Nathan Graham Davis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Dad, husband. Screenwriter with a soft spot for explosions and mindfucks. Wrote AFTERMATH, coming out this year.

Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting
William Goldman
@jttfvr @BobSnz Also ADVENTURES IN THE SCREEN TRADE by William Goldman. Not necessarily going to help you much, but it's super entertaining.
Paperback, 1989
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Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
Steven Pinker
If you like language, logic theory, and neuroscience, WORDS AND RULES by Steven Pinker will scratch that geeky itch of yours. Granted, it's dense and I've got a couple hundred pages left, but I've said, "HEYDIDYOUKNOW," to my wife like a gajillion times already.
Paperback, 2015
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stories: All-New Tales
Neil Gaiman
A few of those stories will be shared and then people will have seen enough of them that they'll be boring and Neil Gaiman fans will be just as excited for his next book, comic, or show.
Paperback, 2011
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson
Current book: THE BODY: A GUIDE FOR OCCUPANTS by Bill Bryson Current factoid: A piece of your brain the size of a grain of sand could store every movie ever made Current question: Then why can't I remember where the fuck my keys are?
Paperback, 2021
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKee
@jttfvr I read that as a new writer and took a couple decent things away from it. I do think it's overly prescriptive. As far as screenwriting-specific books go, I've read maybe ten and the best were STORY by Robert McKee and THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS by @BobSnz.
Hardcover, 1997
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The Blacktongue Thief
Christopher Buehlman
Finished reading @Buehlmeister's ridiculously fun fantasy novel, THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF, and just had to give it a shout-out. And now I have.
Paperback, 2022
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Skeleton Crew: Stories
Stephen King
@JeffBlix @LisaLueyLutes No matter which path you choose, it takes years upon years and also a little luck, but my first screenplay sale is letting me quit my day job. Stephen King is a living legend, but when he came up, short stories paid much better. You could make a living off of them at one point.
Paperback, 2016
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Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style
Kurt Vonnegut
“You’re in the entertainment business… you have to be like a magician or pickpocket, distracting the audience by entertaining, while you are really saying those things you most want to say.” -Kurt Vonnegut / Suzanne McConnell - PITY THE READER https://t.co/uQSLJSxPhT
Hardcover, 2019
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
C'est La Vie
A. Writer's Plot
@LukeBarnett I feel like I need to keep up with it as a writer and I also want to avoid using it as a guy who realizes he isn’t 19. Occasionally, the first goal trips up the second and I embarrass my kids. C’est la vie.
Paperback, 2016
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Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut
Samantha Cristoforetti
Been reading, 'Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut,' as research for my new spec. Came across this great quote today, from author Samantha Cristoforetti: "...although no one is ever entitled to an opportunity, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."
Paperback, 2021
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