J.C. Bruce, is a journalist and author of a series of books recounting the misadventures of Alexander Strange whose weird news column is published by Tropic Press.

The five books chronicling Strange's adventures are, in sequence, THE STRANGE FILES, FLORIDA MAN, GET STRANGE, STRANGE CURRENTS, and MISTER MANNERS.

They are available as hardcovers, trade paperbacks and eBooks at all major online book retailers. Mister Manners is also now available as an audiobook.

Recently, STRANGE CURRENTS, GET STRANGE, and MISTER MANNERS received top honors in the Royal Palm Literary Awards for Best Mysteries published by a Florida author. MISTER MANNERS was also awarded by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.

Bruce regularly writes and broadcasts about current affairs, news of the weird, arts, culture, politics, books, movies, and whatever else strikes his fancy.


He has served as an editor, managing editor, or reporter at numerous newspapers including the Naples Daily News, the Dayton Daily News, the Austin American-Statesman, the Miami Herald and the St. Petersburg Times. He was also the journalist in residence at Wright State University