171 ratings | 64 reviews | avg rating:3.94

Nathaniel Tower’s Followers (45)

Nathaniel’s Bookshelves

to-read (7)
currently-reading (63)
read (196)

Nathaniel’s Friends (182)

Steve Karas

553 books | 115 friends

Richard

5,679 books | 959 friends

J.A.

3,048 books | 1,181 friends

Curtis Edmonds

1,044 books | 378 friends

1,935 books | 191 friends

Thom Young

117 books | 263 friends

Arthur Graham

1,485 books | 844 friends

Lee Foust

1,034 books | 710 friends

More friends…

Nathaniel Tower

Goodreads Author

Website

http://nathanieltower.com

Twitter

nathanieltower

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor, Absurdism

Influences

Donald Bartheleme

Member Since

January 2011

edit data

Nathaniel Tower lives in the Twin Cities area with his wife and daughters. After teaching high school English for nine years, he decided to start a new career in writing and marketing. His fiction has appeared in over two hundred online and print journals. His first collection of short stories, "Nagging Wives, Foolish Husbands" was released by Martian Lit in 2014. In 2011, MuseItUp Publishing released his first novel, A Reason to Kill, followed a year later by his first novella, Hallways and Handguns. Nathaniel is the founding and managing editor of Bartleby Snopes Literary Magazine and Press. When he’s not doing writerly things, he likes to joggle (juggle and run simultaneously). He is the former world record holder for running a mile back ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Nathaniel Tower questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Nathaniel Tower’s books

Average rating: 4.16 · 285 ratings · 70 reviews · 47 distinct works

	Nagging Wives, Foolish Husbands 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revenge of the Scammed by Nathaniel Tower (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David S. Atkinson (Goodreads Author), Susan Gibb 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bartleby Snopes Issue 10 by Nathaniel Tower (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rick Taliaferro (Editor), Justin Daugherty (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bartleby Snopes Issue 11 by Nathaniel Tower (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rick Taliaferro (Editor), Christopher T. Garry (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Reason to Kill 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Use, Remove, Repeat 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Write a Guide to Writing a Bestseller in 10 Minutes 2.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bartleby Snopes Issue 5 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bartleby Snopes Issue 13 by Nathaniel Tower (Goodreads Author) (Editor), C.S. DeWildt (Goodreads Author), Heather Clitheroe (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Hedgy Times Vol 1 Issue 1 by Nathaniel Tower (Goodreads Author), Matt Gallo, Thomas William Dyer II really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Nathaniel Tower…

288 posts
Nathaniel Tower's Blog

Why Original Content Still Matters in the Age of AI

Last Updated on May 18, 2025 by Nathaniel Tower Have you noticed that a lot of the content you’ve been consuming lately seems…familiar? Like you’ve seen it all before? If so, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. You’re likely looking at the work of artificial intelligence (AI). AI-generated content is everywhere now, and … Continue reading Why Original Content Still Matters in the Age of AI

Nathaniel is Currently Reading

Nathaniel Tower is currently reading

Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business

by Lex Sisney

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 04, 2025 12:59PM

Nathaniel Tower is currently reading

We Ate the Dark

by Mallory Pearson (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jan 04, 2024 08:16PM

Nathaniel Tower is currently reading

It Will All Work Out: The Freedom of Letting Go

by Kevin Hart

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 06, 2023 08:05PM

rss
Nathaniel’s Recent Updates

Nathaniel Tower is currently reading Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business by Lex Sisney	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 04, 2025 12:59PM · like
Nathaniel Tower has read The Passion of the Christoph by Christoph Paul (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 27, 2024 12:15PM · like
Nathaniel Tower has read Cascades by Rick Taliaferro	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 24, 2024 02:12AM · like
Nathaniel Tower is currently reading We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 04, 2024 08:16PM · like
Nathaniel Tower finished reading Just Stay Away by Tony Wirt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 04, 2024 08:16PM · like