Books
Interactive fiction for young readers and forthcoming literary nonfiction for thinking adults. The IF/THEN Books titles publish under Chad's own imprint for young readers; the nonfiction publishes through Crossroads Press.
Iris Blackwood Mystery · Book 1
The launch title of the Iris Blackwood Mystery series. Twelve-year-old detective Iris solves a haunted-island case across thirty branching paths. Published May 2026.
Iris Blackwood Mystery · Book 2
Iris's second case. A mansion full of secrets, a missing inheritance, and choices that lead the reader through fourteen distinct endings. Published June 2026.
Iris Blackwood Mystery · Book 3
The third Iris Blackwood case. In development.
Coming 2026
UBU Adventure Series · Book 1
The launch of the UBU Adventure series for YA readers. Lester Honeycutt is an aspiring teen magician choosing between a small life at home and the life of an illusionist on tour. Thirty distinct endings across four narrative outcomes. Publishes June 25, 2026.
Forthcoming · Crossroads Press
A work of literary nonfiction at the intersection of depth psychology, cultural criticism, and personal narrative. An older map for the second half of life — for the reader who suspects the work of becoming somebody was the wrong work all along.
Publishing late 2026 or early 2027 through Crossroads Press.