Ashely Alker

Hi all, My book, 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them, was released by Macmillan this January. The book covers 99 deadly diseases that can be avoided through the use of science and medicine. The book also includes a lot of enlightening history and key science on vaccine-preventable diseases. It's currently 50% off at Barnes & Noble, so I wanted to share this here in case anyone is interested. I hope you'll give it a look, it might save your life! 😉

New comment 20d ago

Ashely Alker

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@Cole digital Consultant Hi! Thank you! I'm an emergency medicine doctor and I've been writing since medical school. I mostly do television writing, but during the last writer’s strike I decided to write this book. The book has been really well received. I was able to do a national book tour, which was really exciting. Also doing some TV work with the book, and it sold in 10 other languages. It's been great, but I think I was unaware of how much work there was after the writing is done. I would say the publicity was probably the hardest part for me.

Ashely Alker

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It's been doing well, but honestly, the publisher keeps most of that information close to the chest, so I don't get a ton of feedback on numbers.

Ashely Alker

Sep 20 •

General Discussion

Wapo

Hi all, just wanted to share my most recent article for the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/24/vaccines-prevent-diseases-like-polio-dont-forget-about-them/

New comment 25d ago

Ashely Alker

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@Paul Roberson unfortunately, there is a paywall on the article now. Did it open for free for you? (Sorry about that, initially the article was free, but also usually WaPo allows a few free articles a month)

Ashely Alker

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@Kathy L. Murphy thanks, Kathy! ♥️

Aw Schade

Sep 19 •

New Member Introductions

New Member intro

Hi everyone, I'm AW [Art] Schade and glad to be a new member. I'm a Marine Vietnam veteran and a retired IBM executive, married, with three sons and 9 grandchildren. Somewhere along the way I became a novelist too. My book, The Shattered Mosaic, [Booklife editors pick] follows a veteran trial lawyer who loses someone close to him and ends up turning the same evidence-based mind he used in courtrooms toward something much bigger: the world's faith traditions, and whether any of them can hold up under real scrutiny when grief forces the question. It's really a story about what happens when the answers you were handed no longer fit, and what you build in their place. Glad to be here, and I'm looking forward to getting to know this group.

New comment Sep 29

Ashely Alker

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Welcome. The book sounds really interesting!

Ashely Alker

Sep 22 •

General Discussion

Classroom

Hi All, Has anyone done the classroom on Skool? If so, which ones did you find the most helpful? Thanks!!