Veteran educator and author Margaret Stenerson announces the release of two powerful books that shine a light on the transformative power of knowledge, curiosity, and lifelong learning: My Noble Profession (Third Edition) and The Joy of Knowing: Everyday Wonders and Science Stories. Together, these titles offer a heartfelt tribute to teaching as a calling, and …
It’s time to mark your calendar, because SelfPubCon26 is officially open for registration! Register Free + Enter the Prize Draw The global Self-Publishing Advice Conference returns online on 17th–18th October 2026, bringing independent authors from around the world together for… The post SelfPubCon26 Registration Is Open with Big Prizes Up for Grabs appeared first on …
In this debut personal finance book, Herriot introduces readers to the concept of “time freedom,” the idea that wealth doesn’t mean accumulating enough money to retire early—it means securing sufficient income and savings, combined with control over work scheduling, to allow one to move between periods of work and periods of leisure instead of enduring …
Nearly a century of German political and social shifts are translated into human experience in Sacks’ new novel, starting with a 1933 prologue introducing young Klara von Arnsberg—“Narrow all over, sharp at the edges. Hard, a little cruel”—the daughter of a wealthy industrialist family. Klara’s betrayal of Max, her “clever and kind” Jewish friend, is …
Julie wakes one morning to the “BANG / CRASH / BOOOOM” of the Chinese opera “thundering from the TV” while Poh Poh practices her sword dancing. Julie has so many questions. Over egg tarts in Chinatown, Poh Poh spins stories of growing up in China, where Cantonese opera performers frequented her father’s tea house. When …
An advent calendar hangs on the wall: “The doors are fun to open. What could it be?” Decorations, toys, clothes, even food. It’s always a surprise. But no matter what’s inside, the refrain is the same: “Oh, I love traditions with my family!” The first-person narration is mostly a list of the found items, with …
The single-minded Zora Ravenal joined the Crimson Army to destroy her people’s greatest enemy. The Empire doesn’t just threaten the Commonwealth; its biggest figureheads are directly responsible for Zora’s most devastating loss. To take revenge, she argues her way into becoming a Knight Mage, with the power to protect her loved ones and stand up …
My ALLi author guest this episode is Sheila M. Averbuch, a former journalist and technology publisher who spent years pursuing her dream of writing for children. More recently, she embraced independent publishing as a way to share what she learned from her own long and sometimes difficult path to publication and to help other writers …
While delivering a sermon as First Elder at his Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) church in Florida in 2008, Daley was inspired by the agricultural imagery of the remote village of Slipe, Jamaica, where he grew up. His story, which drew immense interest from both church members and his own children (who were raised in the United …
One day, 23 years ago, everyone who was celebrating a 50th birthday awakened looking half their age (“It appears there has been some unexplainable biological event,” a news anchor reports). This phenomenon, known as the Reset, is now a common occurrence. Like all those inching toward their 50th, lawyer Tom Miller of Holly Springs, North …
Young Betty, who has pale skin, blue eyes, and short blond hair, is a master of putting off bedtime, and she knows just the thing that will keep her mother engaged: “Can we talk about the Apple Festival?” she asks. It’s just the prompt her mother needs to discuss the wonders of the real-world Murphysboro …