Featured Interview With Adrian Pelzer
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Richmond, B.C., Canada (a multicultural suburb of Vancouver) and studied English literature and Biblical Studies at Trinity Western University and Regent College in the Vancouver area. I enjoy movies and books, especially science-fiction and humour; I also enjoy soccer, golf, skiing, and hiking. I currently teach high school English and Bible in Vanderhoof, B.C., Canada, where I live with my wife and children. This is my first published work.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was in sixth grade, I began reading the sports page of the daily newspaper on a regular basis and eventually began reading books about hockey. I enjoyed writing for English classes in high school and won second place in a young adult writing contest put on by the public library in grade 12. That was a thrill, for sure.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite fiction authors are Douglas Coupland and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Their novels are full of memorable and quirky characters and accurately portray the human condition.I especially enjoy the Christian memoir-style writing of Donald Miller and Frederick Buechner. I love science-fiction and enjoyed the Hunger Games first two books. I am also greatly inspired by the Bible.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
This is the first volume in a series of hilariously re-told Bible stories called The Bible for Aliens. Its aim is to connect the stories to current culture, making humourous references to popular movies, classic books, and well-known current issues. There are four stories in this volume, all based on the first few chapters of Genesis, with many more to follow. I have been working on these stories on and off for ten years; as a teacher and dad I don’t have that much time to write!
Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles