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Kenneth Chanko
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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.
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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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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Have a Happy…
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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
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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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 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/...
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...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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.

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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...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 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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Exit Tickets
"A powerful, realistic portrayal of life in the America…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Stay strong, NOLA! 💪🏼✌️✊

“New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown”

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New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown
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November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Train Dreams
Suffused with the history and landscapes of the America…
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November 22, 2025 at 8:30 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
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
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
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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
A go-to for essential alerts in your community.

#stopice

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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/...
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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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
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
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...

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FILM; For a New Jersey Teen-Ager, Every Day Is Wednesday (Published 1993)
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November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Fully deserved.
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Where’s that DC pizza parlor shotgun guy when we need him…? 🤷🏻‍♂️
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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
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
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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November 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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