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Kyle Farnworth

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Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Donna Tartt, Jonathan Franzen

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Kyle Farnworth is an author and educator from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He grew up surrounded by the rich history and working-class resilience of his hometown, elements that deeply influence his writing. His debut novel, WHALERS (2025), was a finalist for the Indie Author Network’s Best Debut Novel and the Kindle Book Awards’ Best Mystery/Thriller, and was shortlisted for Reedsy Discovery’s Editor’s Choice Award.

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I’m Back…

It’s been quiet around here.

The last time I sat down to type one of these blogs was in May, about three months ago. I’ve been off social media, only coming back to Twitter once to promote A Selection Box, where I read the first chapter of my Work in Progress.

There’s a lot of reasons why I took a step back from social media and this website, most of which I’ll get into in this blog. The most import

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Published on August 29, 2026 08:01

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
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Listen, I'm a huge Donna Tartt fan. I have to start this review with that simple fact. The Secret History was a life-changing novel for me, and probably the novel I recommend the most to my fellow readers looking for my input
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
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Listen, I'm a huge Donna Tartt fan. I have to start this review with that simple fact. The Secret History was a life-changing novel for me, and probably the novel I recommend the most to my fellow readers looking for my input
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Miracles and Wonder by Elaine Pagels
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The Trees by Percival Everett
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“I think that’s what is so powerful about art. It truly doesn’t matter what other people think of it or how much money it makes; creation, in itself, is therapy.”
― Kyle Farnworth, Whalers: A Novel

“I think that’s what is so powerful about art. It truly doesn’t matter what other people think of it or how much money it makes; creation, in itself, is therapy.”
― Kyle Farnworth, Whalers: A Novel

“His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

“We think we have many desires, but in fact we have only one. What is it?” “To live,” said Camilla. “To live forever,”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

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