

Speaking With the Dead
You might think of America’s Gilded Age, the time period of my historical paranormal thriller The Teratologist, as an era of technical...

Let’s Get Lit!: Ward Parker talks horror, writing and his new book
Welcome to “Let’s Get Lit!” on PureFandom.com. Here we will chat with an author about their work and their favorite things! This edition...

All Praise Florida Man!
People don’t like being categorized, but I’m proud to call myself a Florida writer. Florida is my muse. But as much as I’ve extolled the...

Storytime for Grownups – Author Profile: Ward Parker
This summer, Palm Beach Happening has given our readers a glimpse into the minds of some of the greatest fiction and nonfiction authors...


The Tera. . . WHAT?
That’s a question you might be asking as I promote my new historical medical thriller series, The Teragologist. What exactly IS a...


My Glamorous Life as a Novelist
People often ask me, “Ward, what’s your glamorous life as a novelist like?” I usually respond, “People, it’s really challenging.” Here I...

Putting the Palm in Palm Beach
As we count down the days until supernatural historical mystery THE TERATOLOGIST is launched, I’m writing posts about the novel’s setting...


It’s Up to Us to Make Books Cool Again
A relative recently said, “Congratulations on your new novel. Too bad nobody reads books anymore.” I recently overhead someone bragging...
Child Slavery in Haiti
An important character in PARIAH is Vivienne, a young woman who was a restavek (also spelled restavec) in Haiti. She was, in other words,...


Ward Parker Interview: “I was the kind of kid who was forever hidden away somewhere with his nose in
https://dorsetbookdetective.wordpress.com/author/dorsetbookdetective/ As he prepares to launch his latest thriller, I invited Florida...