N. D. Wilson
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N. D. Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nathan David Wilson 1978 (age 45–46) Moscow, Idaho, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, children's literature, apologetics |
| Notable works | 100 Cupboards Trilogy Ashtown Burials series Leepike Ridge Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl |
| Spouse | Heather Wilson |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Douglas Wilson |
Nathan David Wilson (born 1978) is an American author of young adult fiction.[1]
Background
[edit]Wilson is the son of Calvinist minister Douglas Wilson and author Nancy Wilson. He was named after the biblical figures Nathan and David,[2] and was educated at Logos School.[3]
In sixth grade, Wilson decided that he wanted to become a writer, but he did not do any lengthy fiction writing until some years later.[4] Wilson graduated from New Saint Andrews College in 1999. He studied theology through Liberty University from 1999 to 2000, and he received a master's degree in liberal arts from St. John's College in 2001.[5]
During his graduate studies, Wilson began to work seriously toward writing children's fantasy. Of his first (unpublished) novel, "The Seventh Sneeze," he would later joke, "The title was the best thing about it." Wilson abandoned that project and launched a second attempt, which would ultimately become his 100 Cupboards series.[4]
Wilson began teaching at New Saint Andrews College as an adjunct professor in 2001. In 2005, he was named a Fellow of Literature at the college.[5] The same year, Wilson announced in Books & Culture magazine that he had made a near-duplicate of the Shroud of Turin image by exposing dark linen to the sun for ten days under a sheet of glass on which a positive mask had been painted,[6][7] and in doing so, "caused some uproar in the Shroud of Turin world."[8]
Wilson was the managing editor for Credenda/Agenda magazine.[5] He is a Teacher at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho.[9]
Wilson is married. He and his wife Heather[5] have five children.[10]
In 2017, Wilson underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor.[11]
In October 2020, Wilson's church, Christ Church, organized protests against a COVID-19 related mask mandate. Wilson was charged with various misdemeanors following an episode where he allegedly plastered public property with stickers that compared the town of Moscow to the Soviet Union.[12][13] He called the town's actions an abuse of power.[13] The case was still pending as of May 2022.[14]
Books and short stories
[edit]Wilson's published works include three series and two standalone novels for young adults, as well as children's picture books and a textbook.
Wilson has written that his fiction is characterized by its creative allusions to classic literature. Leepike Ridge uses themes from The Odyssey, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and King Solomon's Mines, while the 100 Cupboards series was influenced by the King Arthur stories, both as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth and by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene, and fairy tales from Robert Kirk and Sir Walter Scott.[15] The Ashtown Burials series includes many historical and mythological characters (including Gilgamesh), and the first book in that series, The Dragon's Tooth, refigures elements from the opening chapters of Treasure Island. Boys of Blur, meanwhile, mirrors Beowulf—despite being set in the Florida Everglades.
One of the themes that runs through Wilson's books is fatherhood, and how to deal with fatherlessness by finding fathers.[16]
Wilson's short fiction and prose have been published in Credenda/Agenda, the Chattahoochee Review, the Esquire napkin project,[17] Christianity Today, and Books & Culture.
Wilson's writings have received mostly positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews said of The 100 Cupboards, "Wilson's writing is fantastical, but works with clever sentences and turns of phrase that render it more than just another rote fantasy."[18]
Film
[edit]A "bookumentary" film adaptation of Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl, narrated by Wilson, was released on DVD in 2011.[19]
N.D. Wilson also wrote and filmed a movie called The River Thief. The movie was released to theaters in 2016, starring Joel Courtney.
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Collision: Christopher Hitchens vs Douglas Wilson | No | No | Executive | Documentary film |
| 2010 | Hootie | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2011 | Notes from the Tilt-a-whirl | No | No | Executive | Documentary film |
| 2014 | Mercy Rule | No | Yes | No | Directed to DVD length film |
| The Hound of Heaven | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | |
| 2016 | The River Thief | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature-length film |
| 2020 | The Riot and the Dance | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hello Ninja | No | No | Executive | Based on his children's book |
Bibliography
[edit]100 Cupboards series
[edit]- Wilson, ND (2007), 100 Cupboards, Random House, ISBN 978-0-375-83881-1.
- ——— (2009), Dandelion Fire, 100 Cupboards, Random House, ISBN 978-0-375-83883-5.
- ——— (2010), The Chestnut King, 100 Cupboards, Random House, ISBN 978-0-375-83886-6.
- ——— (2017), The Door Before, 100 Cupboards, Random House, ISBN 978-044-9-81677-6.
Ashtown Burials series
[edit]- Wilson, ND (2011), The Dragon's Tooth, Ashtown Burials, Random House, ISBN 978-0-375-86439-1.
- ——— (2012), The Drowned Vault, Ashtown Burials, Random House, ISBN 978-0-375-86440-7.
- ——— (2013), Empire of Bones, Ashtown Burials, Random House, ISBN 978-0-375-86441-4.
Outlaws of Time series
[edit]- Wilson, ND (2016), Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam Miracle, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 978-0-062-32726-0.
- ——— (2017), The Song of Glory and Ghost, Outlaws of Time, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 978-0-062-32729-1.
- ——— (2018), The Last of the Lost Boys, Outlaws of Time, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 978-0-062-32732-1.
Other children's fiction
[edit]- Wilson, ND (2007), Leepike Ridge, Random House, ISBN 978-0-375-83873-6.
- ——— (2014), Boys of Blur, Random House, ISBN 978-0-449-81673-8.
Christian living
[edit]- Wilson, ND (2009), Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl, Thomas Nelson, ISBN 978-0-8499-2007-3.
- ——— (2013), Death by Living, Thomas Nelson, ISBN 978-0-8499-2009-7.
Parody
[edit]- Wilson, ND (2001), Right Behind: a parody of last days goofiness, The Upturned Table, Canon Press, ISBN 978-1-885767-87-5.
- ——— (2003), Supergeddon: a really big Geddon, The Upturned Table, Canon Press, ISBN 978-1-59128-013-2.
Picture books
[edit]- Wilson, ND (2007), The Dragon and the Garden, Canon Press, ISBN 978-1-59128-044-6.
- ——— (2007), In the Time of Noah, Canon Press, ISBN 978-1-59128-045-3.
- ——— (2013), Hello Ninja, Canonball Books, ISBN 978-1-59128-157-3.
- ——— (2014), Ninja Boy Goes to School, Canonball Books, ISBN 9780375865848.
- ——— (2014), Blah Blah Black Sheep, Canonball Books, ISBN 9781591281580.
Textbooks
[edit]- Wilson, ND; Wilson, Douglas (2011), The Rhetoric Companion, Canon Press, ISBN 978-1-59128-093-4.
References
[edit]- ^ "N. D. Wilson". WorldCat. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Douglas (2015). Writers to Read. Crossway. p. 137.
- ^ Wilson, Writers to Read, p. 139.
- ^ a b "100 Cupboards' Writer Discusses Secret Doors and Hints at the End of the Series", Washington Post, 2009
- ^ a b c d N. D. Wilson (faculty bio), New Saint Andrews
- ^ "CT library", Books & Culture, 2005.
- ^ Shadow shroud.
- ^ Spokesman review.
- ^ "Our Staff & Leadership". Christ Church. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Bio - NDW". ndwilson.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Ong, Czarina Nicole (21 April 2017). "Christian Author Diagnosed With Brain Tumor Still Praises God as 'Good' and 'Faithful'". Christian Post. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Stankorb, Sarah (2021-09-28). "Inside the Church That Preaches 'Wives Need to Be Led with a Firm Hand'". www.vice.com. Vice Media. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ a b Cabeza, Garrett (2021-03-06). "Months-old charges for posting stickers surface". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Moscow man who posted 'Soviet Moscow' stickers found guilty". Lewiston Morning Tribune. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ ND Wilson (World Wide Web log).
- ^ Wilson, Writers to Read, p. 142.
- ^ "Fiction", Esquire, 20 February 2007.
- ^ "The 100 Cupboards", Kirkus Reviews, 26 December 2007
- ^ Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl, archived from the original on 2011-04-26.
External links
[edit]- ND Wilson (official website and blog).
- Nathan D Wilson (faculty bio), New Saint Andrews.
- "My interview with ND Wilson", A Fort Made of Books (World Wide Web log), Feb 2009.
- Writing Style (interview), Pontification Ad Nauseam, archived from the original on 2009-05-18.
- N.D. Wilson (author profile), Book reviews & more, November 2010.
- 21st-century American novelists
- American children's writers
- American fantasy writers
- American male novelists
- Calvinist and Reformed writers
- Living people
- People from Moscow, Idaho
- St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) alumni
- 1978 births
- New Saint Andrews College faculty
- New Saint Andrews College alumni
- 21st-century American male writers
- Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches