E. Joe Brown/Artemesia Publishing
Booking and media interviews: 661-209-1741, email joe@ejoebrown.com
Mailing address: 4401 Desert Lily Ct. Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Awards and recognition:
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2021
1st place, memoir, Hey Coach, in Seeing the World in 2020, 2020
Memoir, At Least I Could Do Something, in New Mexico Remembers 9/11 2020
Memoir, Mickey and Me, published in Sports Collectors Digest, 2019
News article about Joe and his memoir, Mickey and Me, Rio Rancho Observer, 2019

Introduction:
A native of Oklahoma, Joe brings his knowledge and love of the West to historical fiction. He has had two Western historical fiction novels published. “A Cowboy’s Destiny” in August of 2022 and “A Cowboy’s Fortune” in January 2024. The third installment in the Kelly Can Saga, “A Cowboy’s Dilemma,” is scheduled for publication in August 2025. Writing has become his passion after exciting Air Force military and Civil Service careers. He is a member of Western Writers of America, Military Writers Society of America, Southwest Writers, and the Oklahoma Writers Federation.  Joe is also a supporter and a past national International Western Music Association board member.  He periodically performs and often acts as an emcee at open mic events for the local chapter.

His military and civil service careers gave him numerous opportunities that most Americans could only dream of. For example, his team worked with NASA on the first six flights of the Space Shuttle Columbia. He worked with Hollywood director Michael Bay as technical director on the film Armageddon, and he was the Senior Management Analyst advising the Commander, a two-star general, on strategic planning at the Air Force Flight Test Center on Edwards AFB.
Joe is an alumnus of the Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, holds a BS in Business Management from Phoenix University, and has an Executive MBA with an emphasis on Strategic Planning from Webster University. He now resides in New Mexico with his wife, Linda.


A Cowboy's Destiny

A story set in the southwest in the early 1900s about a young cowboy in his late teens: he’s ready to go out and chase his dream of being a “top-hand” on the world-famous Miller’s 101 Ranch in northern Oklahoma. Along the way, he’s met some unexpected challenges and opportunities that open his eyes to new and greater possibilities. 

Paperback, 300 pages
Published: August 23rd, 2022 by Artemesia Publishing, LLC
ISBN 1951122372 (ISBN13: 9781951122379)
Available on Amazon for $17.95







A Cowboy's Fortune (Book 2)

The cutthroat world of big oil is very different from the life of a humble cowboy, but if anyone can succeed among all the treachery and danger, KELLY CAN!
It's 1919, and Charlie Kelly married Susan, the love of his life, and together, the newlyweds hope to grow the business empire that Susan's father, Walter Kramer, built. Charlie's dream of starting his own oil company becomes a reality, and Susan takes over the leadership of the Kramer Group, but tragedy soon follows triumph. Charlie discovers that the trail to becoming the best oil man in Oklahoma is not as easy as becoming a top hand at the 101 Ranch. 
It will take more than just financial backing to succeed in the Oklahoma oil fields, especially when family, competitors, business opportunities, and sabotage compete for Charlie's attention. When the success of Kelly Oil puts Susan's life at risk, Charlie will take the bull by the horns and find a way to save Susan as only a cowboy can.

Paperback, 264 pages
Published: January 23rd, 2024 by Artemesia Publishing, LLC
ISBN-10: ‎1951122763 / ISBN-13: ‎978-1951122768
Available on Amazon for $17.95



 

Fun Facts:
Joe still has many sports cards and memorabilia collected in his youth. He continues a lifelong love affair with automobiles. He raced sports cars as a young man, many times on the same track with drivers like Paul Newman and Dickie Smothers.  He once owned one of the Pontiac Trans Ams used in filming Smoky and the Bandit.

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