Category Archives: interview

5 minutes 5 questions with, amazon.com, interview

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Julia Hughes, author of The Griffin Cryer

2 Comments

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Hughes, author of The Griffin Cryer
(Talon Publishing)

julia_hughes_the_griffin_cryer_amazon

Teenager Frankie Shaunessy discovers she has an unusual talent when she accidentally summons a griffin and his rider from another dimension. The Rider is tall, blond and arrogant. However, Balkind is the sweetest most loveable griffin Frankie has ever met, and she’s determined to help them return home, to their own world.

Along the way, Frankie learns friends aren’t always friends, enemies aren’t always enemies, and the boy of your dreams can be entirely different from the boy you’ve been dreaming of. Ultimately, Frankie’s new found talent will resolve her own family’s tragic circumstances in a unique and mysterious manner.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “The Griffin Cryer”?

Hughes: My home village is surrounded by lakes and rivers. One evening while walking my dogs over fields and hills, I glanced back at the village. A mist rose from the lakes, and as I watched, it consumed every sign of civilisation. It was a beautiful sight, yet eerie. I thought: Anything could fly out of that mist, even a dragon. Then I thought: Not a dragon – a griffin! Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Julia Hughes, author of The Griffin Cryer →

5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview, Uncategorized

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dominique Wilkins, author of Theresa in Wonderland

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Dominique Wilkins, author of Theresa in Wonderland

dominique_wilkins_theresa_in_wonderland_amazon

After being viciously attacked with a box cutter, a bystander named Tina jumps in to save Theresa’s life. Theresa becomes indebted to her and determines they’d be friends to the world blows up. Until it does, and Tina happens to be the bomb! Find out why and how!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Theresa in Wonderland”?

Dominique Wilkins: There is a message I wanted to get across to my readers: just because a person does one good deed, does not overshadow that they are capable of doing 10 bad ones. This is something that must be treated accordingly because people fall victim to this everyday. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dominique Wilkins, author of Theresa in Wonderland →

5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kenneth Eade, author of Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What You Can Do to Stop It

1 Comment

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kenneth Eade, author of Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What You Can Do to Stop It

kenneth_eade_bless_the_bees_amazon

“Bless the Bees” is not a book just about bees. It is a book about us – the human race. It’s about why bees and other pollinators, such as bats, birds and butterflies are so important to us and what we have done to the environment which has caused their numbers to dwindle.

Since 2006, their entire adult hives have perished from a mysterious disorder named “colony collapse disorder”. “Bless the Bees” tells you what causes contribute to it, which also contribute to the endangerment and extinction of other pollinators and what you can do to help so this does not happen.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Bless the Bees”?

Kenneth Eade: A year ago, my wife, Valentina Eade, and I were celebrating our second wedding anniversary in San Francisco, California. At brunch, on the table, was an informative brochure, telling us about the bee epidemic and that the hotel was keeping hives on their rooftop to help ameliorate the situation. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kenneth Eade, author of Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What You Can Do to Stop It →