Brian Meehl (Author of Pastime)

Brian Meehl

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Brian’s most recent novel is BLOWBACK '94, the “hugely enjoyable and fast-paced” finale in his critically acclaimed BLOWBACK TRILOGY. The kickoff book in the trilogy, BLOWBACK ’07, received a coveted red-star review from Publishers Weekly.

His award-winning books include a bestselling comedic riff on vampires, SUCK IT UP, OUT OF PATIENCE (Junior Library Guild Selection), and YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME (Blue Ribbon from the Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books).

Once upon a time, Brian worked for Jim Henson’s Muppets and puppeteered the gamut from a young pup, Barkley on SESAME STREET, to the Dying Master in Henson’s cult c
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MY FAVORITE HISTORY BOOKS TO PROVOKE “WHO KNEW?”

I recently posted 5 short book reviews, “The Best History Books to Evoke ‘Who knew?'” on a great discover books site called Shepard. Check ’em out! https://shepherd.com/best-books/history-to-evoke-who-knew. Shepard is a wonderful source of authors presenting their favorite books on favorite subjects. Who knew?!P.S. On the Ben Franklin biography, I just read an even better one, The Private Ben Fran Read more of this blog post »
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“How to see a vampire in three easy steps:
1. Get up.
2. Find a mirror.
3. Look at your first vampire.”
Brian Meehl, Suck It Up

“I got bitten by fangs that went to sink'n'drink, but somewhere between swilling'n'killing, the vampire messed up and turned me into a big fat mistake.”
Brian Meehl, Suck It Up

“What happened to the first vampire who fell for the first mortal? She turned him into a sucker”
Brian Meehl, Suck It Up

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