James Brown

Who is James Brown?

James Brown is an American novelist who has also written short fiction and nonfiction.

His acclaimed memoir, The Los Angeles Diaries is an intimate portrait of his dysfunctional family, covering his childhood, Hollywood script meetings, his splintered marriage and life with his older brother, the actor Barry Brown, and his sister, the actress Marilyn Brown, who both committed suicide. The Los Angeles Diaries was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Independent of London.