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          News! Ken's fourth book of narrative non-fiction, Boudin, a cultural commentary and lively travelogue through the mania surrounding Louisiana's most popular sausage, will be published by LSU Press as part of its Louisiana True series on April 14. You can pre-order it here.

     Advance praise for Boudin...

     "Boudin is rich, rewarding, and compulsively readable. Why? Because Ken Wells has it all: a strong, singular voice, rock-solid reporting, an intimate knowledge of place, an unerring sense of pace and storytelling, and, always, flashes of insight and humor. This is a fabulous road trip of a book. And you will want to pack loose pants."--Jane Lear, editor of Newsday's Feed Me Magazine and former senior articles editor for Gourmet

     "A delicious deep dive into the culinary and cultural history of boudin -- a savory Cajun/Creole comestible that is beloved in South Louisiana. Wells combines assiduous research with an accessible writing style that will make readers feel welcome – and hungry."--Ben Sandmel, author, folklorist, drummer/producer for the celebrated Cajun swing band, The Hackberry Ramblers

     "Pooyie! I always enjoy reading anything Wells writes and I especially enjoyed this. His book shows that boudin has come a long way since I first ate it at my grandfather’s farm in the 1940s…Armed with Ken’s book, I am ready for a boudin-crawl through Louisiana, neighboring Texas, and yes, maybe Chicago.”—Marcelle Bienvenu, author of Who’s Your Momma, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make a Roux.

  

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