Jim Brown

JIM BROWN is a critically acclaimed author and an award-winning journalist. His novels have been published in 26 countries and translated into Russian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, and Bulgarian.

His first two novel's 24/7 and Black Valley, published by Random House, have been optioned for film.

Jim is also a renowned broadcast journalist. He has worked for NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox. He's broadcast live for CNN and been featured in a BBC documentary.

As a crime reporter, Jim has covered school shootings and serial killers, including the Stocking Strangler and the Atlanta Child Killer, as well as countless other crimes and criminals. As a result, he has been threatened and shot at . . . twice. But he always gets the story.

Jim is a three-time winner of the Associated Press Best Newscast Award.

A packed house.

Jim's been in broadcasting since he was 16 years old. He is very good at talking. He is also very good at eating and napping.

{Editor Note: Jim loves to be live. Something about the challenge and knowing any mistake cannot be corrected. I think that’s just an excuse so he doesn’t have to correct mistakes but you didn’t hear it from me.}

A signing at Barnes & Noble. They ran out of books and had to go to B. Dalton for more. Some readers even went to Borders to buy the book then returned to get it signed -- shhh don't tell anyone.

Home again. On the set of the KMTR-TV morning show.

Jim signs books in Eugne, Oregon. Here he talks with fellow writer Kathy Oltion.

Sharing a window in Portland, Oregon.

Listening to book club readers.

Jim being interviewed for the evening news. See what I mean about him talking? -- Editor

Talking to readers at the Hanford Library in California

Jim talks with a reader at Book Carnival in Orange County, CA.

Jim talks with Alison Stanton and Alice Dodge. (Note-Alison and hubby Colin are thanked on the Appreciation page of Black Valley.)

The University of Oregon sponsors an innovative book signing at Adam's Place restaurant.

Syndicated Radio Interview

With the Book Addicts Book Club in Redondo Beach, CA a fun and insightful group.

With Beth Caswell, the Mystery Maven at "Coffee, Tea and Mystery" Bookstore in Orange County.r image

With Taylor and Lynne Lamb.