When asked to identify who he is, Brian has been known to bellow out, "I’m John & Delores’ eldest boy." His jovial demeanor is but a mere facade for this rising writer.

"I make people smile and feel comfortable because this thing that I do is not about me. Not about the accolades I can collect nor the notoriety I can attain. It's about the transferal of emotion through words."

Often times, if I interact with people, it's a lighthearted or humorous environment. Then, when we're alone, just you and me, represented by my words in a book, I'm trying to touch your life in a matter of moments."

Perhaps it was in his formal education where Brian grasped the easy free-flowing spirit. While attending Tennessee State University, he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Post college, he began work as an engineer for Thomson Consumer Electronics and then for Motorola, Inc.

Writing became a solution to boredom for Brian. During the summer months in Nashville, Brian worked at Kinko’s and during his off days he would come in and use the store’s computers to compose literature . His first creation was an essay entitled, A Black Eye: Views of the Black College Experience which received rave reviews from students on campus. After using his employee discount to mass-produce the essay, he decided to write a short story. The short story became a long story and the long story ultimately transpired into his first novel, Crossing Bridges A Testimony Of Brotherhood.

When asked about his long term goals as a writer, Brian will tell you, he simply wants to leave a legacy. "I look forward to being read by your grandchildren and your grandchildren's children."

He and his lovely wife, Latise, reside in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

 

An Auburn Autumn
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ISBN: 0967550572
Pub. Date: September 2006
Format: Paperback, 256pp
Publisher: Carter-Krall Publishing

It was an innocent Halloween party until a photographer arrived and later posted the images on the Internet. When the world saw what went on behind closed doors of wealthy and privileged frat boys, the campus erupted and so to did the city. No one could have imagined that the deplorable activities, seen in the pictures, could have taken place in the twenty-first century.

What started as a party, quickly evolves into a civil war among various factions of the administration, students and outsiders. A small group of black men descend upon the town of Auburn to negotiate retribution for offended black students while a small underground army lurks in the shadows waiting for the chance to riot.

The administration makes several attempts to make the problems disappear. But the number of protesters, calling for swift and harsh consequences, grows every hour. None more surprising than a group of star athletes who threaten to bring the entire city to its knees by foiling the biggest sporting event of the year.

Based on a true story, An Auburn Autumn is a fast-paced and passionate story about what happens when power, class, race, money and big college football collide in a brewing and disastrous perfect storm that sweeps across the plains of a small Alabama town.

Granddaddy's Dirt
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Format: Paperback, 304pp.
ISBN: 0967550580
Publisher: Carter-Krall Publishers
Pub. Date: November 2001

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A poignant writer produces yet another important and entertaining tale. In the spirit of         Ernest J. Gaines, Brian Egeston has tackled a difficult issue and done so with a soothing pen. In this dramatic story sprinkled with snippets of humor, readers take a ride with a family, a flood, and a fate. Uncovered at last, are the dangers of generational burdens.

On a lone desolate highway, one routine traffic stop becomes tragic. Andrew Scales, one of the most respected businessmen in town, wrestles with erasing the truth of that night. His virtuous wife, Virginia fights to expose it everyday. Although she threatens her husband and warns him of the detrimental consequences, her attempts are futile. Andrew, instead, decides to involve friends and family members in his elusive acts. No one is spared from the wrath of his dishonesty—not even his young innocent grandson, Kyle.

Accusations of the tragedy elevate to physical confrontations in a church meeting room where Andrew again shifts the blame to another friend. Only this time it will cost someone’s life.

As Kyle grows older, the details of his grandfather’s involvement in deceit, criminal activity, and dishonesty are difficult to accept because Andrew has always been his one true hero. Kyle’s own life is now affected by his grandfather’s dishonesty as the consequences Virginia predicted, start to unfold. Kyle begins a race to right his grandfather’s wrongs before his family and future are washed away in the worst flood Albany, Georgia has witnessed in five hundred years.

Carefully sculpted around actual occurrences of the great flood of 1994, Granddaddy’s Dirt has arrived to take position on America’s bookshelf as one of its newest classics.

Whippins, Switches & Peach Cobbler
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Format: Hardcover, 379pp.
ISBN: 0967550505
Publisher: Carter-Krall Publishers
Pub. Date: July  2000

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fresh new writer has created a refreshing story about family and relationships. Finally, a book that can be experienced and enjoyed by the entire family.

Remember your grandma’s switch tree protruding out of the ground like a monument of discipline? Remember that black belt hanging on a doorknob with its distinguishing nickname? Have the old-school ways of raising children been abandoned? Are the methods of grandma even effective anymore?

Sheila and Ronald Dempkins are only one facet of the combination that secures their family's loving bond. Another essential aspect of the formula is Benny, their only son. Sheila and Ronald never realize that the reason their marriage survives is because of the love that they have not for each other, but for their son. As Benny grows older and away from his parents, the survival of the family is compromised since all emotions and endeavors were always centered around nurturing Benny. Now Ronald and Sheila are challenged with simple issues they never realized had significance in their relationship. Suddenly, the couple is forced to communicate openly, live for each other, and reveal secrets of the past. Painfully they learn that the element, which strengthens a family’s bond can ultimately cause its destruction. The family, however, draws strength from the roots of its heritage, traditions, and colorful country family members. Makers of the ancestor’s treasure—peach cobbler.

Meet Uncle Sho Shack, a failed juke joint dancer who is always adorned in his homemade paper clip and rubber band suspenders. Enter good ole Aunt Flappy who, in the midst of normal conversations, spontaneously yells out bible verses for the entire world to hear. These and other vibrant characters jump from the pages and into your hearts.

With a gargantuan dose of laughter and gripping dramatic challenges of one's own emotions, Whippins Switches & Peach Cobbler draws a distinct line between stern discipline, passive discipline, and detrimental child abuse.

Ryan, Benny's longtime playmate, struggles with the abuse he receives at home and fights for his own sanity. Benny is along for the ride one night, when Ryan finally confronts the deadly sins of his abusive father.

Discipline, comedy, and enticing drama are all intertwined in this unforgettable tale about the family, adversities, and the events that make us laugh while healing our souls.
 

Book Description and Biography copyright © 2003 Brian Egeston

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