James Brown
JAMES BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed memoirs The Los Angeles
Diaries and This River. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts
Literature Fellowship and the Nelson Algren Literary Award in short fiction.
Brown’s work has appeared in GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles
Times Magazine, Ploughshares, New England Review, and many other publications.
Works

2020
Apology to the Young Addict
Now sixty—with years of sobriety under his belt—and the father of three sons, James Brown writes about finding a new path in life, making peace with the family whose ghosts have haunted him, and helping the next generation of addicts overcome their disease.
2011
This River: A Memoir
2003
The Los Angeles Diaries: A Memoir
Awards and Recognition
- National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, Nelson Algren Award in Short Fiction, Chesterfield Film Writing Fellowship