Tom Epperson is a native of Malvern, Arkansas. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, then headed west with his boyhood friend Billy Bob Thornton to pursue a career in show business. Epperson’s co-written the scripts for One False Move, A Family Thing, The Gift, A Gun, a Car, a Blonde, and Jayne Mansfield’s Car. His book The Kind One was nominated in 2009 for both the Edgar Award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel. His second novel, Sailor, was published in 2012. Roberto to the Dark Tower Came, his most recent novel, will be published in 2018. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Stefani, three cats, and a dog.
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Tom’s new book, ROBERTO TO THE DARK TOWER CAME, will be published May 29, 2018.