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 …
Everything seems to be going wrong in Tenley Ward’s life. It’s January 2027, and the draft has been reinstated; she fears that her college-aged son, Chance, could be drafted into a seemingly imminent third world war. Her marriage is also crumbling: After 21 years and four children, the drudgery of everyday life has dulled her …
Russell Quant, now approaching his 55th birthday, is confronting the painful fact that his 84-year-old mother, Kay, is showing signs of increasing dementia. He visits her farmhouse to begin sorting out her lifetime’s worth of assorted possessions. Kay is paying a condolence call to her friend Cecilia (CeeCee) Toth, whose husband, Clem, has recently died. …
Lily Corcoran is a 40-year-old researcher at the University of Wisconsin whose pursuit of her Ph.D. in neuroscience has long been waylaid by the work of parenting her 10-year-old daughter, Rosie. This task has now been made more difficult by the fact that Lily and her husband have recently separated. One wine-soaked night, as Lily …
In her excellent biography of Houston, cultural critic Lordi contrasts the legendary singer and actor with other Black cultural innovators, like Nina Simone, writing that Houston “appears not as a visionary but as a femme object we gaze at or gape at, asking what happened to her, not what she did.” She has a point. …
The author, a writer based in San Francisco, didn’t get off to a strong start when it came to familial stability: Her biological father, Juan, left when her 18-year-old mother got pregnant in 1975. Heartbroken, her mother married a harsh man named Kurt, who moved their small family from suburban Oregon to an Army base …
The author, an award-winning speaker, trainer, and consultant, presents a robust, step-by-step guide for exhibitors to showcase their products at trade shows. In addition to setting goals, Davis presents five steps of an expert framework for achieving a successful trade show: Event Selection, Initial Planning, General Preparations, On-Site Efforts, Follow-Up, and Evaluation. The author explains …
Barrett, the president of the leadership-development company Success-Minded Leader, draws on decades of experience as a coach across multiple industries for this work. The author addresses leaders at all levels, arguing that modern organizations can no longer afford to ignore the financial and productivity costs of ineffective leadership. Poor leaders also can’t cultivate the skills …
Elver, guardian of the Jih Forest, continues to journey alongside the monk Artair, who, when he’s sleeping, shares his body with the soul of Lucian, previously a mage of the god the Bloody Claw. They’re accompanied by Sunay, a mage of the god of lies, Tisk, and Fleet, the keltraxia cub Elver rescued. The group …
The CIA sends Artemis Aphrodite Procter to become their chief of station in London and help “rebalance things with the Brits.” She accepts the assignment reluctantly, as she’s dismissive of the British in general and London in particular. Told that the city is lovely, she replies that’s the problem. The Brits are pickpockets, she claims, …
My ALLi author guest this episode is Luke Richardson, a former journalist, nightclub DJ, and English teacher who turned his love of travel and adventure into a career as a full-time indie author. Luke visits the places he writes about, drawing on their history, atmosphere, and people to create globe-trotting thrillers. He also approaches publishing …