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 …
On this episode of Self-Publishing with ALLi, Dan Holloway covers three positive stories: KDP raising the upper price limit for its top royalty bracket from $9.99 to $12.99, effective July 7th; Bookshop.org launching audiobooks for UK readers on a £12.99 monthly subscription designed to deepen ties between readers and their local indie bookstores; and the …
There’s a new portmanteau in town, and it’s ready to pick a fight with Romantasy. So says the Bookseller with a fascinating insight into the latest trending tags on BookTok. That portmanteau is Dystomance. The word derives, of course, from “dystopian romance.” It marks a resurgence in interest in dystopian books. The post News Summary: …
Genre-Bonding: What It Is and Why It’s the Indie Author’s Best Marketing Move Writing is solitary. Publishing doesn’t have to be. That’s the thinking behind what we at the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) are calling genre-bonding: getting to know… The post Genre-Bonding: What it is and Why it’s the Indie Author’s Best Marketing Move …
On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Howard Lovy talks to Pablo Yáñez González, founder of BeYourCover, about how artificial intelligence is changing book cover design. A professional book cover photographer for more than fifteen years before building AI tools, Yáñez explains where AI can help authors create marketable covers, where it still falls short, …
The story opens in 1877, in Marinella, Sicily. Nine-year-old Saverio Mancuso is fighting off schoolmates who want him to declare his love for pretty Rosa Favale. After being pummeled, Saverio proclaims his love for the young girl (“Yes, I do love Rosa, and I want to kiss her on the mouth”). In 1888, the couple …
Hamrick’s book opens with a prologue describing a tragedy—the death of a high school football player after he collapsed on the field during a game. Jason “Meat” Yancy was just 16, and his death hit his coaches, teammates, town, and family hard. The book moves from his death to an earlier time when Jerry “Slugger” …
Earlier this month saw the annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA). Long-time indie supporter Guy LeCharles Gonzalez was there and reported back some invaluable insights. It follows a number of items featuring libraries and the issue of pricing, specifically the way librarians believe e-books should be priced for library usage. This time, the …
Findley, professor of History at Ohio State and author of The Turks in World History (2004), writes that the Ottoman Empire lasted six centuries under a single dynasty because Islam permits a man to have four wives, and the children of concubines are easily legitimized. With so many male heirs, until around 1600, it was …
“Ruth and Nino”—as Rovin Murphy refers to Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia—both loved many of the same things, from the law to travel, food, and opera. “But when they disagreed…they REALLY disagreed.” In a perspicuous study that will resonate with readers accustomed to seeing even the most casual dialogues in public …
As the story opens in 2001, journalist Elizabeth Allen drags herself up off the floor after her husband, a disgraced rock star, has brutally beaten her in their Upper West Side apartment before leaving. Across the city, Fancy Maguire showers after being raped by her fireman spouse. The 9/11 attack brings these women together after …