Wes Blake, Author
PINEVILLE TRACE (Etchings Press, 2024)
Cover Crush: Indie Book Covers That Jump Off the Screen
Cover Crush: Indie Book Covers That Jump Off the Screen
Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick: Pineville Trace by Wes Blake
Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick: Pineville Trace by Wes Blake
An “introspective, haunting tale that remains with us” (Heavy Feather Review) about a former revival preacher who walks away from an Eastern Kentucky prison in the 1970s, following a cat named Buffalo and trying to reconcile himself with ...
Gurney Norman, My First Writing Mentor - Wes Blake
Gurney Norman, My First Writing Mentor - Wes Blake
On the passing of an inimitable writer and teacher
Goodreads Giveaway Nov. 26 - Dec. 20
Goodreads Giveaway Nov. 26 - Dec. 20
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Buy PINEVILLE TRACE: Paperback, Audiobook, & e-book
Buy PINEVILLE TRACE: Paperback, Audiobook, & e-book
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Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick Review: Pineville Trace
Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick Review: Pineville Trace
An “introspective, haunting tale that remains with us” (Heavy Feather Review) about a former revival preacher who walks away from an Eastern Kentucky prison in the 1970s, following a cat named Buffalo and trying to reconcile himself with ...
SmokeLong Quarterly Review of "Pineville Trace"
SmokeLong Quarterly Review of "Pineville Trace"
Reviewed by A W Earl Pineville Trace by Wes Blake is a novella-in-flash following former revival preacher, and confidence man Frank Russet after his escape from minimum security prison. Through a series of interconnected short pieces, Blake creates a picture of a man who is himself fragmented, viewed in a number of flashes against the… Continue reading Review: Pineville Trace by Wes Blake
Heavy Feather Fiction Review: Mia Carroll Reads Wes Blake’s Novella-in-Flash Pineville Trace
Heavy Feather Fiction Review: Mia Carroll Reads Wes Blake’s Novella-in-Flash Pineville Trace
In Pineville Trace, Wes Blake tells the story of Frank Russet, a former revival preacher who has escaped from a minimum-security prison in Kentucky, where he was being held as a con artist. As Fran…
Southern Literary Review of Pineville Trace by Cheyanne Hensley
Southern Literary Review of Pineville Trace by Cheyanne Hensley
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AN INTERVIEW WITH WES BLAKE ABOUT HIS BOOK 'PINEVILLE TRACE' by Rebecca Gransden — X-R-A-Y Lit Mag
AN INTERVIEW WITH WES BLAKE ABOUT HIS BOOK 'PINEVILLE TRACE' by Rebecca Gransden — X-R-A-Y Lit Mag
“Spirit Rock”: Matthew Sidney Parsons Talks with Wes Blake about His Book Pineville Trace
“Spirit Rock”: Matthew Sidney Parsons Talks with Wes Blake about His Book Pineville Trace
Prompt to Page with Wes Blake – Jessamine County Public Library
Prompt to Page with Wes Blake – Jessamine County Public Library
On this month's Prompt to Page writing podcast, we talk to Wes Blake, author of "Pineville Trace."
Everyday Writers Podcast: Discussion with Crystal McQueen and Jordan S. Keller
Everyday Writers Podcast: Discussion with Crystal McQueen and Jordan S. Keller
Turning the Page: A Lexington Public Library Podcast: Pineville Trace: An Interview with Wes Blake (2025)
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Turning the Page: A Lexington Public Library Podcast: Pineville Trace: An Interview with Wes Blake (2025)
Wes Blake in Conversation with Teresa Brock & Kevin Nance - Zoom Event
Wes Blake in Conversation with Teresa Brock & Kevin Nance - Zoom Event
Finding the Pure Heart - Deep South Magazine
Finding the Pure Heart - Deep South Magazine
Woodford Sun Newspaper: “Nonesuch Author Wes Blake finds “a good home” to Publish his Debut” by Bob Vlach
Woodford Sun Newspaper: “Nonesuch Author Wes Blake finds “a good home” to Publish his Debut” by Bob Vlach
Accents Podcast on WUKY: Discussion with Katerina Stoykova
Accents Podcast on WUKY: Discussion with Katerina Stoykova
Kentucky Writers Roundtable Interview
Kentucky Writers Roundtable Interview
Rbzeen: “Literary Fiction Spotlight: An Interview with Wes Blake” by Poppy McDonald
Rbzeen: “Literary Fiction Spotlight: An Interview with Wes Blake” by Poppy McDonald
Words, Images, & Worlds Interview
Words, Images, & Worlds Interview
Livestream: Wes Blake in Conversation with Christopher Chambers
Livestream: Wes Blake in Conversation with Christopher Chambers
Trivial Thursdays on WRFL Interview
Trivial Thursdays on WRFL Interview
Now, Appalachia interview with author Wes Blake
Now, Appalachia interview with author Wes Blake
Interview with Etchings Press
Interview with Etchings Press
The Ego Check Interview Series: Author Wes Blake
The Ego Check Interview Series: Author Wes Blake
Secrets, Sisters, and Grasping the Past: An Interview with Julie Hensley – Southern Review of Books
Secrets, Sisters, and Grasping the Past: An Interview with Julie Hensley – Southern Review of Books
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Fall/Winter Reading List 2024-25 - Deep South Magazine (featuring PINEVILLE TRACE)
Fall/Winter Reading List 2024-25 - Deep South Magazine (featuring PINEVILLE TRACE)
16 of the latest mysteries, new fiction, short story collections and poetry from down South.
Wes Blake’s playlist for “Pineville Trace” – Largehearted Boy
Wes Blake’s playlist for “Pineville Trace” – Largehearted Boy
A Blind Play: “Pineville Trace” Audiobook Excerpt
A Blind Play: “Pineville Trace” Audiobook Excerpt
Earlier this year, I recorded the audiobook for Wes Blake’s debut novel, Pineville Trace. I’ve narrated several audiobooks, but this one was special for me. Wes and I met in grad school at the Bluegrass Writers Studio in 2014. We taught in the sam...
8 Brilliant Flash Fiction Books That Pack a Quick Punch - Electric Literature
8 Brilliant Flash Fiction Books That Pack a Quick Punch - Electric Literature
The best books that capture how it feels to be an outsider
The best books that capture how it feels to be an outsider
How to Write a Novella-in-Flash by Wes Blake – JMWW
How to Write a Novella-in-Flash by Wes Blake – JMWW
ANTENNA named Finalist for 2024 Prose Open Reading Period - Sundress Publications
ANTENNA named Finalist for 2024 Prose Open Reading Period - Sundress Publications
On Meeting Denis Johnson
On Meeting Denis Johnson
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