James Janko
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James Janko's Novels
Novelist, Poet, Veteran | Author of ‘The Clubhouse Thief’ and ‘What We Don’t Talk About’ | New book ‘The Wire-Walker’ out September 23, 2025
A BookTok video by Tatia Dumbadse [see link below] includes The Wire-Walker as a must-read in her September round-up. The Wire-Walker is the second book featured in the round-up. The Wire-Walker takes place primarily in Nablus, Palestine, and also in Tel Aviv. An unlikely friendship between two circus girls, a Palestinian wire-walker and a Jewish Israeli juggler are at the heart of the story. ![]()
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www.tiktok.com/@tatis_corner/video/7555941654323072269
We were delighted to sit down with James Janko, the author of The Wire-Walker, to talk about life, literary pursuits, languages, science, and the value of meditation. The link is below:![]()
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That’s My Story: Regal House Publishing (RHP) Interviews Novelist James Janko
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We were delighted to sit down with James Janko, the author of The Wire-Walker, to talk about life, literary pursuits, languages, science, and the value of meditation. RHP: When did you start to wri...
These words of Palestinian poet Rasha Abdulhadi are in my heart and mind: ‘Wherever you are, whatever sand you can throw on the gears of genocide, do it now. If it’s a handful, throw it. If it’s a fingernail full, scrape it out and throw. Get in the way however you can.’
I'll be reading with Maxine Hong Kingston at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco on September 23, 2025. ![]()
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Time: 7 p.m. Pacific (in-person and online)![]()
Venue: 261 Columbus Ave. San Francisco, CA 94133 ![]()
Event description: James Janko will read from his novel, The Wire-Walker, and be in conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston. Those who attend online will need to preregister, using the link on City Lights Bookstore's website.
Podcaster Joe Dimino speaks with me about my novel, The Wire-Walker, forthcoming on September 23. Joe's kindness and compassion are refreshing during times when these essential qualities are often missing from national and international discourse. The primary location of my novel is the Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus, Palestine (see photo). famousinterviewswithjoedimino.blogspot.com/2025/09/vietnam-vet-award-winning-novelist.html