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Ken Wells is a senior writer and features editor for page one of The Wall Street Journal. In 1982, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for The Miami Herald. He lives with his family outside Manhattan.
Do yourself a favor and become acquainted with Emile LaBauve... a cross between Huck Finn & Oliver Twist, with south Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude... There's a major talent at work here. -- The Denver Post [A] short and expert first novel... not only funny but infused with Wells's deep love of Cajun patois. -- The New York Times Book Review [An] endearing debut -- The Washington Post Book World Wells makes a lively fiction debut with this affectionate slice of Louisiana bayou life... Meely's Cajun-spiced charisma never flags. -- Entertainment Weekly [Meely is] a cross between Huck Finn and Oliver Twist, which a South Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude....There's a major talent at work here. -- Booklist Often laugh-out-loud funny [but] Wells has carved a sincere and courageous portrait of a boy becoming a man. -- Bookpage
