E. David Brown

E. David Brown arrived in Canada in 1976 to attend the University of British Columbia where he met his wife. They have lived in Montreal for over forty years and have a daughter. His career incarnations have included freelance writer, bartender, warehouse worker, store manager, Human Resource Director, and CEGEP professor. He received a BA in English with a minor in History from the University of Houston, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Arts in Administration and Policy studies in Education from McGill University. While at UBC he received the CBC award for screenplay and documentary work. His novel Tell You All, a black humour retelling of the story of Lazarus, was published in 1999. Most recently his short stories have appeared in The Scarlet Leaf Review. His memoir Nothing is Us spans the globe. It starts in 1951 and ends in 2001. Nothing is Us deals with racism in the U.S. south, Kennedy's assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Luther King’s murder, student response to the war in Viet Nam, the harmful effects of the military culture on families and the destructive cult of red-blooded American Texas patriotism, as well as the aftermath of David getting kicked out high school and the Navy.

Kirkus star review: A remembrance that provides a sharp, detailed image of a tumultuous life.

…readers will be willing to follow the author for every step of his turbulent journey.

Publishers Weekly Takeaway: This incisive memoir details a bumptious 60s upbringing with wit, power, and precision.

Blue Ink: Nothing Is Us delivers an undeniable emotional wallop…