A. K. Frailey Books’ Future

A. K. Frailey Books’ Future has never been brighter. 2025 offers new distribution channels, creative marketing opportunities, a new series, and Reading Guides.  New publications are scheduled in the coming year. The excitement is building! New readers, kind reviewers, and shaping relationships through sincere, personal conversations make all the difference. Writing isn’t an isolated act. Each book is written anew in the mind of the reader. Read on!

New Distribution Channels

Earlier this year, I moved six of my eBooks to Publish Drive, allowing them to enter streams that they hadn’t been able to reach in my KDP exclusive relationship with Amazon. Now, these books are reaching across the globe in new ways.

Promotions on KOBO, Apple Books, and OverDrive are connecting my books to interested readers.

In addition, the hardcover versions of my books have been moved over to Ingram Spark to reach out to bookstores and libraries on a whole new level. I have written to over one hundred libraries across the nation to personally introduce myself and my work. One thing I noticed right away was their preference for Ingram Spark hardcovers over Amazon hardcovers. I do not know why that bias exists, but I have tried to be accommodating to their needs by offering all my books as Ingram Spark hardcovers.

All my fiction work has already migrated with Encounter and OldEarth Mechior going live on August 1st and August 6th, respectively.

My nonfiction work: The Road Goes Ever On: A Christian Journey Through The Lord of the Rings, My Road Goes Ever On: Spiritual Being, Human Journey, and My Road Goes Ever On: A Timeless Journey will join their hardcover cousins in late August.

Creative Marketing Opportunities

In addition to my usual monthly blogs, newsletters, and social media announcements, I have started theme boards on A. K. Frailey Pinterest, which will envision the worlds my characters live in, their conflicts, and the inspiration we all need to keep going when challenges beset our minds and weigh down our souls.

A New Series

My newest series, OLDTOWN, just launched its first book into the readership world: OLDTOWN Fly, Sparrow, Fly. So far, it has received fantastic reviews that make the challenges of wrangling my characters onto the page worth the effort.

“OLDTOWN Fly, Sparrow, Fly is a deeply moving story. As a father of daughters, it was at times very hard to read. It is the story of family, friendships, community, and small-town life. After her accident, Syn goes to live with her aunt and uncle, who call her Sparrow. Over the course of the story, family secrets come out about her, her parents, and family conflict that has been bubbling below the surface for a long time. It is a story about physical injury and healing, but also emotional healing. It is a story about confronting the truth and finding a way to move on and live life, even if it was not the one you expected or what others expected of you. It is an amazing read.” ~Steven McEvoy

“A.K. Frailey’s Fly, Sparrow, Fly is a beautifully written story that takes readers on an emotional journey with a message both timely and timeless. Like in prior books, Frailey writes in a voice that feels both intimate and urgent as the book explores courage, loss, belonging, and quiet resilience through the eyes of a young girl navigating a world full of uncertainty and unexpected kindness. The crisp, lyrical writing delivers characters that are deeply human and stay with you long after you finish the final page. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, this is a story that reminds us of the power of connection and the quiet strength that can rise from even the darkest moments. A must-read for readers of all ages who believe in the redemptive power of story.” ~Craig Scalise

OLDTOWN Fly, Sparrow, Fly Amazon Link

Reading Guides

I am in the process of writing Reading Guides for each of my books on the appropriate Elementary, Secondary, and Adult levels, with the addition of Personal Journal Reflection questions for those who want to take their reading experience to a whole new level. Here are a few samples of what is coming. Two Reading Guides will be published on the 4th Friday of each month starting in September. Free PDFs of the Reading Guides and respective coloring sheets of the book covers are available on the blog.

Reading Guides

The Adventures of Tally-Ho

Elementary

Who is your favorite character? Why? What makes him or her so great?

Does anyone do something you would like to try doing?

Secondary

If you were reading the story to a child, which character would you narrate most true to life? Why so?

Newearth Justine Awakens

Love relationships abound throughout Newearth Justine Awakens. What are a few that resonated with you? Why did they stand out? Were they reflecting relationships in real life or dreams of a particular kind of love relationship?

Paperbacks as Journal Reflections

Why did I have to read particular sections over again?

Are they poorly written? Beautifully written?

Are they telling me something I need to hear? Or reminding me of something I’ve forgotten?

Are they frightening me? Why?

Like a dream, stories highlight our unconscious hidden selves and allow us to face our inner complexities.

New Publications Schedule

December 1, 2025

(End of the Sci-Fi Newearth Series)

Newearth  Progeny 

Newearth Relevance

March 3, 2026

(Children’s Book)

Wise Home 

July 1, 2026

(Short Story Collection)

Spice of Life and Other Stories

October 6, 2026

(Collection of Personal Reflections)

My Road Goes Ever On: Rise Again

December 1, 2026

(Second Book In the OLDTOWN Series)

OLDTOWN Brothers Born

March 3, 2027

(Children’s Book)

Wise Home on Lily Pad Pond

I am looking forward to our future together as we experience life through the lens of fiction and nonfiction.

The most powerful part of reading a good book is not meeting great characters but discovering a new facet of our true selves. A. K. Frailey’s Books Page A. K. Frailey’s Translated Books A. K Frailey’s Amazon Author Page

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