Brian Panowich is an American author and journalist.

Biography

Panowich grew up an "

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" in Europe before moving to East Georgia. Before becoming a writer he was a firefighter in

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. He is known for the novels ''Bull Mountain, Like Lions , and Hard Cash Valley''. ''

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'' called ''Bull Mountain'' a brilliant

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. Panowich won the 2016

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for Best First Novel and the

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for fiction. He is also a ''Los'' ''Angeles'' ''Times'' Book Prize finalist and the 2020 Georgia Author of the ear. ''

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'' called his work about adventures in the mountains of Georgia "Country Noir". ''

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'' also wrote about his work. The ''

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'' interviewed him in 2015. In 2015

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optioned ''Bull Mountain'' for adaptation into a TV series. Panowich has four children.

Bibliography

* ''Bull Mountain'' (2015) * ''Like Lions'' (2019) * ''Hard Cash Valley'' (2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Panowich, Brian Living people American fiction writers Writers from Georgia (U.S. state) Year of birth missing (living people)