Michael Parkes's Blog

My latest blog post is all about The Book Lounge, a Facebook group that’s great for authors, book reviewers, and readers! They have a book review team, it’s heavily moderated, and it’s a great place to post anything bookish.

Read all about it below👇

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Today’s author interview spotlights Lisa Ard! She’s a kids’ book author and avid golfer who has also written a historical fiction novel, “Brighter Than Her Fears”, which is based on her own great-great grandmother’s experiences.

Check it out below!

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Today’s author interview profiles Emma Brand, an author of a YA sapphic thriller novel and whose current project is a YA rom-com. Her books involve navigating difficult emotions.

Read all about her at the link below!

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Author interviews on my blog are now scheduled into April 2026 and the first artist interview is scheduled for November! If you’re an author, artist, or anyone else with something to show off, I always need more interviews. Just email me through my website to set one up

Today the first ever blogger interview went up on my blog, profiling Debra Wynter. She posts about uplifting and encouraging women, and her work-in-progress first book also centres on women’s empowerment. Read all about her at the link below!

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So recently I thought it would be fun to interview artists on my blog in addition to author interviews. Painters, sculptors, really any visual medium is welcome. If anyone is interested in participating, it’d be as easy as emailing me through my website to set one up. I’d send a template of questions like I do for author interviews that are filled out by the artist and then scheduled on my blog (in this case, on Wednesdays). I can’t showcase anything too racy due to the TOS on the blog service I use, but still, I think it would be fun

Today’s author interview profiles Josh White, a Navy officer who has written two horror books: Phantasmagoria and Have You Heard Her Call?

Read all about him and his books at the link below!

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Today’s author interview spotlights Aaron Gehrig, who writes psychological thrillers, suspense, fantasy, horror, and more!

Read all about him and his books at the link below!

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The October issue of The Fishwrapper has another one of my author interviews in it! This time it spotlights Jenny Mouse, who writes neuroscience, educational, and fun books for kids!

Check it out on Facebook here:

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Gnomes and Knights: what’s the difference between the book, the viral meme, and the games?

Find out by reading the latest post on my blog!

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