Latest book: Far Afield
Lives in: Los Angeles
Used to be: A journalist
Favorite restaurant: Orochon Ramen (in Little Tokyo)
Website: www.scottbrowntheauthor.com
Scott Shibuya Brown is a former staff journalist at Time Magazine and The Los Angeles Times whose work also has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post and The LA Weekly, among other publications. Currently, he teaches journalism at California State University, Northridge. He lives in L.A, and is a member of the punk band Finland Station. Far Afield is his first novel.
SoCal Book Scene Exclusive (Mini) Interview:
SCBS: What did you do before you “officially” became an author?
SB: Before becoming a novelist, I was a journalist (back in the days when the media did news).
SCBS: How do you spend your weekends?
SB: On weekends, I play with my punk band. Or play punk guitar by myself (my neighbors are kind people). And write, write, write...
SCBS: What’s your favorite restaurant in Southern California?
SB: (1) Orochon Ramen (cause noodles are spiritual!); and (2) Any halfway decent Indian place (cause I can eat Indian food everyday).
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