He is the author of the 2014 novel Brutal Youth, about first-year students dealing with bullying at their Catholic high school.

Breznican had the Vanity Fair June 2022 cover story, Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised, shot by famed photographer, Annie Liebovitz.

[8] Author Stephen King offered a quote for the book's cover saying, "If you thought high school was hell, has Anthony Breznican got a story for you..." Set in a small mill town in Pennsylvania, Brutal Youth tells the story of three freshman students at St. Mike's Catholic School - Peter Davidek, Noah Stein, and Lorelai Paskal.

Brutal Youth, inspired by events from Breznican's own childhood,[9] was praised by Kevin Nance in USA Today as being timely "in this era of heightened consciousness about bullying and its occasionally horrific consequences on high school and college campuses.

"[11] Reviewing the novel for Library Journal, Jan Blodgett said "Breznican captures a perfect balance of horror, heartbreak, and resilience" in his depiction of a Catholic high school fraught with hazing.