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ELC Publishing is an independent press founded in 2024 that publishes overlooked histories — true crime, espionage, and stories of innovators and communities of color. Explore our growing catalog of books, audiobooks, and original music.
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NewFour Lives Lost: The Bryan Kohberger Idaho Murders Case
Rick Stupart
NewThe Idaho Student Murders: Inside the Bryan Kohberger Case
David G. Stone
Passions of Power: The Real Love Affairs Behind Thrones and Empires
James G. Edwards II
Promised Land - The Rise of Oscarville: America's Forgotten Black Paradise
David G. Stone
THE RECKONING COMES: How Oscarville Became a Target - The 1912 Racial Cleansing That Foreshadowed the Red Summer
David G. Stone
WATERS OF BETRAYAL: The Government Conspiracy That Drowned Oscarville Forever
David G. Stone
Featured Releases
Issue No. 42Standalone Volume
Four Lives Lost: The Bryan Kohberger Idaho Murders Case
Four Lives Lost delivers a comprehensive, meticulously researched account of one of America's most chilling true crime cases. On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle — were brutally murdered in their off-campus home i…
Standalone Volume
The Idaho Student Murders: Inside the Bryan Kohberger Case
In the early hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home. What followed was one of the most intensive criminal investigations of the digital age.
Standalone Volume
The Lufthansa Heist: The Mob’s Big Score
It was the biggest cash robbery in American history—and most of it was never recovered. In December 1978, a crew of mob-connected thieves pulled off a daring $5.8 million robbery at JFK Airport, vanishing into the night with cash and jewels. What followed was a deadly game of silence, betrayal, and …
The ELC Publishing Manifesto
ELC Publishing serves a diverse community of readers, educators, and lifelong learners who seek to understand history beyond the traditional narratives often found in textbooks.
Many in our community feel disconnected from the past because the stories of innovators, communities of color, and everyday people have been overlooked or forgotten.
Curated Collections
The Oscarville Chronicles
The Oscarville Chronicles documents the true history of Oscarville, Georgia — a thriving Black community destroyed by government land seizures and the Corps of Engineers' dam construction. A powerful series on displacement, resilience, and forgotten American history.
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The Silence Protocol
A gripping investigative series following Roy Okafor and his team as they uncover deep-rooted conspiracies.
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The Varga Foundation
An intricate web of lies, missing architects, and the collapse of modern society. The Varga Foundation's most dangerous investigations.
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The Institutional Record
An obsessive quest for the truth leads down a rabbit hole of institutional corruption, starting with a list of casualties that shouldn't exist.
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The Couture Code
What if the world's most coveted handbags were the world's most dangerous weapons? On the surface, LUXE — the clandestine black market division operating beneath the fashion world.
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The Whispers Song Series
In the city that never sleeps, the melody of deception plays on. A deadly symphony of secrets and lies.
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The Elevation Series
A powerful narrative about finding one's voice, resilience, and strength in a world determined to silence it.
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The Ashen Throne Chronicles
From the ashes of prophecy comes a truth that could burn the world down.
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The Raven
In the corridors of power, knowledge is the most dangerous weapon. The architects of fate make their plays.
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The Innovation Chronicles: A Revolutionary Black Inventors Nonfiction Series
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The Orwell Protocol When fiction becomes protocol
An urgent, prophetic series unpacking how George Orwell's 1984 predictions—surveillance capitalism, digital thought control, algorithmic propaganda, and corporate doublethink—have become the operational protocol of modern technology and society.
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The Red Summer Chronicles
A seminal five-part historical series detailing the 1919 wave of racial violence across American cities, Black resistance, media propaganda, and how Red Summer forged the modern Civil Rights movement.
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Machiavelli Reborn
Machiavelli Reborn is a provocative five-book series that resurrects the legendary strategist's teachings and thrusts them into the chaos of the 21st century. From boardrooms to battlefields, from presidential podiums to dating apps, these books reveal how the cold logic of The Prince still rules our lives.
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Cyndi Galloway
Cyndi Galloway is celebrated for her crisp diction and ability to handle complex narrative structures with ease. Her work spans true crime, investigative journalism, and meticulously researched historical accounts.
The Journal
View All EntriesWhy "The Idaho Student Murders: Inside the Bryan Kohberger Case" by David G. Stone Is Worth Every Page
There are books that entertain, and then there are books that haunt. "The Idaho Student Murders: Inside the Bryan Kohberger Case" by David G. Stone belongs firmly in the latter category. In the early hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home. I finished it in a single sitting, and I'm still thinking about it.
Passions of Power: The Real Love Affairs Behind Thrones and Empires: A Book That Demands Your Attention
When I first picked up "Passions of Power: The Real Love Affairs Behind Thrones and Empires" by James G. Edwards II, I wasn't sure what to expect. What I found was a book that refuses to let go, even after the last page. Power shaped the world. This is the kind of writing that stays with you long after you've set it down.
The Forgotten Story Behind "Promised Land - The Rise of Oscarville: America's Forgotten Black Paradise"
Some books you read. Others you experience. "Promised Land - The Rise of Oscarville: America's Forgotten Black Paradise" by David G. Stone is firmly the latter. They called it the "Black Paradise" - a thriving Georgia community where former slaves had achieved the impossible. I found myself rationing chapters, not wanting it to end, even as I couldn't stop turning pages.
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