W. Bruce Cameron began his career writing a family newspaper humor column, eventually becoming an internationally syndicated columnist. His column, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, became a New York Times Bestselling book and a People’s Choice Award Winning series on ABC, currently syndicated in 33 countries worldwide.

He is best known as the Benchley Award Winning, #1 USA TODAY and #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the A Dog’s Purpose series. Along with his wife, Cathryn Michon, he co-wrote the screenplay for the Amblin/Universal film A Dog’s Purpose, which became the most successful international live-action dog movie ever. He has published 15 books, translated into over 60 languages, with many becoming international bestsellers.

His bestselling book A Dog’s Way Home was released as a Sony Pictures film on January 11th, 2019, and the movie A Dog’s Journey, again from Amblin/Universal, was released on May 17th, 2019. His work for younger readers has won awards and is taught in classrooms globally. He is currently working on A Dog’s Purpose 3: A Dog’s Promise.

William Bruce Cameron was born on July 25, 1956. As a storyteller by inclination and profession, his stories have helped people cope with the loss of pets, showing that true love never dies and real friends are always there if we know where to look.