The Ken Wells website. . .
Journalist, novelist, musician/songwriter, photographer, proud native of the Louisiana bayous,
citizen of the world, gumbo chef, hiker, fisherman...and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize...
About the author...
"Wells is the Cajun Carl Hiaasen"--Tom Wolfe
"One of the most compelling voices in fiction of the last decade..."--The Los Angeles Times
"An adventure storyteller "of the first order..."--The Atlanta Constituion
"In the tradition of Tom Wolfe, Wells writes energetic satire....” —William J. Cobb
The Dallas Morning News
New!
Ken's sixth novel, Swamped!, a fast-paced young adult survival story set in Louisiana's Great Atchafalaya Swamp, will be published by Virginia-based Koehler Books in December 2022. Ken has taken on a writing partner, his bright, talented and telegenic niece, Hillary Wells, to help with the dialogue and other writing chores. Click here for a summary of the novel and watch this space for updates!
Contacts and miscellaneous...
The rap on Wells...Hear "Mama's Cookin' Gumbo," the song Ken wrote about his momma's famous gumbo...Produced and recorded by Pershing Wells at Digital Sac-a-Lait Studios, Houma, La.
Glossary--'envie', a craving
loup garou--the Cajun werewolf.
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