Journalist · Author · Storyteller
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.
AP War Correspondent · Texas Monthly Contributor · The Guardian
| Four books · One Netflix-adapted title · Born in Odessa, TXFour books. Four worlds. Each one a deep dive into the lives of people fighting to survive, build, and believe.
2008
Stories of war and deliverance in the Congo.
2009
Creating currents of electricity and hope. Now a major film.
2012
Winning and losing in football's forgotten town.
2018
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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