Brett Riley

Brett Riley is a professor of English at the College of Southern Nevada. He grew up in southeastern Arkansas and earned his Ph.D. in contemporary American fiction and film at Louisiana State University. His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including Folio, The Wisconsin Review , and The Baltimore Review . Riley's debut novel, Comanche, was released in September 2020, followed by Lord of Order in April 2021. Freaks , a superhero thriller featuring dangerous aliens and badass...See more

Brett Riley is a professor of English at the College of Southern Nevada. He grew up in southeastern Arkansas and earned his Ph.D. in contemporary American fiction and film at Louisiana State University. His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including Folio, The Wisconsin Review , and The Baltimore Review . Riley's debut novel, Comanche, was released in September 2020, followed by Lord of Order in April 2021. Freaks , a superhero thriller featuring dangerous aliens and badass high school kids was published in March 2022. The second novel in the Freaks series, Travelers , was released in August 2022. Riley lives in Henderson, Nevada. See less