of the Year National Society of Newspaper Columnists
References
- ↑ admin. "A Dog's Purpose - A Dog's Purpose Series". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ Cameron, W. Bruce (2013-05-07). A Dog's Journey: A Novel (Reprint edition ed.). New York: Forge Books. ISBN 9780765330543.
- ↑ "DreamWorks picks up movie rights to NY Times bestseller "A Dog's Purpose"". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ Busch, Anita (2016-01-25). "'A Dog's Purpose' Movie Based On Bestselling Book To Unleash In 2017". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans by W. Bruce Cameron official website
- ↑ The Robert Benchley Society Award For Humor Competition - Dave Barry - Bob Newhart - Horace J. Digby - W. Bruce Cameron - David Trumbull (about halfway down) from LexingtonFilm.com
- ↑ Robert Benchley Society Los Angeles, November 10-12, 2006 from RobertBenchley.org
- ↑ Bruce Cameron page from Creators Syndicate