Blog Posts for Pat A Brown

Blogging for Patry

Pat A Brown — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:06:26 -0800

Patry is a talented author who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. She's had several surgeries, and her prognosis is good. Her debut novel The Liar's Diary came out in hardcover from Dutton last spring. The trade paper release is January 29th; however, given that Patry won't have much energy to promote the release, a large number of blogging authors are banding together to ...

Excerpt from L.A. Heat

Pat A Brown — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:17:43 -0800

This is an excerpt from L.A. Heat. This scene takes place when Chris is brought to the Northeast station to be interviewed by Martinez, David's partner. Martinez is very homophobic and really wants to pin these gruesome murders of young gay men on Chris.“Where do you work, Mr. Bellamere?”“You ought to know that, you had your men drag me out ofthere just now.”“It’s for the record. ...

Interview with Chris and David of L.A. Heat

Pat A Brown — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:20:22 -0800

Interview with David Eric Laine. I met David Eric Laine and Chris Bellamere, his lover of several years now, in their home in Silverlake. We sat on the patio, surrounded by the gardens David loves and drinking a glass of Kistler Merlot from Chris's well stocked wine cellar. They were both dressed casually in jeans and Izod T-shirts. Like everyone who meets him, I found I couldn't help but stare ...

Pat Brown, author of L.A. Heat

Pat A Brown — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:01:08 -0800

The last two years of my life have been a veritable ride on a carousel with a broken governor. It was a giddy moment when my book, L.A. Heat was published in 2006 by Alyson Books. It was a nightmare when I woke up in the hospital after collapsing in my home in Bermuda. By the time I woke up, I'd already been in the hospital for at least two months. They called my family to come down to Bermuda ...