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 …
On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on the “Don’t Steal This Book” campaign launched at London Book Fair, where thousands of authors call on governments to protect copyright in the age of AI. He also covers the backlash against Grammarly’s “Expert Review” feature, which prompted a lawsuit and its …
Sixteen-year-old Julia Anderson is unhappy about moving across the country from Toronto to Campbell River, a small town on Vancouver Island dubbed “the Salmon Capital of the World.” Following an ugly divorce that was hard on both mother and daughter, Jules’ lawyer mother got a new job as executive director of the environmental organization Eco-Guardians. …
The kingdoms of Masor and Pavoline have long been allies, and both are surrounded by the Infinite Wood, a mystical place that’s populated by fairies. The alliance is jeopardized, however, when Masor’s king and queen are found murdered in the forest. The fairies are initially suspected, but the true killer is Prince Guiomar of Pavoline, …
Naughty AI has generated (pun intended) a lot of column inches this week. I want to start with a really important longform piece in the Guardian, which shows that mainstream media is catching on to the most obviously predatory use of the new technology. The post News Summary: Guardian Exposes AI-Powered Publishing Scams; Grammarly Sued …
From 1907 to 1938, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus was one of the biggest in the world, and its star attraction was an elephant named Topsy. In North Carolina in 1922, Topsy was spooked by a barking dog and “broke loose from her chains, ran into the night and disappeared into the heart of downtown Wilmington.” After …
Fuller’s book, written with colleagues Rebecca Cheung and Shanyilin Jin, is a rich, carefully structured field guide to one of the most politically charged and emotionally freighted domains in education. Organized around five central questions—how childhood is defined, who shapes early education, where learning should occur, what constitutes quality, and whether preschool can reduce inequality—the …
Xavier Coates lives and handles maintenance at Leigh Pierce Estates, a low-rise apartment building. While the rent is affordable, its tenants are saddled with a neglectful property manager who’s waiting to tear the place down—he certainly doesn’t care that some tenants have been disappearing lately. Xavier, however, has compassion for others, including an ailing girl …
Orna Ross and Joanna Penn reflect on a landmark year at London Book Fair, where the Alliance of Independent Authors made its biggest mark yet — debuting the Indie Author Lab, a full-day event dedicated to helping indie authors go deep on their own publishing practice, and unveiling the new ALLi Indie Author Bookstore. They …
What’s unsaid often leaves the strongest impression, as Tye suggests in this unflinching account of growing up in 1970s Texas. The book’s title nods to the Austin neighborhood where his father moved him and his brother, Kenny, in June 1970. But the author’s hopes for stability there—after attending eight schools and living in 10 different …
I had imagined that I would start this week with reflections on a busy London Book Fair. But the literary world has other ideas. So instead we begin with the latest from TikTok, which is the announcement of an official BookTok Chart, coming to the UK. The post News Summary: Official BookTok Chart Launches in …