Jade Kim Monsen
FAQs
Where can I follow you for the latest updates?
Official website — Central hub where you can purchase signed copies of my books that come with limited edition bookmarks!
Substack Newsletter / Blog — This is a blog sent in the form of a newsletter. It’s free to subscribe. Expect posts that read like journal entries, personal essay, and short stories that cover topics that range from parenting, relationships, writing, publishing updates, and more.
Instagram — This is my social media of choice. I’m most active on this platform.
Tiktok — I’m trying to be better at being on Tiktok!
Goodreads — You can see and review my books here.
Amazon — You can buy and review my books here.
Where can I buy your books?
You can purchase my books from my website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more. Some of my eBooks are also available on Kindle Unlimited.
If you’d like to buy from your local bookstore, I have made sure to add the physical copies to ‘the system’. So feel free to ask your local bookshop to order my books.
More about my books
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NYLOS IN THE CACHE — Basic Info
Title: Nylos in the Cache
Author: Jade Kim Monsen
Release Date: August 5, 2025
Genre: YA fantasy, LGBTQ fantasy
Cover Artist: Rachel Sierra
Ebook ASIN: B0F9FS9SQW
ISBN: 978-1-965078-05-1 , 978-1-965078-07-5 (Paperback / Barnes & Noble), 978-1-965078-04-4 (eBook)
Blurb
Figuring out who to trust is difficult when Ava can't even trust herself.
When Ava’s only form of protection from bastard-eating monsters begins to weaken, she’s forced to leave her home before telling the boy she loves how she feels. Along for the ride is her Nylo, a creature whose sacred bond gives her healing abilities not everyone understands or accepts.
On her journey through the Cache, Ava learns a new way has been created to control Nylos, threatening their ability to choose who can harness their power. With the Nylos’ freedom at stake, Ava knows she needs help to protect their way of life… but who can she trust to help her?
Reviews & Testimonials
“I’m truly amazed by this story and the writing—a book which honestly is one of the best things I’ve read in a long time. . . Along with high tensions, this is a page turner, and it’s smart as well—there is true depth here.”
— Jennifer Rees, Editor at Reedsy
Book Links
Where do you prefer I buy your books?
That’s such a thoughtful question! Whatever works best for you works best for me!
Here’s some more information to help you decide where to buy my book:
You can only get signed copies with limited edition bookmarks when you order directly from my website.
Physical copies from Amazon will ship the fastest, and if you have Prime, will be shipped for free.
If you’d like to buy from your local bookstore, I have made sure to add the physical copies to ‘the system’. So feel free to ask your local bookshop to order my books.
How many books have you published?
I have published two books with hopefully many more to come!
Milk and Blood is contemporary fiction. It’s the book I wish I could have read when I was pregnant.
Nylos in the Cache is a YA Fantasy book told through multiple POVs that features magical creature companions, scholarly unicorns, and more. It also includes physical disabilities, non-binary characters, and straight and queer romance.
I’m an aspiring writer, do you have any advice?
I share a lot of my thoughts on writing (and publishing) on my newsletter/blog called Jade Kim Writes. I would subscribe to my newsletter to hear more, but don’t be shy. Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have specific questions!
How can I support your writing journey?
Thank you for asking! There are so many ways you can help me follow my dreams. Here are a few ideas that go a long way!
Subscribe to my newsletter as a free or paid subscriber here.
Buy my books on the platform of your choice.
Leave honest reviews of my books on book review sites like Amazon.com, GoodReads, StoryGraph, etc.
Request my book at your local library and/or bookstore.
Share my writing/books on social media and tag me so I can reshare!
Engage with my content online! Like, comment, share posts that resonate with you.
Do you use generative AI to write your books?
No. While personally I write because I love it, it’s even more important that the words on my page do not contribute to taking the work of others without their consent and without them being compensated.
You can read more about my thoughts on AI and the importance of achieving success through writing without AI in this interview.
Finally, collaborating with other creative minds like my editors, cover artists, illustrators, designers, cartographers, etc. is one of my favorite parts of the publishing process. The funds from my paid newsletter subscribers go towards paying those artists fairly for their wonderful work.
Do you have a media kit?
Yes! You can find my media kit here.
MILK AND BLOOD — Basic Info
Title: Milk and Blood
Author: Jade Kim Monsen
Release Date: September 17th, 2024
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Parenting
Cover Artist: Rachel Sierra
Ebook ASIN: B0DBX663VY
ISBN: 978-1-965078-00-6 (Paperback / Amazon) 978-1-965078-01-3 (Hardcover / Wide Distribution) 978-1-965078-03-7 (Hardcover / Barnes & Noble), 978-1-965078-02-0 (eBook)
Blurb
It takes a village to raise a child. But we don’t live in villages anymore.
It’s 3 a.m. and new mom, Evelyn, finds herself looking more like Medusa than human these days as she attempts to put her baby down to sleep for the seventh time. So what does she do when her little bundle of joy actually gives into slumber for a few precious minutes? She writes a sleep training guide on no sleep.
With her husband by her side, Evelyn quickly learns that it takes a village to raise a child. And with no village in sight, she finds the next best thing: writing for the next woman who will need a village but won’t have one. This story features dozens of raw, unfiltered missives from the front lines of motherhood, covering breastfeeding battles, postpartum anxiety, sleep deprivation, and navigating relationships that will never be the same.
Milk and Blood is a visceral take on becoming a parent that’s broken down in the form of personal essays, a postpartum checklist, a one act play, FAQs, and more. Jade Kim Monsen’s non-traditional telling of the ups and downs of parenthood belongs on every expecting or new parent’s reading list.