So far, Wren Island has been the setting for two interactive serialized fiction experiences offered by Laura Joy Lloyd.
Released as interactive serialized fiction from fall 2022 to spring 2024, Wren Island is not currently available in print but has been read aloud on the Read with Laura Joy podcast and is an early draft of what became Interesting Enough: A Wren Island Novel.
Released as interactive serialized fiction from summer 2024 to spring 2025, Wren Island with Wallace Around is not currently available in print but has been read aloud on the Read with Laura Joy podcast and is an early draft of a Wren Island novel to be released in summer 2026.
Wren Island is also the setting for other stories by Laura Joy Lloyd.
Included below are some of the characters who appear in Wren Island (WI) and With Wallace Around (WWA). Characters are listed in alphabetical order with the location (book, part, scene) of their first mention or appearance.
Main Characters
Allison Theodore, 40-something-year-old aspiring songwriter (WI, 1, 1)
Amelia Theodore, Allison’s 60-something-year-old aunt (WI, 1, 3)
Macy Johansson, Allison’s aunt and Amelia’s sister (WI, 1, 3)
Wallace Bernard, 70-year-old cynic (WWA, 1, 1)
Other Characters
Ed Smith (renamed Ed Piper in Interesting Enough), member of commune (WI, 1, 6)
Frank Whatcom Jr., employee of Allison (WWA, 3, 27)
Gemma Campana, tea shop owner on Reclamation Island (WI, 2, 20)
Hack Wesson (alias), floatplane pilot (WI, 2, 13)
Jacob Yoon, physical therapist (WI, 6, 64)
Jax Tagaloa, teenage son of Virgil (WI, 1, 7)
John Smith, friend of Amelia and Wallace (WWA, 1, 5)
Judy, member of commune (WI, 3, 29)
Lester Locum, less than helpful guy from Reclamation Island (WI, 3, 34)
Lokita (based on Laura’s dog Moki), Allison’s blind dog (WI, 1, 1)
Louise (based on Laura’s dog Rosie), Allison’s big brown dog (WI, 1, 1)
Mattie Conway, teenage girl from Reclamation Island (WI, 3, 34)
Melissa Bernard, adult daughter of Wallace (WWA, 1, 2)
Michael Grant, prison chaplain (WWA, 3, 27)
Miss Kitty and Marshal Matt Dillon, Amelia’s Australian Zebra Finches (WI, 1, 4)
Nancy Sterling, FBI agent (WI, 4, 48)
Officer Drake, WA Department of Fish & Wildlife (WWA, 4, 39)
Ralph Wesson, marine freight hauler (WI, 1, 2)
Roger Moore, chief of police, “Safety Town,” USA (WWA, 1, 1)
Shasta Jenkins, Allison’s aunt (WI, 1, 3)
Vanessa Barone, adult daughter of Wallace (WWA, 1, 1)
Virgil Tagaloa, grocery market owner (WI, 1, 7)
Also appearing: the local whales (WI, 1, 2)
To learn more about Wren Island, check out “Frequently Asked Questions about the Wren Island series”.
