Press & Media Kit
Author bios, book information, interview topics, downloadable cover art and character images, and a note on creative process — everything needed for editorial coverage.
Free Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads — September 2026
Clean Lantern Books is currently participating in a BookFunnel group promotion featuring free science-fiction and fantasy reads from independent authors. The Stillphase, a standalone companion story from the Foreigner series, is the featured Clean Lantern Books title.
Through September 30, 2026
Free Horror Reads — September 2026
The First Thorn, a standalone story from the world of Soulless, is now included in a free September horror collection.
Available through October 13, 2026.
About Jonah Baird
Jonah Baird is an independent author and the founder of Clean Lantern Books. His work crosses speculative fiction, Christian fiction and horror, disability and accessibility, technology and authorship, fanfiction, and independent creative development.
His fiction frequently explores mercy, human dignity, found family, spiritual responsibility, and what people do when confronted with truths they would rather avoid.
Alongside fiction, he writes nonfiction about disability, generative AI and creative access, authorship, independent publishing, faith and speculative storytelling, and the practical realities of building creative work outside traditional institutions.
Essays & Commentary
Selected essays, interviews, and commentary by Jonah Baird on disability, creativity, technology, faith, and independent publishing.
I Was Always Feeling Creative. Generative AI Changed What I Could Finish.
Jonah Baird’s author spotlight for Feeling Creative? on how generative AI changed what he was able to finish, without changing what he was always trying to create.
Read the article →Mercy in the Dark: Three Principles for Writing Christian Horror Without Making God the Monster
Jonah Baird’s authored guest essay for FamilyFiction on three principles for writing Christian horror without making God function as the story’s monster.
Read the essay →Soulless Author Q&A with Jonah Baird
Jonah Baird discusses the origins, themes, moral questions, and creative process behind his horror novel Soulless.
Read the Q&A →Soulless
FamilyFiction’s new-release feature for Soulless, including publication information and reader-facing context for the novel.
Read the feature →When AI Functions as an Autism Support
Jonah Baird examines how conversational AI can function as an accessibility and organizational support for some autistic creators without replacing human judgment, voice, or responsibility.
Read the essay →
Books & Selected Works
| Title | Soulless |
| Author | Jonah Baird |
| Imprint | Clean Lantern Books |
| Published | 2026 |
| Genre | Religious Horror / Speculative Theological Fiction |
| Format | Kindle, Kindle Unlimited & paperback |
| ISBN (paperback) | 979-8-18859-63-92 |
| Amazon | amazon.com/dp/B0HCMGZ53C |
| Recognition | 2026 Kindle Storyteller Award entry |
| Title | The Judgement Archives |
| Author | Jonah Baird |
| Imprint | Clean Lantern Books |
| Published | 2025 |
| Genre | Apocalyptic Literary Fiction |
| Format | Kindle, Kindle Unlimited & paperback |
| Amazon (Kindle) | Kindle edition |
| Amazon (Paperback) | Paperback edition |
| Title | A Foreigner in the Place Unburned |
| Author | Jonah Baird |
| Imprint | Clean Lantern Books |
| Published | 2025 |
| Genre | Dark Fantasy / Character-Driven Fiction |
| Format | Kindle & Kindle Unlimited |
| Amazon | amazon.com/dp/B0FSVY2QS5 |
In development: A Foreigner at the Kept Boundary currently exists as the prose master and is being refined before ebook and paperback production begins.
Topics for Interviews & Commentary
Jonah is available to speak or write on:
Author Bio
Short bio
Jonah Baird is an independent author and founder of Clean Lantern Books. He writes speculative fiction about mercy, human dignity, faith, found family, and the consequences of the choices people make when confronted with truth. His nonfiction explores disability, authorship, technology, creative access, and independent publishing.
Extended bio
Jonah Baird is an independent author and founder of Clean Lantern Books, an imprint built around fiction concerned with mercy, human dignity, faith, responsibility, and the strange places where people find family.Author page on Amazon
His published fiction includes A Foreigner in the Place Unburned, The Judgement Archives, and Soulless. His work ranges from character-driven fantasy to apocalyptic and theological speculative fiction.
Baird also writes nonfiction about autism and creative accessibility, generative AI and human authorship, independent publishing, Christian approaches to darker fiction, and the relationship between technology and creative responsibility. Outside his original books, his broader creative work includes fanfiction, long-form worldbuilding, website development, and game-modding projects.
Downloadable Assets
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Creative Process & AI Disclosure
Jonah uses conversational AI as an accessibility and creative-assistance tool while retaining responsibility for his arguments, stories, revisions, factual verification, and published work.
His position is neither uncritical endorsement nor categorical rejection of generative AI. He believes the technology can remove genuine accessibility barriers while also raising serious ethical questions involving deception, substitution, creative responsibility, and human agency.
Media Contact
For interview requests, review copies, or other press inquiries, contact Jonah directly.