Author photo Dorothy Deaton
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Tom Epperson, a native of Arkansas, headed west to Los Angeles 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 L.A. noir The Kind One was nominated for both the Edgar Award and the Barry Aware for Best First Novel. Three more books followed, Sailor, Roberto to the Dark Tower Came, and Make Believe. His most recent book is Baby Hawk, a novel in verse. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Stefani, two pampered cats, and a frisky dog.
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"WOW!!! Hollywood might seem an easy target, but so few have written it well…Nathaniel West…F. Scott Fitzgerald…Budd Schulberg…and just a handful of others... Now comes novelist Tom Epperson with “Make Believe,” his Tinseltown tale of movie star handsome screenwriter Dustin Prewitt and movie star poison wife Laura Keene...“Make Believe” is a wonderful book. A Hollywood book. Also a book about love. Written by one who knows. Bravo Mr. Epperson!"
-CHAMP CLARK, Amazon Review, on "Make Believe" |
"Epperson does it again!
A delightful mostly comedic take on Hollywood with Make Believe. It's a realistic first hand take on the uniquely bizarre, dog eat dog culture of SoCal moviemaking. He's created fascinating and believable producer, actor, and screenwriter characters who inhabit this world. A captivating and fun read." -REDI, Amazon Review, on "Make Believe" |
"Couldn’t put it down! I started this book three days ago and didn’t want to put it down until I finished it. Epperson created characters and a story that gave me an inside look into the reality of working and living in Hollywood — a fictional account with strong accents of reality. His main character, Dustin Prewitt, slowly sneaks up and grabs you by the heart — you really hope he can find his way out of the mire and find some redemption. It’s a great read, funny and well-written, and I highly recommend it."
-SALMON, Amazon Review, on "Make Believe" |
