Interview With Author Alex Parkview
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Alex Parkview, a combat veteran and single father. Hearing the Echoes: A Memoir of Containment is my first book—this is everything I needed to say after years of living with daily combat flashbacks.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Hearing the Echoes: A Memoir of Containment
It was inspired by my daughters. They deserved a father who showed up even when the war still fired in my head multiple times a day. I wrote the book so they—and anyone else carrying unrelenting weight—could see exactly what containment looks like when you don’t get to put it down.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wrote most of this book in my head on mountain trails at 4 a.m. with a headlamp—quiet enough that the only incoming fire was the kind I already carried.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Sebastian Junger’s Tribe and War, Jocko Willink’s discipline, David Goggins’ refusal to quit, and every unfiltered veteran memoir that didn’t sugar-coat the aftermath. Their work showed me you can tell the full truth and still help people.
What are you working on now?
Living the containment I wrote about—one day, one episode, one moment of life at a time. No second book yet; this one still feels like it’s doing its job.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now it’s direct veteran and writing communities on X/Twitter, Reddit, and word-of-mouth from people who’ve lived some version of this. Just getting it into the hands of the first 100 readers who actually need it.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write the book only you can write, even if it scares you. Don’t wait until you feel “healed” or polished. The people who need it most don’t want perfection—they want the truth told straight.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
From a therapist who finally earned my trust: “You don’t have to fix this today. You just have to outlast it today.” That single sentence carried me through years of episodes I thought would break me.
What are you reading now?
Still re-reading Tribe by Sebastian Junger and Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink. Some books stay on the nightstand because they still do the job.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Right now my job is showing up for my daughters and for every reader this book reaches. If another story demands to be written, it’ll let me know.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Tribe – Sebastian Junger
Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink
Can’t Hurt Me – David Goggins
Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
(Those four have been in my ruck since 2011. They still work.)
Author Interview Series
To discover a new author, check out our Featured Authors page. We have some of the best authors around. They are just waiting for you to discover them. If you enjoyed this writer’s interview feel free to share it using the buttons below. Sharing is caring!
If you are an author and want to be interviewed just fill out out Author Interview page. After submitting we will send it out in our newsletters and social media channels that are filled with readers looking to discover new books to read.
If you are looking for a new book to read check out our Featured Books Page.