UP FRONT was #9 on Calgary’s Bestseller List for October 26, 2024.
Ken will be signing copies of his new book UP FRONT at: 1.Indigo Books in Shawnessy (Calgary South) on Saturday, October 5 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and 2. Owl’s Nest Books, Calgary on Saturday, October 12 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.. EVERYONE’S WELCOME. Come and meet the live Ken!
CKUA radio (FM 93.7) broadcast an interview with Ken discussing UP FRONT on Tuesday, August 20.
Eric Volmers did an comprehensive Calgary Herald interview with Ken regarding UP FRONT on August 3, 2024. Check online with “Pain, Joy and Resilience”.
Ken’s new book UP FRONT was Number One on the Calgary Bestsellers list published in the Calgary Herald on June 8, 2024 and on the Calgary’s Bestselling Books List for the week ending May 30, 2024.
May 10, 2024 – For those of you who would like to purchase Ken’s new book UP FRONT early and receive a discount, here is the link to the Early Access Program: https://mosaicpress.ca/products/up-front-flash-fiction-by-ken-rivard
“Rivard’s writing is honest, refreshing, startling, imaginative and gets the reader emotionally involved.” — W.P. Kinsella.
Following the enormous success of CanalWatch, Ken Rivard reaffirms his place as an original master of flash fiction with Up Front… Up Front is an electrifying collection of flash fiction stories, each approximately 500 words in length, that are based on actual events that occurred during the beginning and ending years in an inner-city, secondary school. Each story attempts to capture the energy of a specific moment in the real lives of adolescents while pulsating with the raw energy and emotion of these young lives. Some stories ingeniously loop back on themselves, with the final line echoing the opening, creating a captivating narrative frame.
Some comments from readers in Hawaii about CANALWATCH:
“You certainly found the heart of our canal and some readers may be stunned while others may simply enjoy one story at a time.”
“Really love the honesty, the emotions and especially the imagination in CANALWATCH.”
“Visitors to any canal will have their eyes wide open after reading CANALWATCH.”
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