I’m thrilled to announce that Pride of Eden has won the 2021 Georgia Author of the Year Award for Literary Fiction! Thank you to the Georgia Writers Association and all of the bookstores, booksellers, and readers who support my work!
Below, you can see what the Georgia Writers Association had to say about the book.
Here’s a reading of some of my favorite passages from Pride of Eden, filmed at an old Elks lodge in historic Savannah, Georgia!
If you don’t have your copy of Pride of Eden yet, it’s not too late!
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This week, I was honored to be on WTOC-11’s morning show, Morning Break, where we discussed Pride of Eden, overcoming obstacles to write, and how to finish a book or story — especially during quarantine!
If you don’t have your copy of Pride of Eden yet, today is the day!
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Crazily enough, my novel Pride of Eden, set on a fictional big cat sanctuary on the Georgia coast, released the same day as the Netflix miniseries Tiger King, which follows the feud between zoo owner Joe Exotic and Florida’s Big Cat Rescue:
“A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.”
Since then, Tiger King has taken mainstream culture by storm, and I’ve been receiving multiple messages per day asking if I knew/know about Joe Exotic and the series.
The answer is definitely yes — it’s hard not to research big cat breeding in America without his name coming up. However, I only came to know the full arc of his story in 2019, late in the process of revising the book. There’s a wonderful Wondery podcast on the subject, Joe Exotic: Tiger King, which I highly recommend.
Hopefully, in addition to the obvious entertainment value, the series is casting some much-needed light into the (under)world of big cats in America — one of the main backdrops of the book, which you can order here.
Today, Jessica of E. Shaver Bookseller in Savannah, Georgia, asked me about Tiger King and Pride of Eden. A little cheeky fun — enjoy!
We’ve been lucky to receive some very nice reviews for Pride of Eden from a few favorite authors and trade publications, including Ron Rash and Silas House!
“Pride of Eden is a beautifully written, visionary novel of scarred souls seeking redemption not only for themselves but, in their limited way, for us all. Taylor Brown is clearly one of the best American writers of his generation. We are fortunate to have his voice in these dark times.”
—Ron Rash, author of Serena and Eureka Mill
“Pride of Eden is intimate in detail and thematically epic. Beautifully written and hard to put down, this book fairly bursts with a sense of place so rich you feel as if you are stepping into this lush world and characters–including the animals–with whom you don’t want to stop spending time. Taylor Brown has firmly established himself as one of our finest novelists.”
—Silas House, author of Southernmost
“In prose that sings, Taylor Brown has written a crackling and propulsive new myth of environmentalism. Pride of Eden is an ode to all that is fierce, wild and resilient in this shifting world of ours, and a reminder to fight hard for the things we love.”
—Robin MacArthur, author of Half Wild and Heart Spring Mountain
“‘Atavistic’ is one way to describe Pride of Eden. ‘Fantastic’ is another. Because Taylor Brown has accomplished something truly unique with this remarkable novel, telling a story that’s both gripping and tender, with prose as savagely beautiful as the apex predators it celebrates. Pride of Eden is simply a pleasure to read. ”
—Dane Huckelbridge, author of No Beast So Fierce
“Couched in a thrilling narrative, Brown’s heartbreaking yet hopeful message of humanity’s moral responsibility for the natural world and its magnificent creatures will linger with readers.” —Publishers Weekly
“What makes this riveting nail-biter most impressive is Brown’s knowledge and passion.” —Booklist
Due out March 17! You can pre-order your copy here:
Y’all! I recently learned that GODS OF HOWL MOUNTAIN is one of seven finalists for the 2019 Southern Book Prize. Now the #VoiceYourChoice voter ballots are up!
If you enjoyed the book, I’d be so…dang…grateful if you took a moment to vote — doing so will enter you to win a full collection of the 2019 Southern Book Prize finalists!
Here’s the link:
Friends!
St. Martin’s Press, my publisher, has partnered with Goodreads to give away 50 free copies of my novel The River of Kings. I would be honored for you have a copy of this book on your shelf if you don’t already. Here’s the link for entry: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/253067-the-river-of-kings
My lovely publisher, St. Martin’s Press, has partnered with Goodreads to give away 100 free copies (!) of my forthcoming novel, Gods of Howl Mountain…six months ahead of the March 2018 pub date! Easy to enter — here’s the link:
Hugely honored for Fallen Land to be selected as one of four finalists for the 2017 Southern Book Prize in the Literary category. Congratulations to Julia Franks, whose novel Over the Plain Houses won the prize!
Huge thanks to the Georgia Center for the Book for selecting The River of Kings as one of the 2017 Books All Georgians Should Read. In some ways, this book is my love poem to the state of my birth, childhood, and formative years. I’m so grateful for the book to make this list.
Also, Fallen Land made the 2016 list!
More details here: http://georgiacenterforthebook.org/Read-Georgia-Books/index.php
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