Literature

A wonderful assortment of Al-Anon and Alateen literature exists to help us in our recovery. We offer pamphlets, brochures, daily readers, books, newcomer packets, The Forum (Al-Anon's monthly magazine), and even copies of our public service announcements which appear on TV and radio. For general information about Al-Anon and Alateen literature, click here

You can order these by contacting our local literature distribution center. Click here to place your order. Please include the books/literature you want to order, address for mailing, and your phone number. Click here for the 2022 catalog of Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature, which will be updated later this year. Click here to download a printable order form.

Click here for more information about ordering literature from our local literature distribution center.

Why order from the Delaware Literature Depot?

Members can purchase conference-approved literature from WSO. But the best source for literature is our own Literature Depot! By ordering using the link above, you support Al-Anon right here in the First State. You pay the same amount as you would from WSO, but part of the purchase prices is reserved to support Public Outreach efforts in Delaware. Those funds support the Delaware Al-Anon website, this newsletter, the telephone service, and our outreach efforts at community events. You can help to share the Al-Anon message with your fellow Delawareans by buying literature through our Literature Depot. When ordering for a group, please put your group name and number (found on our meeting list) on the check. Make checks payable to AFG Area 8 Inc. (with “literature” written in the memo line). Please mail to DE LDC 2633 Belaire Dr, Wilmington, DE 19808.

Please Share in Writing on Sponsorship and Service Sponsorship!

The Literature Committee is developing a “comprehensive piece of CAL on sponsorship and service sponsorship using personal stories from Al-Anon members”.

Please consider sharing your experiences to be included in this much needed new recovery tool.

Writing guidelines: https://al-anon.org/pdf/Sponsorship-Writing-Guide.pdf

Please mail, fax, email or submit your completed sharing to:

Al‐Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. 1600 Corporate Landing Parkway Virginia Beach, VA 23454‐5617
Attn: Sponsorship Piece

Fax: 757‐563‐1656
Email: wso@al‐anon.org (Please put “Sponsorship Piece” in the subject line.) Online: al‐anon.org/sharing

What’s New

A Little Time for Myself (B34)

Al-Anon’s latest daily reader shares the personal experiences and many voices of the Al-Anon fellowship today, illustrating that Al-Anon is indeed for anyone affected by someone else’s drinking. Indexed, 384 pages.

Members’ Blog

Members are encouraged to write a sharing for the Member Blog, found at al-anon.org/member-blog. The Blog is a fantastic source for meeting topic ideas but, please note that the sharings themselves are not Conference Approved Literature and are not intended for use at meetings.

“CAL Corner” topics

This department is featured each month in The Forum magazine. It contains members’ sharing on how a particular piece of our literature has enhanced their recovery.

Sharings needed for “Cal Corner”

Members are urged to share in writing about a how a piece of CAL has helped them with their recovery. Please see the writing guideline for “CAL Corner” in the Guidelines & Procedures folder under the “Library” folders in the Literature Coordinator community of AFG Connects or at al-anon.org/pdf/CALcornerSharingRevised%202018.pdf.

Teen Corner

For more information, click here

The Forum

Readers are members who are already attending Al-Anon. Members share how the various tools of the program including the Twelve Steps, Traditions, and Concepts of Service have helped them find - and keep recovery.

  • Members can subscribe to The Forum throughout the year

  • Individual copies of The Forum are now available on Amazon and Kobo for $1.49 (U.S.) and Apple iTunes for $1.99 (U.S.). An annual electronic subscription is available from Barnes & Noble for $11 (U.S.) with individual copies for $1.49 (U.S.). Click here for more information

  • Read a Selection from the November Forum

Three ways to share

Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism - now shipped all year

The content is designed for families of alcoholics who are unfamiliar with our program. Members write about their own denial, or share how they overcame the fear of reaching out for Al-Anon's help. Members share hope, understanding, and compassion for the alcoholic's illness and its effects on the family. Articles by professionals and basic information about Al-anon are included. AFA motivates readers to start attending Al-Anon.