Welcome to the Rhode Island Authors Showcase! Each day in November, this blog will feature a different Rhode Island author. Read the post and leave a comment and you are eligible to win this day’s giveaway!
Leave a comment every day this month for over 30 chances to win either our Grand Prize (a $250 Amazon gift card), our Bonus Prize (a $100 Amazon gift card), or a Cheer-Up Prize (amount to be determined), just in time for holiday shopping!
A winner will be randomly selected one week after the publication of the blog post, and the Grand Prize and Bonus Prize winners will be randomly selected on December 7, 2021. For the daily giveaways, the author will contact you directly to coordinate delivery. Print books for delivery within the US only, please.
Paul Lonardo has written both fiction and non-fiction books in a variety of genres. As a freelance writer, he often collaborates with individuals on their biographies or memoirs, and he is a ghostwriter, too.
Before Paul began writing, he studied screenwriting and filmmaking at Columbia College – Hollywood, earned an A.S. in Mortuary Science from Mount Ida College, and a B.A. in English from the University of Rhode Island. (Very useful for a writer!) He lives in Lincoln, Rhode Island, with his wife and son.
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Paul’s new book, The Goblin Pitcher, is available as an ebook, paperback, and as a jacketed hardcover. The print versions feature sketches drawn by an aspiring young artist, 9-year-old Avery Palmer, of Attleboro, Massachusetts. The Goblin Pitcher tells the story of 11-year-old Jake Lupo, who loves baseball more than anything else but does not believe in his ability. Despite his father being a professional pitcher, Jake’s fear of failing has kept him from competing against other children. When his father, who has recently recovered from an injury, is invited to pitch for an independent team, the family moves to Pine Barrows, a far-flung forested mountain outpost.
Jake is excited about his father’s chance at a comeback, but he soon learns that he’s not the only one in Pine Barrows who loves baseball. Goblins love to play baseball too, and Pine Barrows happens to be chock full of them. Then Jake discovers that the region is occupied by two factions of warring goblins. Seeking to take control of the goblin kingdom, the leader of the evil goblins kidnaps Jake’s mother and bans baseball, a game which itself is a natural source of power for the goblins. It turns out that Jake has a secret kinship with the legendary beings, and he is the only one who can save them, their kingdom, and his mother. However, Jake must believe in himself and play a winner-take-all game against the best goblin players in Pine Barrows.
Want to win a copy of The Goblin Pitcher? You know you do! Just leave a comment below and you’re eligible. And learn more about this book by visiting https://www.thegoblinpitcher.com/
Join us on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the CROWNE PLAZA in Warwick for the 9th Annual Rhode Island Authors Expo!
I have a 10 year old who loves Baseball and would love this book. I live in Charleston, SC, home to the Riverdogs. We go to their games all the time. (Audrey Stewart)
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Hi your book sounds like a really good and fun read for kiddos and adults. Thank you for sharing about it. Have a great rest of the week and stay safe.
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Sounds like a wonderful story. Good to show what can be done if you truly believe in your family and yourself.
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This sounds like a fantastic book.
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Great story line. Children love goblins! (and so do I!)
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I went to your Amazon page and found the wide range of topics among your book list quite fascinating. I’d like to win your newest. Good luck with your future projects.
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This looks like a fun story for a child to read as well as this big child. 😉 I would enjoy reading it to my grandson.
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Believing in oneself is important at any age.
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My grandson is 12 and loves baseball. His older sister is a star pitcher and all around great player. I think Jack would love to read Jake’s adventure and perhaps gain more than a few good baseball strategies!
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Good morning, I am trying to make a comment today and it says sorry can not post. 😬
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Well this posted. 😬
I love your imagination, my grandchildren would love this adventure. Thank you for sharing here.
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Good seeing you again on the blog, Paul. Will you be at the Expo?
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What a fun story! I’d love to win a copy.
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A fun Christmas gift for a young reader. After all, “A book is a gift you can open again and again.”― Garrison Keillor
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I would love a paperback copy to gift to my great nephews.
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This is perfect for my grandson
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I admire anyone who writes fiction. How did you come up with such a creative topic?
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