Summer is Calling

Hometown Novel News Podcast – May 2023 Each month I have the high honor of interviewing literary movers and shakers, authors, editors, librarians, publishing agents, news writers, etc. who are bringing attention to Coweta County and the surrounding communities south of Atlanta. The Newnan Podcast Network hosts my monthly broadcasts of Hometown Novel News. This […]

The Last Laird of Sapelo, August 15, 2023

THE LAST LAIRD OF SAPELO T. M. BROWN The Last Laird of Sapelo is based on the tragic story of Randolph Spalding, the youngest son of Georgia’s most well-known antebellum-era coastal planter and influential political figure, Thomas Spalding. Following his father’s death in 1851, Randolph parlays his father’s fame and gifted landholdings on Sapelo Island, […]

The Last Laird of Sapelo Cover Reveal

After a long weekend and well over 200 votes cast in a neck and neck poll see which cover will adorn The Last Laird of Sapelo, Koehler Books. Scroll down to the Presentation or click the download link below to see and learn more about The Last Laird of Sapelo’s book cover. Share on FacebookTweetFollow […]

The Last Laird of Sapelo Book Cover Poll

Follow the link and decide for yourself which book cover Koehler Books will use as The Last Laird of Sapelo moves into pre-order stage. Its release date is August 15th. So every vote is important and helps in the final decision. Check back for the cover reveal after the poll ends this weekend, and then […]

Was there a Curse on Sapelo?

Cover Reveal & Sneak Preview of The Last Laird of Sapelo April 28, Noon-1:00 PM, Newnan Carnegie Library “Lunch & Learn” Guest Speaker, “Writing Your Story” by T. M. Brown. Talking about my journey as an author and how others may start their publishing journey. April 28, 6:00-8:00 PM, Corner Arts Gallery, Studios and Gifts, Newnan, GA […]

CARROLLTON BOOKFEST KICKS OFF A BUSY 2023

Go to my monthly Hometown Novel News broadcast on the Newnan Podcast Network. You will be able to hear my discussion with three of the key organizers on the Carrollton BookFest committee: Helen Stine, Elyse Wheeler, and Stephanie Baldi. We talk about the special guest author and keynote speaker, Bren McClain, author of the best-seller […]

Shiloh Series 5th Anniversary

Spring of 2018 introduced the Shiloh Mystery Series Following the original release of Sanctuary in March 2017, the Shiloh Mystery Series began with Sanctuary’s new edition gaining the subtitle of A Legacy of Memories, and designated as book one of the Shiloh Mystery Series. Right behind the new Sanctuary edition, Testament, An Unexpected Return became […]

Merry Christmas from Shiloh

It has been five years since Theo and Liddy arrived in Shiloh and experienced their first Christmas in Shiloh. To celebrate the anniversary they want you to enjoy their first story for free on KINDLE—that’s right FREE! For the next five days Sanctuary, A Legacy of Memories will be available to download for FREE (December […]

A Thanksgiving to Remember

At a point during the playful and respectful roasting from Megan, Harold pushed his chair out from the end of the table, grabbed his empty dessert plate in one hand and leaned toward me. “Theo, now you’ll see why I struggle with my weight.” A jolly laugh followed him to the other end of the table.

SHILOH MYSTERY SERIES NEWS & MORE!

Whether you got your free copy of Sanctuary, you can still download discounted Kindles of Testament & Purgatory for only $.99! October 22-29th, you can download TESTAMENT, AN UNEXPECTED RETURN for only $.99! October 30-Nov 6th, you can download PURGATORY, A PROGENY’S QUEST for only $.99! If you are a KINDLE UNLIMITED subscriber, download all three for […]

Hometown Novel News Podcasts Launch

October not only ushered in another display of autumnal colors, it launched the first Hometown Novel News podcast hosted by Newnan Times-Herald, Newnan, GA thanks to Clay Neely, Co-Publisher. October’s podcast launched with a discussion about the Enduring Legacy and Value of Local Libraries with special guest, Susan Crutchfield, Director of the Newnan Carnegie Library. […]

Southern Voices from the Past: Erskine Caldwell

After a stellar, extended career as an author of twenty-five novels, countless short stories, and twelve non-fiction books, Erskine Caldwell became a charter member of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, 2000. Born in 1903 to a Presbyterian minister and a schoolteacher mother in Moreland, GA, he lived an itinerant life in his early years […]

Southern Voices from the Past – Caroline Miller

Throughout this fall of 2022, I’ll be focusing on former Southern voices that forged the way for all Southern authors… Caroline’s inaugural novel, Lamb in his Bosom (1934), won the Pulitzer Prize for literature. Caroline was the first Georgian to earn this esteemed award, which changed Caroline’s life forever, and the floodgates opened for future […]

Southern Voices from the Past – Corra Harris

Novelist Corra Harris forged the way for Southern women writers in the early decades of the 20th-Century. Her notoriety as a humorist, southern apologist, and torchbearer of the premodern agrarian life developed through countless published short stories and essays in the likes of Saturday Evening Post, Harper’s, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, and other notable periodicals. […]

A W.O.W. Interview

An interview that pulled a lot of background information about my journey to become the Southern inspirational author working on publishing my fourth novel. ‘Time crept while I stirred and tossed in futile attempts to capture any semblance of actual sleep. Capitulation arrived shortly after four when I poured a cup of coffee and sat […]

Writing Can Be Hazardous!

Out of utter humility and embarrassment, I want to share with you a story of how hilariously hazardous writing can become. I pray for your mercy and understanding as you read this story. REAL-LIFE STORIES ADD LIFE TO OUR FICTIONAL STORIES I learned I should never dump swept up fireplace ash into a cardboard box. […]

Purgatory, A Progeny’s Quest News!

Purgatory, A Progeny’s Quest, Book 3 in the Shiloh Mystery Series is now available in an Amazon exclusive “hardcover” edition. T. M. Brown invites you to share the news and links with friends and family. Whether they enjoy the Kindle, paperback, or new hardcover editions. He also invites you to leave a rating and a […]

Why Write an Historical Novel?

What is a HISTORICAL NOVEL? A historical novel is a story with a particular period of history as its setting which strives to convey the spirit, manners, and social conditions of that past age with realistic detail and fidelity (though sometimes only provides apparent fidelity) to historical fact. Historical novels capture the details of the […]

A Summer Update from T. M. Brown

Over the past month, my wife and I traveled to five states, attended our two oldest grandsons’ high school graduations, shared a vacation house with family, took part in a writers’ conference on St. Simon’s Island, co-hosted the long-anticipated Southern LitFest in Newnan, and along the way sold a few of my current Southern novels. […]

The Tainted Impossible American Dream

Is the American dream, as envisioned by our founding fathers tainted, an impossible, unreachable, unachievable dream? I rarely voice a particular opinion about the state of our country, but I have been following the posts of Sean Dietrich, aka “Sean of the South,” lately and his most recent struck a nerve considering recent events in […]

Summer Kindle Deal-Begins June 21st!

Summer Kickoff $.99 Kindle Sale Summer begins June 21st and so does the $.99 Kindle offer for each of the Shiloh Mystery novels… Offer runs through June 28th! So don’t miss out! Purchase one or all three to fill your summer reading time… “T. M. Brown’s characters are rich, the story is compelling . . […]

What Do You Think?

What do you think? The Last Laird of Sapelo: The Randolph Spalding Story has served as my working title for my new historical novel, but it also sounds far too academic. After spending a weekend with author-peers at a writing conference on St. Simon’s Island and taking a three-hour boat tour of the tidewater around […]

Who was “The Last Laird of Sapelo?”

More Important: Why Sapelo Island? Why is Sapelo Island the setting for my historical novel, “The Last Laird of Sapelo”? This 16,000 acre feral, time-lost barrier island remains pretty much cut off from the mad-rush of progress. It remains as it was for centuries long ago except for a few relics of man’s cultural attempts […]

Southern Lit Fest, Newnan GA

After two past postponements, the highly anticipated Southern LitFest 2022 kicks off, Friday evening June 3rd at Newnan, GA’s historic train depot with its Hometown Author program, and then Saturday begins an all-day schedule of events in and around downtown Newnan, and ends with the celebrated Bourbon On the Porch entertaining schedule of stops at […]

The Appeal of Southern Novels, Past and Present

Why Are Southern Novels Borderless and Timeless? How is it Margaret Mitchell, Flannery O’Connor, Harper Lee, William Faulkner, Robert Penn Warren, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Pat Conroy and the legacy of so many other great Southern authors have endured long after they left us? And, today Southern authors like Fannie Flagg, Alice Walker, Kathryn Stockett, […]

Hometown Novel Writers Association

What began as an experiment, over four years ago, has grown in the number of local Georgia authors impacted and introduced, as well as in the number of programs and places growing our fledgling organization. Hometown Novel Writers also has added regular meetings and workshops for aspiring writers of all levels. Best of all, Hometown […]

Southeastern Writers Association

Way back in the Summer of 2016 I attended my first SWA Writers Conference at St. Simon Island’s Epworth Retreat Center. There I discovered author-friends who have continued to this day as mentors, encouragers, and close friends. Here is the link to the Southeastern Writers webpage where you sign up to attend this summer’s conference. […]

Why Sapelo Island?

In my upcoming historical novel, Sapelo Island is the home of South End, Chocolate, Bourbon, Kenan Fields, High Point, Marsh Landing, and Blackbeard’s Island–all names associated with the fifteen by three-mile barrier island off the Georgia coast as the War Between the States breaks out. The Spalding family’s legacy now rests in what was called […]

Purgatory, A Progeny’s Quest KINDLE PROMOTION

Beginning Saturday, April 2nd until April 9th, the KINDLE edition of Purgatory will be available at $.99 each and slowly rise to $1.99 and then $2.99 over the course of the promo period. So, don’t hesitate! Read and the leave a review of this award-winning thriller… recognized as a finalist in the 2021 Silver Falchion […]

WHAT IS YOUR FAMILY STORY?

CLICK THE IMAGE TO READ AN OUTSTANDING ARTICLE ABOUT DISCOVERING OUR FAMILY’S HISTORY, WHETHER FOR GOD OR BAD. THE PAST LIES IN THE TRUNK AND ROOTS OF OUR FAMIYL TREE. WHO IS THE KEEPER OF YOUR FAMILY TREE? Who is the Keeper of the Family Story in your family? This post reminded me of how […]

Shiloh Mystery Series News!

Now available, the newly edited and updated paperback edition of PURGATORY, A PROGENY’S QUEST, published by Blue Room Books, Decatur, GA. You can buy your copy of this award-winning third novel in the Shiloh Mystery series directly from Blue Room Books, Amazon, or from many local book retailers, including my hometown booksellers, Corner Arts Gallery, […]

The Last Laird of Sapelo: BETA Time

Are you a BETA reader? BETA readers: A person who reads a work of fiction before it is published in order to mark errors and suggest improvements, typically without receiving payment (But, can earn a complimentary advance copy of the published book.) Do you enjoy historical novels? Historical fiction is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, […]

2022 Bringing Big News & Changes

2022 Big News Coming Soon My latest novel, a historical tale about Randolph Spalding, the youngest son of Thomas Spalding, the original Laird of Sapelo, is finally nearing completion. His story has consumed my attention and focus ever since Purgatory’s launch on May 26, 2020. I did not think I could take my focus off […]

Holiday Events & Book Signings

Visit the Event page for all my upcoming holiday events and appearances. Holiday gift lists should include author signed books for all your book-loving friends and family. Visit the EVENT page to see where I and many of my author-friends will be in the coming weeks before Christmas. Please also follow me on Facebook and […]

Events, Programs, and Appearances in October

A busy October begins on October 1st with Octoberfest in historic downtown Newnan, Georgia–my hometown- and ends October 30th in Warm Springs narrating famous tales about graveyards, ghosts, and goblins while enjoying a Spooktacular evening among ghoulish dressed in black patrons. Visit T. M. Brown’s Event Page for all the dates, times. and locations for […]

Happy Fourth of July from Shiloh!

Happy Fourth of July! Here’s an excerpt from Testament, An Unexpected Return as little Shiloh celebrates its 115th Independence Day Jubilee in new Priestly Park… The Fourth of July in Shiloh! CHAPTER TWO The storm front blew over as predicted, allowing the sunshine to break through partly cloudy skies by the time we arrived at […]

July Kicks Off a Busy Schedule

We’ve been fully vaccinated since the first week in March, but have remained close to home for the most part. But, that’s changing quickly this summer. Here’s is my author schedule of events and appearances for July, and August and beyond is booking up fast for the rest of 2021…

Southern Author Ponderings on Publishing Today

Authors and social media–an arranged marriage benefiting one and sucking the life out of the other. One garnishes all the attention, the other screams to be heard. One, an unsated polygamist, the other, another trophy in the crowded harem. I often wonder, how might the notable, best-selling authors whose careers began long before the internet […]

HNN Writers Workshop – April 10th with Dana Ridenour

Regarding, Dana’s compelling Lexie Montgomery thrillers, her firsthand knowledge and past personal engagement as an undercover FBI agent stirs the reader’s imagination unlike other crime novels you may have read. I personally have read all three of her novels and know why they have all won multiple literary awards. I dare you to begin reading […]

2021 Kicks Off HNN Writers

Are you a writer who aspires to collaborate with other writers to improve your writing? Writers write in isolation but writers need not be isolated from opinions and advice along the arduous task of writing your story to reach your desired audience. January 21st at 6:30 PM will be the first of four quarterly workshops […]

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas and Farewell 2020!

Now available – the narration of Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol… What Does 2021 Hold as 2020 Ends? 2020 deserves an extra-special Merry Christmas to wrap up a wild, crazy, and certainly unexpected year. My two off-the-cuff wishes this Christmas are COVID’s departure and no more political commercials and mailings. My two sons are ending […]

What’s Happening in Shiloh?

First of all, thank you to all who have already grabbed your copy of Purgatory, A Progeny’s Quest.  However, the best-laid plans to launch the third and final story in the Shiloh Mystery Series has been turned upside down thanks to our unwelcomed COVID Bugaboo. BUT like the characters in my Shiloh stories, the word has gotten out about […]

Hometown Novel Nights Mystery Author Night

Catch the upcoming October 15th Hometown Novel Night Mystery Author Virtual Program beginning at 6:30 PM. It will be broadcast live on Zoom, hosted by the Newnan Carnegie Library. Here’s the link to register. Hometown Novel Nights has three more outstanding author programs scheduled to finish 2020. Each is sponsored by the Newnan Carnegie Library. […]

Who is T. M. Brown?

More about “Who is T. M. Brown” comes out in this extensive interview? Susan Crutchfield, Director of the Newnan Carnegie Library, hosted T. M. Brown for an up-close and personal look into his writing and background. Here is the broadcast to learn more about Mike, as his friends and family know him. All three of […]

Linda Shenton Matchett Interview

Here’s a bonus link to an engaging and mind-probing interview hosted by Linda Shenton Matchett, a fellow ACFW and Sisters-in-Crime author. This is the second she has done with me over the past two years. Enjoy and feel free to share it with your friends. Thursday, August 6, 2020 Talkshow Thursday: Welcome Back Mike Brown […]

Bragging on my hometown of Newnan, GA

With my book launch tour to begin officially Saturday, June 6th at 1 PM on historic Court Square in downtown Newnan, GA, I figured y’all might like a peak into the quintessential downtown of a county-seat town in Georgia. Newnan also was the inspiration and model for Shiloh in my three-book series. Please enjoy. Share […]

Shiloh’s Tug-of-War Homily

An excerpt from Testament, An Unexpected Return – written in 2016 but the message in the preacher’s homily to the folks in Shiloh is so relevant today… Chapter Three -“Tug-of-War Sermon” (Testament, An Unexpected Return) Arnie draped his navy blazer across the chair behind the pulpit, rolled-up his sleeves and loosened his red, white and […]

2020 Hometown Novel Nights Kickoff Event

Also, put Sunday afternoon, January 26th, on your calendar for Hometown Novel Nights – Fourth Sunday at The Monarch House in Newnan. Come join the residents, their friends, family members, and guests like you. Cozy library setting with door prizes and refreshments served. Share on FacebookTweetFollow usSave

2019 Hometown Novel Nights Holiday Finale

2020 Already Offers a Busy Calendar of Events With one more visit to the Monarch House, December 22nd, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Hometown Novel Nights is blessed to present Mike Nemeth and Holly Moulder to put the final close to our 2019 Calendar of events. Residents, family, and friends at the Monarch House, as well as, […]

Happy Thanksgiving 2019! The Brown Family

How time flies when you are having so much fun creating and sharing memories with family! A year ago my family gathered together and visited Rock Ranch in The Rock, GA — Truett Cathy’s family resort which transforms into a winter wonderland for Christmas. (My oldest son is taking the photo) I have so many […]

Newnan, GA Inspires More than My Shiloh Stories

Whenever and wherever I travel outside the local area to attend book events, folks inevitably ask where I’m from. I quickly respond, “Newnan, Georgia is my hometown.” Then I explain, Newnan’s small enough and rich enough in history to remind us of time-lost days, yet big enough to attract visitors from all over. We love […]

How Does Shiloh Celebrate the Fourth of July?

Moments later, the shrill piping of a fife and a rhythmic drum cadence quieted the crowd before a voice barked, “For-ard harch!” Pete, Jay, and Jim marched abreast in step to the lead of the teenage fifer and drummer, all wearing Minutemen costumes. Jay and Jim held shouldered muskets on either side of Pete, who carried the American flag with both hands. The crowd came to its feet as the color guard approached the makeshift stage until Jay shouted, “Color guard, halt!”

Hal Archer stepped to the podium and invited Miss Phoebe Thatcher, the high school’s music director, onto the stage to sing the Star Spangled Banner. Arnie Wright followed with a prayer of thanks for our nation, community, and today’s Jubilee. Hal then welcomed everyone to Shiloh’s one-hundred-and-fifteenth Independence Day Jubilee and added, “Before we enjoy all this scrumptious food and the activities planned this afternoon, I’d like to introduce my father, our Mayor Emeritus, the Honorable Harold Archer.”

Sanctuary, A Legacy of Memories – 2018 Best Book Award Winner as Finalist in Religious Fiction

For Immediate Release  by  Palmetto Publishing Group 2018 Best Book Awards Finalist for Religious Fiction by  AmericanBookFest.com Sanctuary: A Legacy of Memories by T. M. Brown  Genre: Mystery/Suspense ISBN: 978-1-64111-073-0  362 pages, paperback Publication Date: January 19, 2018  Sanctuary: A Legacy of Memories introduces newly retired publishing executive Theo Phillips and his wife Liddy to […]

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