J. A. Nunn
@nuanja.bsky.social
Finally writing the novels which family histories, personal experience (truck driver, TV news guy, English teacher, gov. official, tech marketeer), and travel (25 countries; 12yrs in Japan; 1970-73—Berkeley 2yrs, the South 1yr) have filled my head.
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J. A. Nunn
@nuanja.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I will soon be publishing a novel based on the experiences of my father, an immigrant raised by his VERY British parents in an all-white neighborhood in LA before being drafted soon after Pearl Harbor and forced to take a crash course in “The Stuff What Actually Is” when sent to the Jim Crow South.
Mention of me and my latest novel, The Stuff What Actually Is, in the latest edition of the University of Redlands alumni magazine.
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Mention of me and my latest novel, The Stuff What Actually Is, in the latest edition of the University of Redlands alumni magazine.
My latest novel, The Stuff What Actually Is, made the Semi-Finalist short list!
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My latest novel, The Stuff What Actually Is, made the Semi-Finalist short list!
“Driven by quiet unease and its hero’s mounting discomfort with the truth about American culture, The Stuff What Actually Is is a powerful historical novel.” — Kiana Curtis
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Driven by quiet unease and its hero’s mounting discomfort with the truth about American culture, The Stuff What Actually Is is a powerful historical novel.” — Kiana Curtis
#histfic Though sometimes perhaps hard to believe, The Stuff What Actually Is--my newly published historical fiction novel--is based on events which either actually happened, or, according to verifiable research, could have happened.
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
#histfic Though sometimes perhaps hard to believe, The Stuff What Actually Is--my newly published historical fiction novel--is based on events which either actually happened, or, according to verifiable research, could have happened.
Got a very nice review of my newly published historical fiction novel, The Stuff What Actually Is. Hope you read the book, like the book and tell your friends.
June 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Got a very nice review of my newly published historical fiction novel, The Stuff What Actually Is. Hope you read the book, like the book and tell your friends.
Though sometimes perhaps hard to believe, The Stuff What Actually Is--my newly published historical fiction novel--is based on events which either actually happened, or, according to verifiable research, could have happened.
June 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Though sometimes perhaps hard to believe, The Stuff What Actually Is--my newly published historical fiction novel--is based on events which either actually happened, or, according to verifiable research, could have happened.
@jcdemund.bsky.social
Hi, Jeanne! It’s Jim Nunn. More or less finally figured out how to use Bluesky after having signed up about 5 months ago. Publishing a novel 6/2/25. It’s “The Stuff What Actually Is” a work of historical fiction based partly on some of my relatives’ experiences during WW2.
Hi, Jeanne! It’s Jim Nunn. More or less finally figured out how to use Bluesky after having signed up about 5 months ago. Publishing a novel 6/2/25. It’s “The Stuff What Actually Is” a work of historical fiction based partly on some of my relatives’ experiences during WW2.
May 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@jcdemund.bsky.social
Hi, Jeanne! It’s Jim Nunn. More or less finally figured out how to use Bluesky after having signed up about 5 months ago. Publishing a novel 6/2/25. It’s “The Stuff What Actually Is” a work of historical fiction based partly on some of my relatives’ experiences during WW2.
Hi, Jeanne! It’s Jim Nunn. More or less finally figured out how to use Bluesky after having signed up about 5 months ago. Publishing a novel 6/2/25. It’s “The Stuff What Actually Is” a work of historical fiction based partly on some of my relatives’ experiences during WW2.
Here is the full cover mockup of my soon-to-be published American historical fiction paperback.
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Here is the full cover mockup of my soon-to-be published American historical fiction paperback.
The e-version of my American historical fiction book The Stuff What Actually Is can be pre-ordered at this link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F19GCSX... It will be delivered to the customer’s device June 3, 2025. The paperback version should be released also around that time.
The Stuff What Actually Is: A Novel
Amazon.com: The Stuff What Actually Is: A Novel eBook : Nunn, J.A.: Kindle Store
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March 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The e-version of my American historical fiction book The Stuff What Actually Is can be pre-ordered at this link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F19GCSX... It will be delivered to the customer’s device June 3, 2025. The paperback version should be released also around that time.
Real strength is the power to leverage without force.
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Real strength is the power to leverage without force.
Made the Short List! www.chantireviews.com/2025/01/05/t...
2024 Hemingway Awards Short List for 20th & 21st c. Wartime Fiction
The Hemingway Short List for Contemporary Wartime Fiction is here! Congratulations to those who made the list! Thank you to all who submitted!
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January 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Made the Short List! www.chantireviews.com/2025/01/05/t...
My upcoming novel, “The Stuff What Actually Is” made the list! (Under a pen name)
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www.chantireviews.com/2024/11/14/t...
2024 Hemingway Book Awards Long List for 20th & 21st c. Wartime Fiction
The 2024 Hemingway Long List is here for 20th and 21st Wartime Fiction. These historical novels offer critical information that we ought never forget.
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January 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My upcoming novel, “The Stuff What Actually Is” made the list! (Under a pen name)
www.chantireviews.com/2024/11/14/t...
www.chantireviews.com/2024/11/14/t...
I am writing a historical novel set in the South during WW2. I have a white racist character use “N*****” a few times so the reader vicariously experiences a tiny amount of the hatred of the time and place, and for the purpose of eliciting his/her maximum sympathy for the black characters. Opinion?
November 26, 2024 at 11:34 PM
I am writing a historical novel set in the South during WW2. I have a white racist character use “N*****” a few times so the reader vicariously experiences a tiny amount of the hatred of the time and place, and for the purpose of eliciting his/her maximum sympathy for the black characters. Opinion?
I will soon be publishing a novel based on the experiences of my father, an immigrant raised by his VERY British parents in an all-white neighborhood in LA before being drafted soon after Pearl Harbor and forced to take a crash course in “The Stuff What Actually Is” when sent to the Jim Crow South.
November 25, 2024 at 4:42 PM
I will soon be publishing a novel based on the experiences of my father, an immigrant raised by his VERY British parents in an all-white neighborhood in LA before being drafted soon after Pearl Harbor and forced to take a crash course in “The Stuff What Actually Is” when sent to the Jim Crow South.