Lark โTornadoโ Morgan Lu @larkmorganlu.bsky.social Writing/Tea | They/She | Han Chinese | Works in F&SF, Augur, Pyre & more | Assoc. Editor @flashfictiononline.bsky.social, Baffling Magazine @neonhemlock.bsky.social| Acq. Fiction @anathemamagazine.bsky.social | pfp @unghostlyCasper | VP26
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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social Autistic researcher with too many interests and no real intention of narrowing it down. Mostly AAC research at the moment. Sometimes a math teacher.
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Barbara Stocker ๐๐ @bluebirdbhs.bsky.social Activist Democrat Missourian living in Virginia @piperformissouri.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social @stegenmodem.bsky.social Team Site
Melissa Rea Author ๐๐๐ @melrea.bsky.social Four novels written. Fun sexy novels about strong women. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Rea/author/B018EE5T5Y?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true / @iquitcigs.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social Team Site StL Mo ๐ญ
Jesse O Benitez - Writing @jesseobenitez.bsky.social Lifelong reader & writer
I'm here to make friends (especially people who write/read books) please reach out ๐๐โ๏ธ
I hope to make a better world for everybody
Never let them get you down!
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Els๐ค๐ค๐๐ฉถ @elsjones.bsky.social Tax Fellow. Former librarian. Mom.
Writer? Sometimes.
I'm a haus of crash and burn.
she/her
No access to chats
www.elsjones.com
Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
Melinda Layten - Writes about Hazel an Immortal Cat @mlayten.bsky.social What the Fire Didn't Take - Debut Middle Grade Novel about 2 autistic girls 2000 years apart and the cat who knew them both. Modern day Minnesota meets Library of Alexandria and what it means to learn and be heard. #Autism #Querying
Carmeline Melchior @carmelinem.bsky.social Indian American author, recovering journalist, hyperpolyglot, overlander, feminist and servant to my baby dog
Lit rep Ann Rose @marsallyon
Film rep: Carolina Beltran & Nicole Weinroth @wme
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ASYA SOKOLOVA @anastasiconostas.bsky.social Human. Illustrator. Creative Director.
Clients: A24, Spotify, Esquire, Olympic villageโพ๏ธ
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Erik Talkin @eriktalkin.bsky.social Author. YA novel Private School Punk (full-cast audiobook, 2026 IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year). Lulu & the Hunger Monster (ILA Social Justice Award). MFA from VCFA. Punk, audiobooks, illustrated fiction, book-connected soundtracks.
Maya P. Lim @mayaplim.bsky.social Designer, author, illustrator. THE STORY OF LEO LIONNI (Viking โ27). GHOST GIGGLES (Scholastic โ27). BEAR HUGS (Scholastic โ26). Rep: Andrea Morrison @ Writers House.
Repost! Repost! @repostrepost.bsky.social Frederick Post: Amateur, Dabbler and Dilettante. Mostly Reposts + Images + Occasional AI Slop.
Joe Hessert @joehessert.bsky.social Seeking Representation for my Middle Grade Fantasy Debut | MFA, Iowa Writersโ Workshop
joehessert.com
Toddling The Stacks @toddlingthestacks.com You should be reading #kidlit, and we'll help you see why.
A children's literature podcast by award-winning educator and Princeton-educated literature PhD @seangill.net
New episodes drop on Mondays!
http://www.ToddlingTheStacks.com
North of November @north-of-november.bsky.social Electrical engineer & entrepreneur. Author of Built to Last. I write about business, books, and the human stories in between. โ minetuut.wordpress.com
Miya T. Beck @miyatbeck.bsky.social Author of The Pearl Hunter and Through a Clouded Mirror | Oxford comma convert | recovering journalist | obsessed with cats and kitsune
https://www.miyabeck.com 
Wendy Anderson @andwrit.bsky.social Screenwriter, fairytale fanatic, feminist loudmouth, lover of kitties, defender/advocate, hater of bullies, theatre geek, LA girl.
Del Potter PhD @drdelpotter.bsky.social Iโm deeply immersed in the intersections of neuroscience, ethnobotany, & pharmacological research, I thrive on leveraging science to enhance human well-being and longevity. After years of scientific writing Iโm writing fiction and a cinematic memoir.
Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social Editorial consultant at Alison Weiss Editorial. Causing all sorts of mayhem in the publishing world.
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Aimee L. Gross @aimeegross.bsky.social MG and YA author with two books out in the world : โIf Crows Know Bestโ and โNo Mercy From Crowsโ with more to come! SCBWI , Kansas Authors Club.
Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social Author of INVISIBLE BOY, winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, BITTERSWEET (spring 2027) and I JUST HAVE TO RACE ALL THESE GHOSTS (summer 2027). Host of @TheTyee podcast. East Vancouver.
Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM
linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann
HEARTLAND (LBYR '26)
THE OCEAN'S HEART (Millbrook โ26)
A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23)
Agent: Lori Steel
Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
Joan Timmings @joantimmings.bsky.social Writer and aspiring author of picture books, middle grade, and some for adults, too. Love quirky kids, reluctant heroes, and poetry and being caught off-guard by a surprise laugh.
Celia Cataldo @ccat7.bsky.social โ๏ธWriter with a focus on middle grade. It's always Halloween in my ๐ค. Lover of animal sanctuaries ๐พ, meteor showers โจ, & oddities. LGBTQIA ๐, vegetarian, & frequent ๐ฉธ donor. Always open to a good book recommendation ๐
Michelle Nott @michnott.bsky.social Bilingual ๐บ๐ธ๐ซ๐ท Educator & Childrenโs Book Author, Enchanted Lion Books.
https://linktr.ee/MichelleNott?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Hey, Jim Hill! @heyjimhill.bsky.social Word nerd, pixel wrangler. Writes funny on purpose.
VCFA WCYA SCBWI
www.heyjimhill.com
Mary R. @amerrywrath.bsky.social I write quips, not tragedies. |she/her| VCFA's Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA '26 | books |TTRPGs | movies | nature/science shenanigans | new to Bluesky, not the internet
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Art commission carrd-> https://keirelo.carrd.co/
Jenn Gaulding @jenngauldingbooks.bsky.social #PB Writer ๐โ๏ธ
Math & Science Educator ๐งฎ๐ณ๐
Member of 12x12 and SCBWI Southern Breeze
Halloweensie, SunWriteFun, SpringFlingKidlit '25 Winner
Valentiny, WKLN '25 HM
Sue Sutherland, Author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER @suemt.bsky.social Debut picture book author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER, granola girl, weaver, quilter, traveler, photographer, 12x12, Montana SCBWI
Coming Soon - HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL (2026), TWELVE DAYS AT YELLOWSTONE (2027), & NOTHING BUT NET TROUBLE
Amara Colinco โ๐ฝ is revising @amaracolinco.bsky.social ๐ต๐ญ๐จ๐ณ๐๐ฝ writing #OwnVoices upmarket/literary speculative fiction
Gender: dgaf ๐ซ
AI: Never
IG: @amaracolinco
Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social Indie author of horror, fantasy, and romance. Fil-Am. She/her. Out now: THE DEVOURING. Currently writing a vampire novella and a romantic urban fantasy. ๐ซ no genAI
amshilling.com
Moonheart Wolves @moonheartwolves.bsky.social Building the world of MOONHEART โ a xenofiction wolf fantasy
Five packs. Broken moon. A magic that remembers. Follow along for worldbuilding, sneak peeks, and the occasional chaos.
Which pack are you? ๐บ
Story/Art by BixByte
Sandra Kaye @sandrakaye.bsky.social Marketing strategy * Writing Kid Rangers chapter book series * Neurodivergent * Chronic Illness Warrior * Medical Parent * #BoilerUp #GoJays #MakeItSo
Dan OโMahony @danoauthor.bsky.social I was raised in a library by a pack wild fantasy novels who brought me up as if I was one of their own.
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah HalversonโโThe Editorโโposts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Adri ๐ @adrih.bsky.social 28. Ethiopian ๐ช๐น She/Her โผ Fantasy Writer โผ Forever re-watching ATLA & Howl's Moving Castle
Bookshelfie โญ๏ธ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
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Demi ๐ผ @demiwrites.bsky.social Mum โข NHS โข Middle Grade Writer
THE SUNBEAM SIBLINGS ๐
A MG series with MH, ND and lots of fantastical adventure โจ
Cancer โ๏ธ Capricorn ๐ (send help)
She/Her โ๏ธ
INFP ๐ง
Brit ๐ฌ๐ง
Communicates with emojis/GIFs
#kidlit #middlegradewriter #writingcommunity
Melissa Brooks @melissa-brooks.bsky.social A memoir writer, writing about my experiences and childhood as a form of personal therapy.
G.G. Sherrill @ggsherrillreads.bsky.social Writer, Aspiring Middle-Grade Novelist, Traveler, Fan of Nature, Folklore, Underdogs, Paranormal/Spooky, Humor, Encouraging Boys to Read, Making a Difference.
www.ggsherrill.com
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! ๐๐โ๏ธ๐จ๐๏ธ๐ป๐๐ง๐ง๐ผ๐ฆ๐โฅ๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐
Dean Gloster @deangloster.bsky.social Anti-authoritarian. Author of stories for young people, including the YA novel DESSERT FIRST. Former Supreme Court law clerk. Former standup comic. VCFA MFA. Write on. He/him.
The Bath Bomb Dealer ๐ ๐ซง @jumpyjellybeanbathbombs.com Woman Owned Business | 30+ | Capricorn | Mama x 1 | Business + Personal Account | Handcrafted, Organic, Vegan Friendly | EST Sept. 2015 | College Graduate | DnD Lover | Gardener ๐ช ๐จ
Ko-Fi ๐๐ฝ https://ko-fi.com/jumpyjellybeanbathbombs
m shafiqul islam @msijewel.bsky.social poet, translator, and professor of English literature
@dipriya.bsky.social @dipriya.bsky.social https://funniezvideo.blogspot.com/
Brad Lee @bradleecreates.bsky.social Graphic designer, cosplayer, writer, blogger. Raised by samurais, aliens, wizards, undeads, pirates, princesses, and superheroes. EN/FR
@aufarmlife.bsky.social @aufarmlife.bsky.social 
Karl Fields @writerkarl.bsky.social 
National Writing Project @writingproject.bsky.social We envision a future where every person is an accomplished writer and engaged learner.
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Resources: teach.nwp.org
Community: studio.nwp.org
Newsletter: bit.ly/write-now-newsletter
writerharrison @harrisonwriter.bsky.social ๐ #Canadian - #Author - #Poet ๐
amazon.com/author/phillipharrison
I try to write in ways that feed both the mind and soul. โ & #GenX #stationaryaddict
๐ซ Creator of imagined worlds ๐ซ
Brock Stephen Henning @bshenning.bsky.social #kidlit @SCBWIRockyMtn member ๐ MG Author/Illustrator of HACKERS: WORM EATER and the HACKERS series ๐พ gamer, sax player, fly fisher, tech geek, film buff ๐ www.brockhenning.com
Diana Louise @dianalouiseplease.bsky.social (she/her)
I love reading and writing about morally grey women and girls. Equal parts Daria and Quinn with a sprinkle of Mr. OโNeil. #scbwi #inkedvoices
Semper Anticus Press @semperanticuspress.bsky.social Indie publisher launching soon!
Main site: www.book-shelfie.com/submissions
semperanticuspress@gmail.com
Casey Bloome Writes @caseybloomewrites.bsky.social Aspiring author. SCBWI & MGHub member.
Avishek ghosh @avishekcolours.bsky.social 
Little Island Books @littleislandbooks.bsky.social Independent press publishing the best new Irish writing for young readers. Supported by Arts Council Ireland. Repped in UK by Bounce Sales & Marketing.
Books create waves.
Lucia Greco @luciagreco34.bsky.social Book expert passionate about storytelling, sharing honest reviews, and helping readers find books that inspire.
Write Query Hook @writequeryhook.bsky.social Find the right agents. Fast. Purpose driven tools to help writers out of the query trenches and onto agent client lists. Your agent is calling - try it free: www.writequeryhook.com/
Daily Submittable Deadlines @submittabledaily.bsky.social Best writing and poetry festivals to submit to each day on submittable.
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/projects
Antano Sparreboom @antanowrites.bsky.social Fantasy author, avid reader, big nerd, DnD enthousiast and lover of alternative technology.
Find City of the Seventh Moon, the first book of the Ankuan Trilogy on https://books2read.com/u/bzBa1q
Yoko @alita1993.bsky.social He/him||Bi ๐๐๐|28|| ๐ Minors DNI|| Pagan anarchist ๐ด๐ฉ||Book reader||Gamer||Listens to retro jpop||Anime watcher|| ๐ต๐ธ๐ฑ๐ง๐ธ๐ฉ๐ธ๐พ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
P. Thanassakorn @thanassakorn.bsky.social writing thai inspired fantasy (they/he) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐น๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ
@roundtablementor mentee 2026
J. C. Jones @thejcjones.bsky.social Author of the best selling Louisa Moss detective series.
Ex-nightclub boss and, due to carelessness, owner of only half a lung.
Poems and Limericks daily.
Based in Hereford, UK.
Kelsey Gomez @kelseymgomez.bsky.social ๐ ๐ ๐
๐ผ Writer for โจ๐ Upper MG-YA โจ๐งโโ๏ธ
๐ผโก Disney & my pug
๐ผNeurodivergent
๐ผโก Languages
โ๏ฝกห ๐โ๏ฝกหCurrently querying my Modern Fantasy Ocean book
โ Dark Tides๐
โ.ห ๐ Dylanโs๐ณ & Zeldaโs๐ story
๐ผ Instagram: @Kelseymgomez
โ๏ฝกห ๐โ๏ฝกห
๐ผTicktock: @KelseyMGomez
Jadyn N. Marshall @jadynnmarshall.bsky.social Reader, writer, and happily human โบ๏ธ
Erstwhile publishing intern @ PRH ๐ง & JGLM ๐
Fairly digital nomad & one-woman stock photo gallery (camera roll closing in on 250k ๐)
English professor in Tokyo ๐ฏ๐ต
Fulbright alumna ๐ฌ๐ท
๐๐๐ she/her
trang โ writer @trangnguyenwrites.bsky.social โ๏ธ rep: Elizabeth Pratt at Trellis Literary
๐๏ธ CONDUCT OF MAGES (adult fantasy)
๐ฆ wip: [PROJECT PIGEON]
๐ 2025 Smoochpit Mentee
Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social What do I do?
โจ Help kidlit authors write & revise their books
โจ Host Middle Grade Made Easy(er) podcast
โจ Run Rhyme Made Easy(er) membership
Start hereโฃ
https://linktr.ee/LouPiccolo
Kristine Ada Carter @kristineadacarter.bsky.social MG and YA writer and poet. Represented by literary agent, A.J. Van Belle at The Booker Albert Literary Agency. KristineAdaCarter.com
Michael @michaelsten.bsky.social A books๐, films๐ฌ, photography๐ธ, music๐ถ, and knowledge๐ lover from Malta (Europe). Iโm always happy to follow back and get to know people ๐.
Fernando Aramburu @fernandoaramburu20.bsky.social Spanish novelist & poet. Author of Patria and Los peces de la amargura. National Narrative Award winner. Living in Germany since 1985.
Honey Hyman-Dworsky @hymandworsky.bsky.social Aspiring writer to beginner writer to amateur author to professional author.
Currently in step 3.
Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-novel-festival-contests/
Gill Evans. Counselling Psychologist AFBPsS. @gillevansx.bsky.social Psychologist living in Philadelphia from the UK.
Gill Evans author of The Anxious Therapist, YouTuber and Wordler. Honourable Mention for my book by Hay House.
Go to my website Anxioustherapist.com for ยฃ1 or $1 kindle book. Download kindle app free.
Rosina O @techysaavy.bsky.social 4th grade elementary school teacher, Love to infuse technology into all content areas
amazon wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1N3JE2JK2W233?ref_=wl_share
Donorschoose https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/2384640?cachebust=1686403806437&u
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธZo (he/she/they) Writing Wrongs since 1989 @zo-elder.bsky.social SFF / Hopepunk writer with a political axe to grind
Intern at Booker Albert Literary Agency
Actively querying
Berlin based - living right across that fallen wall
Happy to connect with creatives - just don't tell me to smile or be less politcal
SelfPubShelf | Your Bookโs Escape from Algorithm Jail @selfpubshelf.com Tired of shouting into Amazonโs void? SelfPubShelf.com is the indie authorโs rebellion against invisibility.
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We Do What Amazon Wonโt:
Get found by readers Googling your genre.
Drive traffic that makes Amazonโs system beg to recommend you.
Lynn Wong ๐ณ @lynngracewong.bsky.social Wishing you grit and grace on this road less traveled by!
Winner of Austin SCBWI 2021 Creators of Diverse Worlds Scholarship. 2021 WriteMentor alum and 2022 mentor. Proud Mom of five! ๐ต๐ญ
Wendy Parris @wendyparrisauthor.bsky.social MG author: FIELD OF SCREAMS and STAGE FRIGHT both Delacorte Press rep: Sara Megibow
https://www.wendyparris.com/home
Kindlei โ Smarter Kindle Book Discovery @kindlei.bsky.social Where Kindle books stay visible, not buried.
For indie and traditional authors who want lasting discoverability.
๐ List your book โ kindlei.com
Chris Low @chrislowauthor.bsky.social I'm a #kidlit writer, special education coach, and blogger for @themixed-upfiles.bsky.socialโฌ
Stories in @highlightsmagazine.bsky.social, @cricketmediainc.bsky.social, etc. | more at www.chrislowauthor.com
Joni Pope @jonipopewrites.bsky.social MG/YA writer. Hamline MFAC. Storymakers Guild member. Bookworm ๐๐. Maker of amigurumi. Loves sloths ๐ฆฅ. Nerd. โHave courage and be kind.โ She/Her
Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social Cheese lover, animal/nature admirer, movie & anime lover, loves music. I love writing children's and ya books. Children's lyricist and composer. Children's Musicals.
NO CHAT UNLESS I KNOW YOU
BULLIES OUT
IF YOU COPY MY LINKS BOOK HASHTAGS please.
Jo Knowles @joknowles.bsky.social Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA
Editorial Services: https://www.revise-and-shine.com/jo-knowles
Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits
Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
Becky Kidd @mrsbkiddfcps.bsky.social 4th grade teacher, wife, and mom of 4.
Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social Poet. Superfan - AUTHORS. KIDLIT. BOOKS. 
Jo Cardillo @jocardillo.bsky.social Painter, writer, and consumer of 9 servings of veggies daily (trying).
Invisible9111 @invisible9111.bsky.social Keep up the good fight getting involved, resist toxic ideologies as Climate change is a real issue > No King USA Resist > @Invisible 9111
Maureen Egan @maureeneganva.bsky.social Researching & writing about Ruth Henshaw Bascom with my sister Mary Eileen Fouratt. Author of Insidersโ Guide 2 RVA + Richmondโs Culinary History, Webinar Coordinator: SCBWI Mid-Atlantic. Paint on my hands, dirt on my shirt, crumbs on my lap. she/her
K.L. Johnson | Author @kljohnsonwrites.bsky.social Writing a NA/Upper-YA fantasy featuring
Irish folklore, romance, fae, and found family.
Clickworlddaily ยท by Jon @clickworlddaily.bsky.social โ๏ธWriting for those who feel deeply, but quietly.
Moments that linger, questions that stay. Nurse grad, postgrad in HR & Soc. Serv. Manag, working in HR.
Collector of silences, seeker of meaning.
๐ clickworlddaily.com ๐my book amzn.to/4opWiz9 (affiliate)
Jack Wright @jackwrightauthor.com Horror author from the North of England. Reyt Spooky.
Stories of grief, folklore, and the things that move when they shouldnโt.
Duskfield Pines โ ???
Annaโs Veil โ ???
https://ko-fi.com/jackwrightauthor
https://buymeacoffee.com/jackwright
Rachel Cantor @rachelcantor.bsky.social Author of the adult literary novels Half-Life of a Stolen Sister (2023), Good on Paper (2016), and A Highly Unlikely Scenario (2014). Now writing speculative MG/YA. Flailing but I mean well. She/her. www.rachelcantor.com
Priyanka Nawathe @rumpledtalesspin.bsky.social Fantasy & Horror Author of 2 books
HOWL IN
WHERE DO THE DEAD END UP?
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/howl-in.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ZwXuEQAAQBAJ.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=SodEEQAAQBAJ
Yumio Katsumata(ๅๅๅผ้)๐คก ๐ค @yumiok76.bsky.social A Japanese writer in CA. Semifinalist(ๆบๆฑบๅ) on "Santa Barbara Intl." and "LA Intl." Screenplay Awards. See PINNED. Hope you enjoy my "to Tweet or not 2 X"๐ Twitter: https://x.com/kyumio76
Danielle Anderson @fortheloveofkidlit.bsky.social Freelance editor and aspiring pb author
WellnessDay.App @wellnessday.bsky.social https://wellnessday.app - Transform your wellness and productivity Journey. Join the app waitlist!
@lmaginarium.bsky.social @lmaginarium.bsky.social 
Leander Wise @leeofnight.bsky.social Writer of novels and screenplays. Author of The Book of Vengeance series. Can be bribed with tea. Neutral Evil. Cats. ADHD. #Fantasy and #Horror. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ
Ian Salavon @salavonian.bsky.social https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Tapestry-Collection-Ian-Salavon-ebook/dp/B0FC91VW5K
https://www.amazon.com/SUPERPOWERLESS-Ian-Salavon-ebook/dp/B0FNT3R7T5
And August 1, 2026 https://www.amazon.com/Compliance-Other-Atrocities-Ian-Salavon-ebook/dp/B0H1SC2VVR