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TIM W. BROWN is the author of four novels, Deconstruction Acres, Left of the Loop, Walking Man, and Second Acts. His fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in over two hundred publications. Since 2017, he has co-hosted the biweekly Art in the Basin open mic series at Mon Amour Coffee & Wine in the Bronx, New York.

Latest Book

Tim's most recent book is Second Acts, an award-winning, comic-historical novel set in 1830s America.

»  Read a review in Small Press Review

»  Read a review in The Brooklyn Rail

»  Buy the paperback at amazon.com

Latest News

»  On August 24, 2024, Tim appeared with Art in the Basin co-host Amy Joy Robateau, the Elegant Ivory Duo, Evie Ivy, and others in Dance of the Word, an evening of poetry, music, and dance, at Studio 353 in New York City.

»  On April 30, 2024, to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the Art in the Basin open mic series, Tim appeared with musician Joseph DiOrio in an event live-streamed on YouTube sponsored by Poets & Writers and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

»  On August 20, 2023, Tim hosted a reading that opened for Film Works Alfresco's film presentation featuring Scarlet Gomez, Ron Marc Trenkler-Thomson, and DJ Santiago at Haven Plaza in Upper Manhattan.

»  On July 29, 2023, Tim emceed a night of stand-up comedy presented by Art in the Basin featuring Mindy Matijasevic, Rory Lutz, Sharon Simon, and Shelly Colman at Bella Notte Cucina Italiana in the Bronx, New York.

»  On April 18, 2023, to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Art in the Basin open mic series, Tim appeared with musician Collen Brooks in an event live-streamed on Facebook sponsored by Poets & Writers and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

»  On January 6, 2023, Tim took part in a group reading co-sponsored by Bethany Arts Community and the Ossining Arts Council at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity in Ossining, New York.

»  On November 14, 2022, Tim took part in a group reading inaugurating the Riverdale & Kingsbridge Poetry Collective at Kingsbridge Social Club in the Bronx, New York.

»  On September 10, 2022, Tim emceed his first-ever poetry slam at Bethany Arts Community in Ossining, New York, in a collaboration with Art in the Basin.

»  On June 13, 2022, Tim hosted a reading that opened for Film Works Alfresco's film presentation featuring Melinda Wilson, Miss Fly Vida, DJ Santiago, and Clyde Woodham at The Hudson in Upper Manhattan.

»  On April 26, 2022, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Art in the Basin open mic series, Tim appeared with Theresa Daly in a reading live-streamed on Facebook sponsored by Poets & Writers and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

»  On August 30, 2021, Tim hosted a reading that opened for Film Works Alfresco's film presentation featuring KM Smith, Diane Ward, Henry Gonzalez, and Chris Way at The Hudson in Upper hattan.

»  On April 9, 2021, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Art in the Basin open mic series, Tim appeared with Sam Turner, Miss Fly Vida, and Kevin Delaney in an event live-streamed on Facebook, sponsored by Poets & Writers and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

»  On March 4, 2021, Tim and Amy Joy Robateau were interviewed about co-hosting the Art in the Basin open mic series in an episode of Inwood Art Works On Air. Watch the YouTube video or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

»  On October 26, 2019, with Edgar Allan Poe's home in the background, Tim took part in a group reading at Poe Park Visitor Center, sponsored by Bronx Art & Fun Hub.

»  On June 8, 2019, Tim read his poetry with Sarah Stern, Sam Turner, and Soraya Shalforoosh at RiverFestBx 2019 on the campus of the University of Mount Saint Vincent.

»  On May 21, 2019, Tim took part in a group reading with the Kappock Street Poets at Gallery 505, sponsored by the Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corporation.

»  On April 2, 2018, co-hosts Tim and Amy Joy Robateau discussed the Art in the Basin open mic series with Bob Lee on BronxNet TV's "Open" program.

»  On February 9, 2018, Tim led a discussion of the novel Ways of Going Home by the Chilean author Alejandro Zambra co-sponsored by the NEA Big Read program and the Bronx Council on the Arts.

»  On May 22, 2017, Tim read his work with Ron Kolm and Martin Kleinman at An Beal Bocht Cafe in the Bronx, New York.

»  On April 1, 2017, Tim led the writing workshop "Road Map to Your Book" hosted at Poe Park Visitor Center by the Bronx Council on the Arts.