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Ray Welling

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in Toledo, Ohio, The United States

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Ray Welling, PhD is an Australian novelist and nonfiction author who writes investigative suspense shaped by real history and a journalist’s eye for detail. Before turning to fiction, he worked as a journalist, editor, publisher, and digital content strategist, and has written widely on marketing, media, and technology. Ray holds degrees from Northwestern University, Macquarie University, and the University of Sydney, and teaches digital marketing and media at several Australian universities. He continues to write both fiction and nonfiction—once even publishing an academic paper on Kim Kardashian—while developing the Byline series of mystery–noir novels.

	Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital Disruption and Transformation: Lessons from History by Ray Welling (Goodreads Author), Simon Van Wyk it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Tried to Warn Us: Voices from the past ponder the world today it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Teach Advertising and Marketing With a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Advertising & Marketing Educator by Kishor Vaidya (Editor), Vince Mitchell, Ray Welling (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ray Welling wrote a new blog post Why I Talk to Dead People... Subscribe now It started with a voice in my head. Not a divine one. Not a crazy one, either—at least, I hope not. Just the nagging suspicion that some Read more of this blog post »
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Ray Welling liked Paul's review of Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists: "Great read especially the chapter containing the heroes brother. "
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Ray Welling liked Josh Green's review of Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists: "Gripping from cover to cover. As a former/recovering newspaper journalist, I tell ya it rings true and right. What a plot. "
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Ray Welling and 3 other people liked Josie S's review of Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists: "Byline for the Dead captures the spirit of journalism - relentless, courageous and deeply human. The dual timelines are woven together beautifully and the historical detail feels authentic and somehow telling of our current social climate... A great " Read more of this review »
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PTSD for vets is very topical - I just watched My Dead Friend Zoe on Netflix the other night, and Secrets of Ash evokes the same vibe. The second half in particular rockets along and you really want to find out how it ends - and you won't be disappoi ...more
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I love books where the gritty location is a key characteer in the book. I feel I now know a lot about Atlanta, its history and geography after reading Goodbye, Sweetberry Park. Also, you can't go past a good Biblical reference! ...more
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