BUZZ MAGAZINE – On January 30th, A. K. Frailey published her personal reflections on life, love, faith & family in her third book in the My Road series, My Road Goes Ever On: Rise Again.
March 28th, she published the first in a new children’s book series, Wise Home. Her adult daughters, Laura and Rebekah Frailey, drew all the illustrations, creating heart-to-heart art without an ounce of AI.
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On May 28th, her third collection of short stories, Spice of Life: And Other Stories, was published, along with all her other books, through Amazon and Ingram Spark. Alternatingly humorous, dramatic, and otherworldly, this collection of short stories offers a variety of flavors to spice up any ordinary day.
By early July, the sequel to OldTown Fly, Sparrow, Fly will be available for readers who want to follow the continuing adventures involving OldTown and the people who call it home in her newest novel, OldTown Brothers Born.
The book has already won a 5-star review from Readers’ Favorites: “If you are looking for a literary contemporary drama packed with gritty realism, suspense, and humor, OldTown by A. K. Frailey is a must-read,” said Keith Mbuya for Readers’ Favorites.
Ann will be available for an author Meet & Greet, book signings, and book sales at the Nokomis Library on Saturday, June 13th from 10-noon, and at the Edwardsville Book Festival on Saturday, October 3rd, from 8am-1pm.
Free reflection guides for schools, book clubs, and personal journals are available on her Amazon book pages: amazon.com/author/akfrailey.
For more information about Ann’s work, check out her website: akfrailey.com and her blogs akfrailey.com/blog.
Her books have been translated into French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. A German translation will be coming soon.
Ann appreciates her readers and welcomes their thoughts. Constructive reviews on Amazon and Goodreads go a long way toward supporting Indie Authors.
A. K. Frailey has written the historical sci-fi OldEarth Encounter series, a contemporary first contact novel, Last of Her Kind, the Newearth sci-fi series, an OldTown series, short story collections, a modern parent's reflection on J. R. R. Tolkien's works in The Road Goes Ever On: A Christian Journey Through The Lord of the Rings, personal and introspective My Road books, children's books, and a poetry collection. She taught elementary education in Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; and Wood River, IL. She also trained teachers in the Philippines for the Peace Corps and later earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing for Entertainment from Full Sail University. In her spare time, she serves as an election judge and secretary/treasurer of her small town's cemetery. Find out more at akfrailey.com.
This story originally ran in the June 2026 issue of The Prairie Land Buzz Magazine http://www.thebuzzmonthly.com
