{{short description|American humor columnist (born 1956)}} {{Infobox writer | birth_name = William Bruce Cameron | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|25}} | birth_place = Petoskey, Michigan, U.S. | period = Contemporary literature | awards = | caption = | image = }}
'''William Bruce Cameron''' (born July 25, 1956) is an American author, columnist, and humorist. Cameron is most famous for his novel ''A Dog's Purpose'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://adogspurpose.com/the-books/a-dog-s-purpose.html|title=A Dog's Purpose - A Dog's Purpose Series|language=en-gb|access-date=2016-09-01|archive-date=2018-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710030504/http://adogspurpose.com/the-books/a-dog-s-purpose.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> which spent 52 weeks on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list. The book is the basis for the movie version<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/2011/10/book-review-a-dogs-purpose-by-w-bruce-cameron/|title=DreamWorks picks up movie rights to NY Times bestseller "A Dog's Purpose"|date=28 October 2011 |access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref> starring Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson, Peggy Lipton, K.J. Apa, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz, and Pooch Hall, and released in theaters on January 27, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/a-dogs-purpose-movie-release-date-1201690016/|title='A Dog's Purpose' Movie Based On Bestselling Book To Unleash In 2017|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=2016-01-25|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref> ''A Dog's Purpose'' is followed by a sequel called ''A Dog's Journey'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Dog's Journey: A Novel|last=Cameron|first=W. Bruce|date=2013-05-07|publisher=Forge Books|isbn=9780765330543|edition=Reprint|location=New York|language=English}}</ref> which Cameron, along with Cathryn Michon, adapted into a film of the same name.
==Life and career== Cameron was born in Petoskey, Michigan. He is also the author of the best-selling self-improvement book ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter'', which was later adapted into the ABC sitcom of the same name that aired from 2002 to 2005. His book ''8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter'' was released in 2008 and already had a Hollywood movie deal before its publication, with 89 Films and Wendy Finerman, producer of ''The Devil Wears Prada''.{{cn|date=April 2025}} Cameron is also the author of ''How to Remodel a Man'', which was excerpted in the August 2005 issue of ''O, The Oprah Magazine'', and was the subject of the November 1, 2005 ''Oprah Show''. His novel ''A Dog's Purpose'' was published in July 2010 by Tom Doherty Associates.<ref>[http://adogspurpose.com A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans by W. Bruce Cameron] official website</ref> It was 19 weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in its hardcover release. The softcover version was released on May 24, 2011.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} In total, ''A Dog's Purpose'' has spent a year on '' The New York Times'' Bestseller list (hardcover and paperback combined).
He wrote a weekly column for Creators Syndicate<ref>{{cite web |title=ABOUT W. BRUCE CAMERON |url=https://www.creators.com/author/w-bruce-cameron |publisher=Creators Syndicate}}</ref> from 2001 until 2015 that appeared in around 50 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, including Hawaii's ''MidWeek''; "8 Simple Rules" told his humorous cautionary tales and memories of his life and was named after his bestselling book. In 2012, overwhelmed with other work, Cameron put it on hold after 689 editions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pressreader.com/usa/midweek-hawaii/20120111/282119223408774 | title=The Last Cameron Column, Kinda Sorta | via=PressReader | work=MidWeek | date=January 11, 2012 | accessdate=April 21, 2017}}</ref> Cameron's 2017 novel ''A Dog's Way Home'' inspired the 2019 film of the same name. The 2012 sequel to ''A Dog's Purpose'', entitled ''A Dog's Journey'', was adapted by Cameron and his wife, Cathryn Michon, into a film of the same name,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|title=A Dog's Journey (2019) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> directed by Gail Mancuso.
== Published works == '''A Dog's Purpose'''
*''A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans'', Forge (2010) {{ISBN|9780765326263}} *''A Dog's Journey'', Forge (2012) {{ISBN|9780765330536}} *''A Dog's Promise'', Forge (2019) {{ISBN|9781250163516}}
'''A Dog's Way Home'''
* ''A Dog's Way Home'', Forge (2017) {{ISBN|9780765374653}} * ''A Dog's Courage'', Forge (2021) {{ISBN|9781250257628}}
'''Ruddy McCann'''
* ''The Midnight Dog of the Repo Man: A Short Story'', Forge (2014) {{ASIN|B00N03AO2S}} * ''The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man'', Forge (2014) {{ISBN|9780765377487}} * ''Repo Madness'', Forge (2016) {{ISBN|9780765377500}}
'''Standalone Novels'''
*''Emory's Gift'', Forge (2011) {{ISBN|9780765326263}} *''The Dogs of Christmas'', Forge (2013) {{ISBN|9780765330550}} *''The Dog Master'', Forge (2015) {{ISBN|9780765330550}} *''A Dog's Perfect Christmas'', Forge (2020) {{ISBN|9781250163585}} *''Love, Clancy: Diary of a Good Dog'', Forge (2023) {{ISBN|9781250163547}}
'''For Young Readers'''
* A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales **''Ellie's Story'', Starscape (2015) {{ISBN|9780765374691}} **''Bailey's Story'', Starscape (2016) {{ISBN|9780765388407}} **''Molly's Story'', Starscape (2017) {{ISBN|9780765394934}} **''Max's Story,'' Starscape (2018) {{ISBN|9780765395016}} **''Toby's Story'', Starscape (2019) {{ISBN|9780765394989}} **''Cooper's Story'', Starscape (2021) {{ISBN|9781250163387}} *A Dog's Way Home Puppy Tales **''Shelby's Story'', Starscape (2018) {{ISBN|9780765301918}} **''Bella's Story'', Starscape (2020) {{ISBN|9781250212764}} *''Lily's Story'', Starscape (2019) {{ISBN|9781250213518}} *Lily to the Rescue series **''Lily to the Rescue'' (2020) {{ISBN|9781250234353}} **''Two Little Piggies'' (2020) {{ISBN|9781250234452}} **''The Not-So-Stinky Skunk'' (2020) {{ISBN|9781250234483}} **''Dog Dog Goose'' (2020) {{ISBN|9781250234520}} **''Lost Little Leopard'' (2021) {{ISBN|9781250762566}} **''The Misfit Donkey'' (2021) {{ISBN|9781250762689}} **''Foxes in a Fix'' (2021) {{ISBN|9781250762726}} **''The Three Bears'' (2021) {{ISBN|9781250762511}}
'''Nonfiction'''
*''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter'', Workman (2001){{cn|date=April 2025}} *''How to Remodel a Man'', St. Martin's Press (2004){{cn|date=April 2025}} *''8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter'', Touchstone (2008) {{cn|date=April 2025}} *''A Dad's Purpose'', Amazon Digital Services (2017) {{ASIN|B06Y6GRPYY}}
== Awards == * 2006: The Robert Benchley Society Award for Humor<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120903152320/http://www.lexingtonfilm.com/rbscompetition.htm The Robert Benchley Society Award For Humor Competition - Dave Barry - Bob Newhart - Horace J. Digby - W. Bruce Cameron - David Trumbull]}} (about halfway down) from LexingtonFilm.com</ref><ref>[http://www.robertbenchley.org/AG2006/index.htm Robert Benchley Society Los Angeles, November 10-12, 2006] from RobertBenchley.org</ref> * 2006: The National Society of Newspaper Columnists Award for Best Humor<ref>[http://www.creators.com/news/42.html Bruce Cameron page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011152935/http://www.creators.com./news/42.html |date=2008-10-11 }} from Creators Syndicate</ref> * 2011: Columnist of the Year National Society of Newspaper Columnists {{cn|date=April 2025}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.wbrucecameron.com/ Cameron's official website]
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