Malcolm Brenner (writer)

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Malcolm J. Brenner
Born (1951-05-09) 9 May 1951 (age 72)
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, journalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. Communications
Alma materNew College of Florida [1]
Notable worksWet Goddess

Malcolm J. Brenner (born 9 May 1951) is an American author from New Jersey, journalist, and zoophile; [1] He is best known for his controversial novel Wet Goddess (2009), about a love affair between a college student and a bottlenose dolphin in the 1970s. As a journalist, he has covered local news in New Mexico and Florida since the early 1990s.

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Career in journalism

In the 1990s, Brenner worked as an investigative reporter covering the Navajo Nation and surrounding area. A 1998 article on the American Indian Movement (AIM) and Russell Means which Brenner wrote for the Gallup Independent is featured on the AIM website. [2]

From 1992 to 1994, Brenner worked at the Farmington Daily Times. After being terminated, Brenner filed a federal lawsuit claiming that he had been terminated for practicing Wicca. [3]

Wet Goddess

Since 2010, Brenner has gained international notoriety for his novel, Wet Goddess. [4] [5] The novel details several months in the life of fictional college student Zachary Zimmerman, in which the protagonist meets a dolphin named Ruby at a local theme park and falls in love with her. [6] Brenner claims the book is autobiographical, and based on a series of events that happened to him in the 1970s. In an article in the Huffington Post , Brenner said: "I wrote this book for dolphins because we are mistreating these animals by keeping them in captivity." [7]

Zoophile

Brenner claims to have had sex with a female dolphin named Dolly in the 1970s. Describing the experience, he stated they “stared into each others eyes” for moments after they made love and they tried seven different poses. [8] He is a zoophile activist. [9]

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Awards

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