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 the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Howard Lovy talks to poet and editor Anna Davidson about the art of editing poetry. They discuss what editors look for in a poem, why every word, line break, sound, and even blank space matters, and how editors can help poets strengthen their work without losing their individual …
An unseen narrator who has a story to tell is also tasked with keeping all the participants’ contributions “nice, polite, and appropriate for kids.” Five animals assemble, along with a talking taco, a tan-skinned pirate, and a pale-skinned child astronaut. But as the narrator explains the guidelines (“I want us all to agree you will …
These animals include Monster, a neurologically impaired squirrel who liked to have his best friend, a rabbit, sit on him, to a “militant chicken” named Stephanie who demanded and received obeisance from a German shepherd and a male cat; they also include dogs ranging upward of 75 pounds each who packed into a Toyota Corolla …
It’s the start of the hockey season in October 1992, and Georgina “Georgie” Law is preparing to spend all her free time at the Gardens, cheering on her beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. Georgie is a high school history teacher who inherited season tickets—and an all-consuming love for the team—from her late father. The Leafs, along …
The clock is ticking down to Frankfurter Buchmesse. And that means the countdown is also underway to ALLi’s annual SelfPubCon. Running on October 17–18, SelfPubCon this year tackles a single question that has been implicit in almost everything I’ve been reporting on this year: what is the future of self-publishing? The conference subheading is “What’s …
The “Farm” is a former elementary school converted to the campus of a Baptist women’s recovery program. The author, who is Jewish, arrived there when her financial and social support networks disintegrated and she had lost custody of her children. Through flashbacks, Stone reveals that her once-happy life, full of middle-class creature comforts (“soft bed …
In our Partner Spotlight series, an ALLi partner takes over the ALLi blog to share their expertise, experience, and hard-won wisdom on all things writing and publishing. This week, ProWritingAid, the team behind Novel November, walks us through one of… The post How to Write a Book in One Month: A Week-by-Week Plan appeared first …
Marian’s geologist mom has some truly amazing rocks, but Marian’s own collection is nothing to sneeze at; she’s got “an enchanted rock. A prehistoric rock. And a surprisingly speedy rock.” She also has a spot reserved for the very best one, still to be found. Then, at the playground one day, Marian comes across something …
Clayton combines speculative fiction with Catholic theology in this reflective self-helper. Through 35 guided meditations, readers are encouraged to imagine themselves on a quest led by Ignatian principles. The author, who believes that stories reflect divine truths, proposes spiritual practices for worldbuilding, including trusting your imagination, being specific, seeing the world as grace-filled, and embracing …
After a passel of animal musicians pass through the forest, a wandering cricket finds an abandoned violin. “Oh, how practical! A house that can play music. I’m moving in.” During the day she makes pottery and noodles, but by evening she plays wonderful tunes that entrance the other insects and small animals. All is well …