As the third entry in the Elemental Witch League trilogy, The Fog raises the stakes to biblical proportions, opening with Satan and the Nephilim unleashing a supernatural “end-of-days” weapon meant to drown the world in terror and death. From there, the novel widens fast—into a globe-spanning, good-versus-evil conflict where a young “Fundamental Witch,” Susan, and her …
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 …
The Jesus Trail: Following in the Footsteps of Christ by Pierce Kelley is a deeply moving and contemplative novel that follows sixteen-year-old Mekhaeil Zacharias, a Coptic Christian, as he undertakes a pilgrimage from Nazareth through the Galilee to Jerusalem. Still reeling from the horrific murder of his two older brothers and nineteen other Coptic Christians …
The Anthropic settlement has just jumped through one of the final hoops before people can expect the courts to order payment. May 14 saw the so-called “fairness” hearing. Now I will preface this as always by saying I am not an expert in the law, and certainly not US as opposed to UK law. On …
Fourteen-year-old Levi Anderson is an observer. At home at his family’s Indiana farm, he writes a few lines each day about light and shadows, the movements and sounds of the animals, or his father’s face in an emotional moment. Despite being surrounded by family members, Levi feels lonely, and after his oldest siblings leave to …
In 60 C.E., Nero Claudius Caesar still wants to be a noble Roman. But as emperor, his absolute power will be his ruin. At first, the senate does his bidding and tolerates his licentious spending on monuments to himself. He’s already had his mother, Agrippina, murdered. Now he divorces his first wife, Octavia, then has …
On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Howard Lovy talks to Michele DeFilippo, founder of 1106 Design, about the role genre conventions play in professional book cover design. Michele explains the visual signals that help readers recognize a book’s category at a glance, from the authority expected in business books to the mood and atmosphere …
Connor Castaway and Drummer Washington are two talented wrestlers and friends who are seniors at First Landing High School in Virginia Beach. They struggle with various challenges off the mat, as well as the stress of wrestling for a highly competitive coach, known to all as “Coach Wild,” who also happens to be Drummer’s father. …
My literary heart is, and has always been, torn between two worlds. On the one hand is the sensory delight of the dark, dusty library that started with an almost sacred room in my parents’ house and has brought me to and kept me in the myriad libraries of Oxford, where I’ve spent four decades …
Someone who taught ancient Greek and Roman culture at Cambridge for 50 years isn’t going to say there is no point, but Beard is quick to assure readers, in the breezy tone familiar from her television work, that she will make her case “without resorting to the tired clichés often used.” She doesn’t necessarily think …
Artisanal editions. Special subscriptions. For a few years, these have been the growth areas creators have cited when asked about exciting and underutilized opportunities. This week sees two stories that epitomize what a mature landscape looks like. One speaks of breakout success. The other asks whether we’ve had too much already! The post News Summary: …
Why do we love sports? Well, there’s the existential aspect: We need meaning in life, and sports provides it, at least for some. Then, as scriptwriter Schur and sportswriter Posnanski put it, “Life is lonely, and sports provide community.” What’s more, sports, at least in the authors’ case, allows them to go tearing off to …
Stars shine outside a pale blue room; through a flower-framed door, a darting swallow leads the way to the titular path. A child (seen only from behind) at the foot of a sweeping set of steps is urged to set down a burdensome load as an unseen narrator assures youngsters that “you are not alone.” …