Featured Interview With Ken White
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Stockton, California. I was raised in Modesto, California. I currently reside in Modesto, in the heart of the Great Central Valley. I no longer have pets.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Second grade. I had wonderful teachers who encouraged a love of books. In fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, we did book reports each week. I have Mr. Leach’s weekly book reports to thank for my love of the written word.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Ray Bradbury, Ernest Hemingway, and Jorge Luis Borges. I love fiction, especially historical fiction similar to James Michener. I also enjoy non-fiction, particularly the work of David McCullough. I am inspired by the Central Valley and the people who live here.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Getaway Day” was published in March 2014. In 1962, a California teen learns of his dying father’s dream to play catch with his idol, Yankee baseball legend Mickey Mantle. In a desperate race against time to fulfill his father’s wish, the boy discovers more about life, growing up, and family than he ever imagined.
“Nights on the Point” was published this past December. It’s the story of two friends who light out for the territories because life is in the doing. They decide it’s time to rage against the dying of the light, like Hope and Crosby on a mission from Hunter S. Thompson. They discover that uncertainty is the way of things; that there is no “there” there, only the beginning of a different journey.
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