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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: Historical, 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
The Half Life (2026)
Rachel Beanland
"I can't remember the last time I was as fully immersed in a book as I was in Rachel Beanland's forthcoming novel, The Half Life; an effortlessly readable story of a young Navy wife's journey to a remote duty station on the island of La Maddalena in the Mediterranean, and the awakening she experiences while living there. Often funny, and always astute in its examination of the unavoidable complexities of relationships, I found it deeply moving and endlessly entertaining. I could not recommend it more highly."
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 Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land (2022)
Omer Friedlander
"Beautifully written . . . an exceptionally thoughtful writer."
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