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Kevin Powers
(b.1980)Kevin Powers was born and raised in Richmond, VA. In 2004 and 2005 he served with the U.S. Army in Mosul and Tal Afar, Iraq. He studied English at Virginia Commonwealth University after his honorable discharge and received an M.F.A. in Poetry from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin in 2012.
Awards: PEN (2013) see all
Genres: Mystery, Literary Fiction
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The Yellow Birds (2012)
A Shout in the Ruins (2018)
A Line in the Sand (2023)
Children of the Wild (2026)
A Shout in the Ruins (2018)
A Line in the Sand (2023)
Children of the Wild (2026)
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Kevin Powers recommends
Sheepdogs (2025)
Elliot Ackerman
"Sheepdogsis the best thriller I've read in a long, long time. With a perfect blend of action and humor, I was hooked from the first page and couldn't put it down until I'd finished. Here's hoping this isn't the last we'll hear of Skwerl, Cheese and the rest of Ackerman's unforgettable band of misfits. It's an absolute gem of a novel."
The House is on Fire (2023)
Rachel Beanland
"The House is on Fire is a marvel. It has everything I want from historical fiction. It makes the past as urgent for its readers as it would have been for its characters. Beginning with one tragic mistake, the raising of a chandelier, Beanland expertly leads her readers through a spellbinding story of early America in all its complexity and contradiction."
The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land (2022)
Omer Friedlander
"Beautifully written . . . an exceptionally thoughtful writer."
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