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 …
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 …
An unseen narrator warns of Great White Shark’s “toothy scowl,” though Filipina’s illustration shows a disarmingly goofy grin and googly eyes. Cuttlefish, Flounder, Dresser Crab, Leafy Dragon, and Octopus immediately exhibit their camouflage or concealment skills and escape being eaten. With no hiding place left, Puffer Fish seems a goner. The little fish then inflates, …
Duck’s truck is his home on wheels. He’s en route to visit friends (“Ruckity ruck”) when a sudden downpour strands his rig in the mud. Naturally Duck is “mad (and also sad),” but his many pals begin arriving to push: “They heave. They ho.” Alas, it’s no use. The animals are in despair. Duck plucks …
If you’re a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, you must have heard about the Indie Author Bookstore: I know how many reminders I’ve sent out! And if you’re like me, you may have initially thought, “That sounds nice… I… The post Making the Most of the Indie Author Bookstore appeared first on The Self-Publishing …
“What must be understood about tales like this one is that hardly any story has a true beginning”: So begins Tierney’s debut novel. In a village stuck between the intruding ocean, sky, and forest, four sisters find themselves in the middle of a queer retelling of a Portuguese folktale. Elixane, the youngest and the daughter …
In a world that’s been divided into four rival factions in the wake of a devastating event known as the Annihilation, 23-year-old Rubi Morningtail—an Azure refugee living in the Dominion of the Silver Tyger—finds herself thrust into a world of political intrigue, powerful magic, and deadly martial arts. When Rubi injures a battle tyger in …
Democrats, urges political journalist and podcaster Cohen, need to stop playing nice, which has been what allowed autocracy and plutocracy to rule the land. Instead, he writes, Democrats “need to understand [that] the old norms aren’t coming back”: Congress now functions like a parliamentary system, where “there is no notion of bipartisanship, no value placed …