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Dave Kenney

"Inside the Novel" essays FOR READERS who wonder why I thought it would be a good idea to call my first novel Helium. "Publishing Path" updates FOR WRITERS who think it might be fun to watch me screw up as I bring Helium to market.

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Latest Issues

“Far from a Bad Novel”

“Helium Hits!” is my helium-assisted way of sharing the full range of reviews coming in on my debut historical novel, Helium—good, bad, and indifferent. As I work up the courage to share one of the really brutal ones with you, I thought it...

13 days ago
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Introducing “Helium Hits!”

My debut novel, Helium, comes out next week. It’s a ~~terrifying~~ thrilling moment in my writing journey. I have no idea how it’s going to go. Will anyone buy my book? If they buy it, will they like it? I’m trying to keep a level head abou...

17 days ago
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My Friend Al

Theater kids, 1977: That’s Al on the left; me on the right

Taking a break from my usual book musings to share a little tribute to my childhood buddy, Al Englebert. I wrote this 12 years ago after learning of his much-too-early death....

a month ago
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Publishing Path: Brave New Review

A few months ago, a new online publication called The Publishing Times debuted with minimal fanfare. In an introductory blog post titled “Why We Built This,” an unnamed editor described The Publishing Times as:

A daily broadsheet for the...

2 months ago
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Inside the Novel: Precision Power

In his recent profile of author Colson Whitehead, New Yorker staff writer Julian Lucas offered up the following description of Whitehead’s research process for the 1970s-set novel, Crook Manifesto:

Whitehead trawled the front pages of ev...

2 months ago
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