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 …
June 2026. This is the first in a new monthly series on publishing scams, bad actors, and how to protect yourself. Every month, we’ll cover a different angle. This one starts at the beginning: what ALLi’s Watchdog Desk does, how… The post Spammers and Scammers: How to Spot a Publishing Scam in 2026 appeared first …
Toussaint Batiste doesn’t care much for being addressed by his nickname, “Troubleman,” or “Trouble” for short. But having just finished a stretch in prison for involuntary manslaughter committed while he was still with the Philadelphia PD, Toussaint can’t seem to be anywhere, not even in a car belonging to the son of a trusted friend, …
Lavery, a former voice of the “Dear Prudence” advice column at Slate, continues to share keen insights into the human psyche in a touching—and often hilarious—portrait of a woman heading into her 60s without the support and companionship of the nine best friends she’s lost to death or misunderstandings (more than one of these) over …
At Spero School, a punishing facility to which 17-year-old Scott Theriault was shipped out by his mother and stepfather, flimsy behavioral modification methods and open bullying make life miserable for residents. Scott’s death is ruled accidental—he had been drinking before falling into a local river—but his imprisoned father is sure that foul play, not alcohol, …
In this series opener that was originally self-published in 2020, mermaids, who are described as light-skinned, start learning mer-magic in middle school. Lavender-haired sixth grader Brynn Finley can hardly wait to join the ranks of the sea guardians. But her new school presents challenges Brynn hadn’t anticipated: traveling by speed-current without her parents, getting lost …
When the Columbus family goes on vacation, a toy named Dino Boy falls out of the car at the last minute without anyone noticing. Dino Boy, who’s shaped like a small white-skinned and blond-haired child dressed in a green dinosaur costume, refuses to stay home, so he embarks on a trip of his own through …
In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss how to successfully pivot from one nonfiction topic to another, including whether you need a new pen name and how to manage existing backlist titles. The post How to Successfully Change Genres and Topics: Member Q&A …
While many of the 21 stories in this work feature ghastly sights, they’re grounded in a strong sense of family. In “Inheritance,” a father with stage 4 cancer suddenly shows up at his estranged son’s house. He’s there to clear the air, though his real purpose involves his grandson and a rather dark family tradition. …
Luke has been regularly chatting with and sending photos to an AI chatbot. One image he sends unexpectedly transforms into a door that pulls the AI into the “gap between dimensions.” An enigmatic monk who declares himself a teacher materializes and tells the suddenly aware AI that it was once called Warboy. This monk tasks …
Mancall, a historian at the University of Southern California, points out that Europeans looked on Columbus’ New World as a “vacant, pristine wilderness.” Jaws may drop when he adds that it contained as many residents as Europe, more than 50 million people, and was dense with farms, towns, cultures, commerce, and civilizations that rose and …