Kenneth R. Strange Jr.

Kenneth R. Strange Jr. (1955-    ) was born in Brooklyn, New York.  He spent a Junior Year abroad in Spain studying at the University of Madrid, Facultad de Letras y Filosofia.  Ken later taught high school Spanish and English as a Second Language in New York before heading off to the Middle East where he taught English to the Saudi Arabian Royal Family. 

Following in the law enforcement career shoes of his father, a high ranking officer of the NYPD, Ken served as Special Agent with the FBI and DOJ OIG in Newark, NJ, Washington DC, El Paso, TX and Los Angeles, California.

A lifelong writer, Ken's new book "It's Your Camino: One Couple's 500-mile Pilgrimage Across Spain" has earned him a 2021 IPPY Award (Independent Publishers) in the Travel/Essay category and a 2022 Catholic Media Association award as well as a spot (# 2) in the Top 10 Camino Books of All Time by 'Follow the Camino' travel company in Ireland.

Ken counts James Michener, James Joyce, Pete Hamill and Ray Bradbury as his major literary influences over the years.

"Being kissed by author Ray Bradbury at a book signing event in Los Angeles was a great moment in my life.  I told him (Bradbury) he was my childhood favorite and that I spent hours on end at the public library reading his works. Tears welled up in his eyes and he kissed me on the cheek.  What a blessing!"