Richard Kelly Kemick

July 20th, 2026

Rejecting the conventions of traditional memoir, Decadence (Biblioasis $24.95) sees Richard Kelly Kemick assemble an “accidental memoir” through a series of essays on subjects as varied as volleyball, dogs, municipal landfills, Christmas villages and love. Blending wit, vulnerability and philosophical reflection, the collection reveals a life shaped less by grand narratives than by the ordinary moments that give modern existence meaning. Richard Kelly Kemick is an award-winning poet, journalist and fiction writer. 9781771967136

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