Nickolas Butler
3 SeriesNickolas Butler is an American author known for his literary fiction novels. He has been published in numerous respected outlets, including Ploughshares, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Kenyon Review Online. Butler, a University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop alumnus, resides with his family on 16 acres in rural Wisconsin.
In Nickolas Butler's standalone novel, "The Hearts of Men," 13-year-old Nelson Doughty forms a tentative friendship with popular boy Jonathan at Camp Chippewa in 1962. As years pass, Nelson, scarred by the Vietnam War, becomes the camp's Scoutmaster, while Jonathan builds a successful business. Their lives intersect again when an unthinkable event occurs at a camp reunion involving Jonathan's teenage grandson and daughter-in-law. The incident tests the limits of Nelson's bravery and selflessness, revealing the profound impact of their long-standing connection.
