Genius Book Publishing

10/01/2026

64: skydiving. 70: walking 500 miles across Spain. 80: writing honestly about something most people are too embarrassed to talk about. 81: learning to see herself differently in the mirror.

Patricia Peck is a pretty wonderful reminder that we are never too old to heal, change, have an adventure, or say YES to life.

Meet the woman behind Pivotal Moments. ❤️

https://open.substack.com/pub/geniusunbound/p/meet-the-author-patricia-peck?r=5voqwu&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

09/30/2026

When I first discovered aphantasia, I started blaming EVERYTHING on it. 😂

Bad at math? Aphantasia. Terrible sense of direction? Aphantasia. Can’t draw? Aphantasia.

But the more I learned, the more I realized that sometimes aphantasia really does explain how my mind works... and sometimes I’m just me.

A little about what aphantasia affects, what it might not, and why I think that distinction matters.

https://open.substack.com/pub/geniusunbound/p/not-everything-is-aphantasia?r=5voqwu&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

09/30/2026

Growing up surrounded by rock-and-roll legends sounds glamorous. For Will Johns, the reality was far more complicated.

In this candid conversation, Will talks about family, chaos, finding his own identity, and how the blues became more than music—it became a way through.

A fascinating conversation with the man behind Bluesdaddy. 🎸

09/25/2026

What do our fathers leave behind besides a name?

In this conversation, author and journalist Marshall Terrill talks about fathers, memory, and the stories that stay with us long after they’re gone.

A thoughtful conversation about what we inherit—and what we carry forward. ❤️

What do we inherit from our fathers besides a name?

09/23/2026

For more than 20 years, everyone believed 14-year-old Jimmy Gilmore had run away.

Then a worker renovating his former family home found a shoe sticking out of the ground.

Jimmy had never left.

He’d been buried beneath the house the entire time.

The Boy Beneath the House — one of California’s strangest unsolved mysteries.

For more than twenty years, everyone believed 14-year-old Jimmy Gilmore had simply run away.

09/18/2026

Steve McQueen. Bullitt. One of the most iconic car chases in movie history.

Marshall Terrill recently joined the Ticklish Business podcast to talk about the film, McQueen’s legacy, and what made Bullitt such an enduring classic.

And there’s a little sneak peek at what Marshall has coming next, too. 👀https://open.substack.com/pub/geniusunbound/p/steve-mcqueen-bullitt-and-a-sneak?r=5voqwu&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

09/16/2026

Traditional? Self-publishing? Hybrid?

I’ve done more than one of these, and now I work inside the publishing world, which means I’ve learned a few things I really wish I’d known when I started.

Especially this: before you sign anything, ask **who is paying whom?**

I put together a guide to the different publishing paths, the tradeoffs of each, and some red flags every author should know before handing over their book or their money.
https://open.substack.com/pub/geniusunbound/p/before-you-publish-traditional-self?r=5voqwu&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

09/16/2026

A young woman murdered in 1968. A case that went unsolved for decades. And a town with secrets it didn’t want to give up.

Alexandra Kitty joined True Murder to talk about the haunting case behind Murder in a Sundown Town and why Carol Jenkins’s story still matters today.

Listen here:

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

09/11/2026

More than 50 years later, we still don’t know who the Zodiac Killer was.

Dr. Mark Hewitt has spent years digging into the crimes, the letters, the evidence, and the theories surrounding one of America’s most enduring unsolved mysteries.

If you’ve ever fallen down the Zodiac rabbit hole, this live Q&A is for you.

More than fifty years later, the Zodiac Killer case continues to fascinate, frustrate, and provoke questions.

09/10/2026

A little proud-publisher moment over here! ❤️

Genius Book Publishing was recently featured in Founders Magazine, with a wonderful look at the philosophy behind what we do and why the journey from book to reader matters so much.

Come take a look!

Steven Booth