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ⓘ About Nick Brooks
Nick Brooks is an award-winning American filmmaker and author of young adult books. Hailing from Washington, DC, Nick Brooks graduated from the University of Southern California T.V. and Film Production program in 2020. He also won Jack Larson and James Bridges awards for Writing and Directing films. Nick published his debut middle-grade novel, Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont in 2022, the first novel in a series of three books. His debut young adult novel, Promise Boys, published in 2023, received positive criticism and was deemed a much-anticipated novel of 2023 by Forbes, Seventeen and Buzzfeed. Nick Brooks is a fantastic storyteller striving to tell timely and timeless tales.
All Book Series by Nick Brooks
Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2022
Too Many Interesting Things Are Happening to Ethan Fairmont
Book 2 of 3 · published 2023
Everything Interesting Keeps Happening to Ethan Fairmont
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Nick Brooks?
Nick Brooks is an award-winning American filmmaker and author of young adult books. Hailing from Washington, DC, Nick Brooks graduated from the University of Southern California T.V. and Film Production program in 2020. He also won Jack Larson and James Bridges awards for Writing and Directing films.
Which Nick Brooks series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ethan Fairmont series, the earliest of Nick Brooks's multi-book series: it opens with Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont (2022) and runs to 3 books across 2022–2024, ending with Everything Interesting Keeps Happening to Ethan Fairmont (2024).
How many books has Nick Brooks written?
Nick Brooks has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2022 and 2025. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the Ethan Fairmont series with 3 books.
In what order should Nick Brooks's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nick Brooks's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ethan Fairmont (2022–2024, 3 books) and Nick Brooks Standalone Novels (2023–2025, 2 books).
How are Nick Brooks's books organised into series?
This guide splits Nick Brooks's 5 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: Ethan Fairmont (3 books, 2022–2024); Nick Brooks Standalone Novels (2 books, 2023–2025).