Brooks Eason
Author
Trigger Warning is Brooks Eason’s sixth book. His first, Travels with Bobby, is about hiking trips in the mountains of the West with his best friend. Fortunate Son, his memoir about his adoption as an infant and discovery of his birth mother’s identity when he was nearly fifty, was nominated by the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters for best nonfiction work. Bedtime with Buster consists of conversations between Brooks and his dearly departed dog and includes more than thirty marvelous illustrations of Buster by Atlanta artist Bob Fugate. Redemption – The Two Lives of Harry Brooks is a novel based on the life of his grandfather, who was a fugitive and felon in the first half of his life and a gifted Methodist preacher in the second. The Scoutmaster is the story of the wonderful life of his father, who served as a Boy Scout leader for more than sixty years and was an extraordinary influence on three generations of young men in his hometown. Trigger Warning is a humorous, at times poignant, reflection on Brooks’ life in the legal profession.
Brooks has three children and five grandchildren and lives in Madison, Mississippi, with his wife Carrie, three rescue dogs, and an orange tabby cat named the Count. In their spare time, Brooks and Carrie host house concerts, walk the dogs, and dance in the kitchen.
Visit Brooks online at: www.brookseason.com.
Featured Title
Literary Fiction
I Remember Everything
A Tale of Friendship
“A gripping, heartfelt story of friendship and the choices that define us. Brooks Eason captures the magic of boyhood bonds, the weight of life’s hardest decisions, and the enduring pull of shared history. I Remember Everything is rich with warmth, suspense, and humanity—an unforgettable tale that lingers long after the last page.”
– David Magee, bestselling author of Dear William
Sam Thompson and Jeff Freeman become best friends on the day they meet in the summer they turn eight. Sam serves as the best man in Jeff’s wedding and, a decade later, they swap roles. They name their sons for each other and remain best friends until the night of a shocking twist of fate in 2023.
I Remember Everything traces their lives for more than five decades, from growing up to growing old, and follows them on grand adventures to some of the most magnificent rivers and mountains in America.
The novel also explores their mutual love for the music of the late John Prine, one of America’s greatest songwriters. “I Remember Everything” is the title of his last song.
In his seventh book, Brooks Eason has crafted an unforgettable tale of enduring friendship and having to say goodbye.
Also by Brooks Eason
Bedtime with Buster
Children’s Edition
Buster’s wit and wisdom, specially edited to share with the little ones. It makes for a great family bedtime tradition.
Bedtime with Buster
Do you channel your dog?
That is, do you speak to your dog and then respond as your dog? In Bedtime with Buster, author Brooks Eason does. And does he ever!
In this hilarious, insightful new book, the author and his handsome hound Buster debate a number of existential questions for dogs.
Fortunate Son
the story of baby boy francis
Julie Francis was a beautiful, wealthy socialite from Tulsa with a golden future. But during the fall semester of her freshman year of college, she learned she was pregnant. She was only 17.
The Scoutmaster
Lessons in Service and Leadership from an American Hero
Paul Eason always did the right thing. He had a profound, positive influence on three generations of young men in his hometown.
The Scoutmaster is the story of a remarkable man and his remarkable life of leadership and service.
Trigger Warning
Tales from a Life in the Law
Brooks Eason practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi, for forty years. Then, one day in the spring of 2023, he decided he might be retired. But he wasn’t sure.
How, one might ask, could a man with a lifetime of experience and a post-graduate degree not know whether he’s retired?
Well, it’s complicated.
It is by turns thought-provoking, humorous, poignant and joy-filled. It is as much a story of discernment as discovery – and of ultimately finding grace in each person, occurrence and encounter.