Kenneth Chanko
@kennethchanko.bsky.social
My debut novel, "Exit Tickets," is now available to purchase online at all major retailers. Please visit: www.kennethchanko.com
Long-time Manhattanite, former journalist and school teacher...📚⚾️🎬🇺🇦🇵🇸☮️...and I still can't believe I'm now a published novelist.
Long-time Manhattanite, former journalist and school teacher...📚⚾️🎬🇺🇦🇵🇸☮️...and I still can't believe I'm now a published novelist.
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Publishers Weekly awarded my debut novel ✨Exit Tickets✨with its Editor's Pick in its Dec 1 issue, calling it a "powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system.”
Please visit my website now to get yourself a copy, in hardcover or e-book: kennethchanko.com
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Please visit my website now to get yourself a copy, in hardcover or e-book: kennethchanko.com
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#booksky
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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
Love it!
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New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Love it!
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Many thanks 🙏🙏 to Emely Rumble. I'm so heartened that my novel, "Exit Tickets," spoke to her.
As for me, Emely's "Bibliotherapy in the Bronx" should be required reading in obtaining a Master's in Urban Education.
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#ExitTickets #UrbanFiction
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As for me, Emely's "Bibliotherapy in the Bronx" should be required reading in obtaining a Master's in Urban Education.
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#booksky
#ExitTickets #UrbanFiction
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Many thanks 🙏🙏 to Emely Rumble. I'm so heartened that my novel, "Exit Tickets," spoke to her.
As for me, Emely's "Bibliotherapy in the Bronx" should be required reading in obtaining a Master's in Urban Education.
💙🖋️📚
#booksky
#ExitTickets #UrbanFiction
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As for me, Emely's "Bibliotherapy in the Bronx" should be required reading in obtaining a Master's in Urban Education.
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#booksky
#ExitTickets #UrbanFiction
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Ben-Gvir is worse than Stephen Miller, if that’s possible…
“Israel Police Raid Palestinian Children's Play in East Jerusalem Theater on Ben-Gvir's Orders” - Israel News
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
“Israel Police Raid Palestinian Children's Play in East Jerusalem Theater on Ben-Gvir's Orders” - Israel News
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Police raid Palestinian children's play in East Jerusalem theater on Ben-Gvir's orders
The Far-right National Security Minister Ordered Police to Raid the El-Hakawati Theater in East Jerusalem, With Authorities Saying a Musical Show Held in It Was Linked to the Palestinian Authority and...
www.haaretz.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Ben-Gvir is worse than Stephen Miller, if that’s possible…
“Israel Police Raid Palestinian Children's Play in East Jerusalem Theater on Ben-Gvir's Orders” - Israel News
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
“Israel Police Raid Palestinian Children's Play in East Jerusalem Theater on Ben-Gvir's Orders” - Israel News
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
As a rent-stabilized tenant here in Manhattan and a big Mamdani booster, this is what I was afraid might happen...
Adams is the absolute worst; he's undoubtedly pocketing some big-landlord cash on his way out the door.
citylimits.org/as-mayor-ada...
Adams is the absolute worst; he's undoubtedly pocketing some big-landlord cash on his way out the door.
citylimits.org/as-mayor-ada...
As Mayor Adams Looks to Stack Rent Board, Tenant Groups Press Potential Appointees to 'Refuse' - City Limits
Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams is weighing new appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board in an effort to block Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pledged rent freeze. But finding candidates willing to take the p...
citylimits.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
As a rent-stabilized tenant here in Manhattan and a big Mamdani booster, this is what I was afraid might happen...
Adams is the absolute worst; he's undoubtedly pocketing some big-landlord cash on his way out the door.
citylimits.org/as-mayor-ada...
Adams is the absolute worst; he's undoubtedly pocketing some big-landlord cash on his way out the door.
citylimits.org/as-mayor-ada...
I'm giving away 5 hardcover copies of my just-released book, "Exit Tickets: A Novel," which was just awarded an 'Editor's Pick' in the Dec. 1st issue of Publishers Weekly magazine. Travel over to my novel's webpage on Goodreads to enter the giveaway.
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Exit Tickets
"A powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the America…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm giving away 5 hardcover copies of my just-released book, "Exit Tickets: A Novel," which was just awarded an 'Editor's Pick' in the Dec. 1st issue of Publishers Weekly magazine. Travel over to my novel's webpage on Goodreads to enter the giveaway.
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#booksky
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Stay strong, NOLA! 💪🏼✌️✊
“New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
“New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Stay strong, NOLA! 💪🏼✌️✊
“New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
“New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
Publishers Weekly awarded my debut novel ✨Exit Tickets✨with its Editor's Pick in its Dec 1 issue, calling it a "powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system.”
Please visit my website now to get yourself a copy, in hardcover or e-book: kennethchanko.com
💙🖋️📚
#booksky
Please visit my website now to get yourself a copy, in hardcover or e-book: kennethchanko.com
💙🖋️📚
#booksky
Kenneth Chanko Author | Official Site
Discover Kenneth Chanko's work and get his latest book, Exit Tickets. Subscribe now for exclusive content.
kennethchanko.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Publishers Weekly awarded my debut novel ✨Exit Tickets✨with its Editor's Pick in its Dec 1 issue, calling it a "powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system.”
Please visit my website now to get yourself a copy, in hardcover or e-book: kennethchanko.com
💙🖋️📚
#booksky
Please visit my website now to get yourself a copy, in hardcover or e-book: kennethchanko.com
💙🖋️📚
#booksky
Many thanks, AWP!
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Happy pub day to EXIT TICKETS by @kennethchanko.bsky.social and THE INVISIBLE HAND by Douglas Cole! Find these and more new releases on our AWP Member Bookshelf.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Many thanks, AWP!
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JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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November 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ugh. “No such thing…”?
Backwards to that?
Well, ole Golda would approve…
“Far-right Ministers Reject Palestinian Statehood Following U.S. Draft Resolution” - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Backwards to that?
Well, ole Golda would approve…
“Far-right Ministers Reject Palestinian Statehood Following U.S. Draft Resolution” - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Ugh. “No such thing…”?
Backwards to that?
Well, ole Golda would approve…
“Far-right Ministers Reject Palestinian Statehood Following U.S. Draft Resolution” - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Backwards to that?
Well, ole Golda would approve…
“Far-right Ministers Reject Palestinian Statehood Following U.S. Draft Resolution” - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
My debut novel, "Exit Tickets," can now be pre-ordered online at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon.
"A powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."—✨Editor's Pick✨Publishers Weekly
"A masterful tapestry..."-- Kirkus
For more info, go to: www.kennethchanko.com
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"A powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."—✨Editor's Pick✨Publishers Weekly
"A masterful tapestry..."-- Kirkus
For more info, go to: www.kennethchanko.com
📚💙
🖋️📚
Kenneth Chanko Author | Official Site
Discover Kenneth Chanko's work and get his latest book, Exit Tickets. Subscribe now for exclusive content.
www.kennethchanko.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My debut novel, "Exit Tickets," can now be pre-ordered online at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon.
"A powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."—✨Editor's Pick✨Publishers Weekly
"A masterful tapestry..."-- Kirkus
For more info, go to: www.kennethchanko.com
📚💙
🖋️📚
"A powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."—✨Editor's Pick✨Publishers Weekly
"A masterful tapestry..."-- Kirkus
For more info, go to: www.kennethchanko.com
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🖋️📚
Venezuela better be on guard, what with the Epstein story due to peak Tue and Wed; I’m afraid the dog will be wagged by a desperate Trump.
November 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Venezuela better be on guard, what with the Epstein story due to peak Tue and Wed; I’m afraid the dog will be wagged by a desperate Trump.
Hangin' with 'Wednesday' at Manhattan's Serenpidity 32 years ago today, when Christina Ricci was still only 13-years-old, courtesy of the NY Times...
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/14/m...
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/14/m...
FILM; For a New Jersey Teen-Ager, Every Day Is Wednesday (Published 1993)
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Hangin' with 'Wednesday' at Manhattan's Serenpidity 32 years ago today, when Christina Ricci was still only 13-years-old, courtesy of the NY Times...
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/14/m...
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/14/m...
Fully deserved.
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Fully deserved.
Where’s that DC pizza parlor shotgun guy when we need him…? 🤷🏻♂️
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Where’s that DC pizza parlor shotgun guy when we need him…? 🤷🏻♂️
This... 👇
A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
A reminder: The perpetrators in the Epstein files are Oligarchs, and so are the ones protecting them.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This... 👇
Doesn't sound that "radical" to me... 🤷♂️
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Doesn't sound that "radical" to me... 🤷♂️
11 years and 17 drafts--count 'em!--later, my novel, "Exit Tickets," is ready for prime literary time.
Available in hardback and as an e-book Nov 18.
Publishers Weekly, in an 'Editor's Pick' review, called it a "powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."
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Available in hardback and as an e-book Nov 18.
Publishers Weekly, in an 'Editor's Pick' review, called it a "powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."
📚💙
🖋️📚
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
11 years and 17 drafts--count 'em!--later, my novel, "Exit Tickets," is ready for prime literary time.
Available in hardback and as an e-book Nov 18.
Publishers Weekly, in an 'Editor's Pick' review, called it a "powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."
📚💙
🖋️📚
Available in hardback and as an e-book Nov 18.
Publishers Weekly, in an 'Editor's Pick' review, called it a "powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the American public education system."
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