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Book Review: Dubliners by James Joyce

Dubliners by James Joyce My rating: 5 of 5 stars While not wanting to sound like I’m having a bromance with Dr Oliver Tearle of Interesting Literature, I must yet again give credit to his excellent site for bringing me back to one of the first books I ever read as a young adult; and… Read More Book Review: Dubliners by James Joyce

April 5, 2019 Ken PowellLeave a comment

‘Old Man’ goes ‘Bestseller’!

“This collection of stories made me laugh, made me cry and made me think about aspects of my own past in different ways.” Yesterday ‘Old Man on the Beach and other stories’ went live on Amazon Kindle and, in the UK rankings at least, immediately shot into the Top 100 for its three categories thanks to… Read More ‘Old Man’ goes ‘Bestseller’!

March 18, 2017 Ken Powell6 Comments

One week to go until the launch – get your copy pre-ordered now!

You have just one week to sign up to your favourite Amazon site and pre-order the kindle version of my new book ‘The Old Man on the Beach and other stories’ with 20% knocked off the price. Once it launches on the 17th March, the price goes up – so get it while it’s as cheap as chips… Read More One week to go until the launch – get your copy pre-ordered now!

March 11, 2017 Ken PowellLeave a comment

Coming soon!

It’s almost ready for pre-release orders. Details to come…

March 1, 2017February 27, 2017 Ken PowellLeave a comment

My next book’s cover revealed!

It is with great pride that I can reveal the cover for my forthcoming book The Old Man on the Beach and other stories. This is the retitled version of the book I wrote for NaNoWriMo last November. December and January was a time of having the stories revised and edited by a number of… Read More My next book’s cover revealed!

February 18, 2015 Ken Powell2 Comments

Day 7 – A Life Lived Through Stories: Into the Dark Woods

Terry Harvey is dead. There’s no doubt of it all. He’s absolutely a dead man. His mam is going to kill him when she sees what he’s done to his brand new trousers. Jimmy stood half in the stream not unsympathetic to his best friend’s whimpering as he tried to wash down the boy’s trousers… Read More Day 7 – A Life Lived Through Stories: Into the Dark Woods

November 8, 2014December 15, 2014 Ken Powell12 Comments

Day 1 – A Life Lived Through Stories: Introduction

As part of the NaNoWriMo event, I have decided to write my next book in front of everyone, posting the words onto this blog and commenting on the process on its sister blog; kenthinksaloud. My aim is to complete 60,000 words by the end of November and publish a revised version in December. Please feel… Read More Day 1 – A Life Lived Through Stories: Introduction

November 1, 2014November 1, 2014 Ken Powell32 Comments

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