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November Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ November 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your alpaca-loving host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Bruce the Alpaca from the book Super Problems  by Jason R. Lady. Jason is a fantasy and science fiction writer for young readers. He’s the author of three books in the Magic Pe

October Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ October 15, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your marble-finding host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Jane Riverdown from the book Emerald Baptism (wt)  by Stuart Tudor. Stuart is a South African speculative fiction writer. Meet Jane [Patricia gestures for her guest to sit on o

October Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ October 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your inquisitive host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Peter Harlow from the book Along About Midnight  by Dorian J. Sinnott. Dorian is an author of dark fiction, ranging from drabbles to novels. He lives in New York with his girlfrien

September Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ September 17, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your fabulous host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Lucian Ciobanu from the book The Rift: Beginnings  by Vaughn Collar. Vaughn is a beginning author and long-time fan of sci-fi. He felt he had a story to tell, but as he developed

September Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ September 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your dragon-loving host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Rosa-Fury, a dragon from the book Mandorlinfiore and the Dragons of Zonza  by Simon Kellow-Bingham. Simon studied medieval literature at Middlesex and Bristol Universities in

August Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ August 26, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your bird-loving host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Mallow, a Moluccan cockatoo from the book Second Chances at the Little Village Sanctuary  by Ella Cook. Ella’s been obsessed with the written word since she could walk (her mum woul

August Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ August 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your thrifty host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Melodia from the book A (Not So) Simple Quest  by Christina Wallace. Christina is a fantasy writer who enjoys writing stories that sweep you up in excitement and make you smile. Meet Mel

July VIP Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ July 21, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your fantastic host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us VIP guest Kailyn Moran from the book Darkness Calls the Tiger  by Janyre Tromp. Janyre is an award-winning, best-selling author who writes heart-wrenching, hope-filled historical nove

July Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ July 15, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your sunburnt host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Prince Marley from the book The Ship, the Keep, and the Kingdom  by BelaJane Crilly. BelaJane is an overtired college student/jack of all trades. She is currently studying for two degrees,

July Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ July 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your quill-owning host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Sofia Luana, aka Jao Ying Saengfaa, the crown princess of Tropos. This twelve-year-old is from the book Skylight  by Patchree Jones. Patchree Jones is a Thai-American author and current

June Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ June 15, 2024 Hello, my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are...

June Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ June 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your fabulous host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Kai Travaldi from The Faumen War Chronicles trilogy by L. Cyrus Whelchel. Cyrus is a children’s librarian from Texas who has always been fascinated by tales of nobility and the fantastical.

May Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ May 15, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your not-very-tasty host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us the Big, Bad Wolf from Red Riding Hood  by Mark Budman. Mark is a first-generation Moldovan immigrant who learned English as an adult. Counterpoint Press published his novel My Life at

May Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ May 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your flower-owning host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Traedis Atenel from The Sagathas Bard series by Beth Hudson. Beth is a novel and short story writer with four novels, a novella, and a short story collection published. She takes her ins

April Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ April 15, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your fabulous host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us James Pearson from Innocent Lies , book 2 in the Detective Mike Stone Trilogy by Colin Ward. Colin is an author of crime fiction, poetry, and theatre. He has self-published all his books

April Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ April 9, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your magic quill–wielding host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Trish Card from the book The Surface of Water by Cynthia Beach. Cynthia is a longtime professor of creative writing and author of Creative Juices for Writers,  second edition.

April Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ April 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your cookie-loving host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Brygida Neumann-O’Hare from the book-in-progress Separate Ways by Aubrey Taylor. Aubrey is a mother of three who moonlights as an indie author. Her books pull no punches, hailing fro

March Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ March 15, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your strongly fragranced host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Anya Chopra from the book The Way Home  by Shalini Mullick. Shalini is an author and a practicing pathologist. An introvert who enjoys meeting people, she loves both the magic

March Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ March 1, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your wonderful host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Unna and her Auntie Elvi from Turquoise Venom , book 1 in The Devils of Wevrai series by Kova Killian. Kova is a weaver of dark realms and a mom with too much of an imagination. Meet Unn

February Character Interview Patricia Parrington ~ February 15, 2024 Hello my lovely readers and fellow book-lovers! For those of you who are new here, I, your tea-loving host, Patricia Parrington, have the pleasure of interviewing characters from books all over the world. Today we have here with us Jolene Bronwyn from Monster Ridge , book 2 in The Prophecies of Ragnarok series by Marie Sinadjan and Meri Benson. Marie is a Filipino fantasy author, singer-songwriter, and musi