Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2020) Winner
Nathan W. Pyle
ネイサン・ダブリュー・パイル
Neisan W. Pairu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1982-01-01 （Ohio, United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Kettering, Ohio → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- cartoonist, writer, television producer
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Affiliations
- BuzzFeed, HarperCollins
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Christian High School | — | — | 高校卒業 | — | United States |
| (College, name unknown) | — | Theology | — | — | United States |
Dayton Christian High School
Degree:
高校卒業
Country:
United States
Graduated from high school
(College, name unknown)
Theology
Country:
United States
Studied theology and taught high school theology for two years
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The New York Times Best Seller list | NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette | Travel | The New York Times | Best Seller |
| 2019 | The New York Times Best Seller list | Strange Planet | Hardcover Fiction | The New York Times | #1 |
| 2019 | Publishers Weekly bestseller list | Strange Planet | Hardcover Fiction | Publishers Weekly | #1 |
The New York Times Best Seller list
2014
Work:
NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette
Category:
Travel
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
Best Seller
The New York Times Best Seller list
2019
Work:
Strange Planet
Category:
Hardcover Fiction
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
#1
Publishers Weekly bestseller list
2019
Work:
Strange Planet
Category:
Hardcover Fiction
Organization:
Publishers Weekly
Result:
#1
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette
2014 Humor comicA book of comics based on viral GIFs about surviving in New York City.
Urban lifeEtiquetteHumor
99 Stories I Could Tell: A Doodlebook To Help You Create
2018 DoodlebookA doodlebook to help readers create their own stories.
CreativityStorytelling
Strange Planet
2019 Webcomic collectionCollection of the webcomic featuring blue aliens describing human experiences in technical terms.
Satire of human behaviorHumorous languageAlien perspective
Adaptations
- [Animated TV series] Strange Planet (2023)
Stranger Planet
2020 Webcomic collectionSequel to the Strange Planet comic collection.
Satire of human behaviorHumorous language
Bibliography
- NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette
- 99 Stories I Could Tell: A Doodlebook To Help You Create
- Strange Planet
- Stranger Planet
Adaptations
- Strange Planet (Apple TV+ animated series, 2023)
- Sweet Existence (card game by Hasbro)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- 4-panel formatTechnical and literal languageSimple illustrations
- Recurring Motifs
- Big-eyed blue aliensRedefining banal human experiencesSatire of human customs
Legacy
Creator of the massively popular Strange Planet webcomic with millions of Instagram followers. Books topped NYT bestseller lists and adapted into Apple TV+ animated series. Christian who publicly supports Democrats.
In Popular Culture
- Adapted into Apple TV+ animated series produced by Dan Harmon
- Hasbro card game Sweet Existence
Quotes
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The comics take place on their home planet and the readers are the visitors.
Source: Facebook video (2019) -
My wife Taylor and I have private beliefs as they pertain to our Christian faith. We believe separation of church and state is crucial to our nation flourishing.
Source: Twitter statement (2019)
Trivia
- Born 1982, grew up in Kettering, Ohio
- Moved to New York in 2008
- Married in 2018
- Creator of viral Reddit NYC GIF series
- Strange Planet Instagram has 6.2M followers (2025)