Journalist · Author · Storyteller

Stories That
Matter

From the killing fields of the Congo to the oil‑soaked plains of West Texas, Bryan Mealer writes narrative nonfiction that bears witness to the human condition.

Bryan Mealer — Journalist & Author
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AP War Correspondent  ·  Texas Monthly Contributor  ·  The Guardian

| Four books  ·  One Netflix-adapted title  ·  Born in Odessa, TX

Books by Bryan Mealer

Four books. Four worlds. Each one a deep dive into the lives of people fighting to survive, build, and believe.

All Things Must Fight to Live — Bryan Mealer

2008

All Things Must Fight to Live

Stories of war and deliverance in the Congo.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind — Bryan Mealer & William Kamkwamba

2009

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Creating currents of electricity and hope. Now a major film.

Muck City — Bryan Mealer

2012

Muck City

Winning and losing in football's forgotten town.

The Kings of Big Spring — Bryan Mealer

2018

The Kings of Big Spring

God, oil, and one family's search for the American dream.

"Gutsy, richly descriptive recollections of one of the most challenging assignments a journalist can undertake." — Critical praise for All Things Must Fight to Live

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