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 …
Fifteen-year-old Clayton Wheeler knows he’s different from most other guys. He prefers comic books to sports and likes Wonder Woman, which, according to his despicable stepfather, James, makes him a “sissy.” He’s a regular target for bullies—specifically, jocks who bombard him with homophobic slurs. Clayton isn’t openly gay; he knows what and whom he likes, …
Cassidy’s Japanese paternal grandfather has never fully accepted his son’s marriage to a Black American woman. Her parents plan a visit with the elder Aokis, who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s, in hopes of healing the rift. Cassidy finds solace in their garden—and discovers an uncanny ability to speak with plants (and her …
It’s springtime in Umbria, and innkeeper Emma is hard at work preparing the Three Coins Inn for its latest guests. Lisa, the head of business development for her hometown, is on vacation after attending the wedding of her former fiancé, Matt. The trip is the culmination of a longtime dream; while she was in college, …
In this episode, Orna Ross explores guided selling for authors: how indie authors can help readers find the right book or next step into their ecosystem without overwhelm or decision fatigue. Drawing on research into the ‘paradox of choice’ and online book-buying behavior, this episode asks how we can use our websites, stores, newsletters, book …
Bigsby met the playwright in the 1960s, founded the Arthur Miller Centre for American Studies at the University of East Anglia in 1989, and has written extensively about his life and work, so his questions throughout the book are knowledgeable, though there’s little new here. The devastating impact of the Great Depression is a constant …
With a full picnic basket and a packed car, a family with a baby and a young child (who narrates) gets ready for a birthday party of sorts—it’s July 4. At a bustling park, the protagonist finds a playmate, eats watermelon and a cupcake, then settles in for the fireworks display. Returning home, the child …
The end of last week saw the latest in a string of announcements that’s been ongoing over many years and that can all be basically summarized as “Audible changes its royalty model.” You will remember that the last time this happened it was to announce a new model that effectively followed the Kindle Unlimited format …
A lifelong East Ender who fought in gangs as a boy and whose mother was killed when a German bomb dropped on their house, 45-year-old Harryboy Boas resides in a small room in a scruffy boardinghouse, sleeps with prostitutes, and prides himself on his reading acumen (“This Zola is a terrific writer. He can be …
Webster was once an average lab monkey confined to a cage, but his life changes when a radioactive spider bites a teen on a science field trip to the laboratory (presumably the boy heads out the door to become Spider-Man). Webster gobbles down the altered arachnid, and superpowers ensue. That night, an explosion destroys the …
Following an award-winning memoir, fiction for adults and children, a two-volume history of Canada, and 12 Canadian National Magazine Awards, Gillmor shows he has yet another trick up his sleeve. His first crime novel is narrated by police detective Jamieson Abel, a white law school dropout who gets along with exactly nobody on the corrupt …