Gene Brewer (born 1937) is the author of the K-PAX series of novels: K-PAX, K-PAX II, K-PAX III, K-PAX IV and Prot's Report, a brief natural history of the Earth, which appears in the K-PAX trilogy, an omnibus edition of the first three K-PAX books. The first book in the series was made into a Disney/Universal film in 2001.
The psychiatrist in his novels is named after him, being named Dr. Gene Brewer.
Brewer currently lives in New York City and Vermont, with his wife and their mixed-breed dog, Flower. He is a vegan.[1] His new memoir is called Creating K-PAX.
Gene Brewer is presently working on two new books including K-PAX 5.