Bruce Ducker (born 1938) is a prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and poet.
[14] His most recent books are his eighth novel, Dizzying Heights from Fulcrum, which was nominated for the James Thurber Prize for American Humor; and The Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions, with illustrations by Western artist Duke Beardsley from Stackpole Books, which was runner-up for the Colorado Book Award.
His novel Lead Us Not Into Penn Station has won the Colorado Book Award,[15] and was runner-up for the American Library Association Best Book Award.
[16] Ducker's latest literary contribution, Stemming the Flow,[17] a poignant poetry collection, delves into the profound complexities of the human experience.
Divided into five parts and themes, each section explores a different stage in life, offering readers a nostalgic and witty reflection on existence itself.His work has won praise including that of novelists James Salter[18] and Warwick Downing, and humorist Dave Barry.