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Kenneth F. Conklin

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Historical Fiction, Biography, Sports

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Ken Conklin, a native of Los Angeles, lives in southwestern Virginia.

He was awarded a 2022 Kegley Preservation Award by the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation for bringing the extraordinary life of Norvel Lee to the public's attention in his debut book: NORVEL: An American Hero. NORVEL was also a Finalist in the 2021 Next Generation Book Awards. His essays have been published in the Roanoke Times and other publications such as the Victoria Advocate, Easy Reader, and Microwave Journal. A collection of his poems are published in The Zen of Ken.

Although always a writer, he made his living in the technology industry as a business development and general management executive. In those roles he had the opportunity to travel throughout North ...more

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Celebrate the Olympics

To celebrate the Summer Olympics which began yesterday in Japan we are offering the Kindle edition of NORVEL: An American Hero for $0.99 today Saturday, July 24th, only. To get you copy go to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084KK41D7

and enjoy this story of an unsung Olympic champion.

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