Join us as Author in the Headlights talks with Claribel A. Ortega, discussing her new release, Scepter of Memories (book 4 of her Witchings series), as well as her other Middle-grade Fantasy books episode artwork

EPISODE · Sep 24, 2025 · 12 MIN

Join us as Author in the Headlights talks with Claribel A. Ortega, discussing her new release, Scepter of Memories (book 4 of her Witchings series), as well as her other Middle-grade Fantasy books

from Author in the Headlights · host Strider S. R. Klusman

Join Author in the Headlights for a special conversation with Claribel A. Ortega—former reporter turned New York Times bestselling author—as she shares the release of her newest middle-grade fantasy novel, Scepter of Memories (Book 4 in the beloved Witchlings series). We also learn about her other bestselling books, writing journey, and how dreams really do come true.📚 Explore Claribel Ortega’s Books:✨ Witchlings (Book 1): https://books2read.com/u/bPOk7A✨ The Golden Frog Games (Book 2): https://books2read.com/u/bpP2yW✨ House of Elephants (Book 3): https://books2read.com/u/3ywNWv✨ Scepter of Memories (Book 4): https://books2read.com/u/bog5yA🌙 More by Claribel Ortega:👻 Ghost Squad: https://books2read.com/u/mqLoeQ🤖 The Girl and the Robot: https://books2read.com/u/3JOkoA💫 Frizzy (Pura Belpré Award Winner): https://books2read.com/u/4jdz5X🎙️ And of course, you won't want to miss Claribel on the Bad Author Book Club Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/69Wk1bhoCoa9N5vG8N6l1C📺 Nor Ryan LaSala's episode on Author in the Headlights: https://youtu.be/kOdzYD4xfQM⚓ Bonus Items:🚢 Luna – The Adventures of Rhone & Stone: https://books2read.com/u/bPeLxR📖 Duramen Publishing Bookstore: https://www.duramenpublishing.com/book-store#Witchlings #MiddleGradeFantasy #KidsFantasyBooks #Booktube

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