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www.FredericksburgParent.NET 7 Pouches' B O OK NO OK WRITTEN BY LENORA KRUK-MULLANAPHY TJ Klune With a robust list of books already out on the shelves, award-winning author T.J. Klune is keeping his readers happy with several upcoming releases and appearances. Klune's books include the award-winning "Into This River I Drown," as well as the "Green Creek" series, "The House in the Cerulean Sea" and "The Extraordinaries." Klune, who's given name is Travis John Klune, goes by the name T.J. because when his author journey began, he thought "real authors" needed a pen name "Knowing what I know now, I probably wouldn't have made that same choice, but pretty much everyone—friends, family, the publishing world—calls me T.J. now," he says. With his first novel through an indie publisher in 2011, Klune has marked his 10th anniversary publishing books. "I've published more than 25 novels, novellas and short sto- ries," says Klune. "I signed with Macmillan and Tor in 2018, and they've released my novels since. Klune always wanted to write, and when he was just six years old, he began carrying a notebook around wherever he went, filling it with stories and ideas for stories. "Once I filled up one notebook, I started another," he says. "I still have a couple of these stored away, good for a laugh at what the kid-version of me wanted to write about. As I got older, I had some really great teachers who pushed me to continue writ- ing." Life got in the way after high school, as it sometimes does, until about 2009. That's when he decided he wanted to get back to it and wrote a terrible book, scrapped it and then started over. "That book became my first published novel, and now, more than 10 years later, I'm a full-time writer and get to honestly say that I love my job," said Klune. Fans can look forward to several new books in 2022. From "The Damning Stone Tales from Verania Book V" and "In the Lives of Puppets" to "The Extraordinaries #3" and a work in progress that's centered on a dog who wants to be immortal, readers will be kept busy. For a complete list of Klune's books, upcoming appearances, merchandise and more information, visit www.tjklunebooks. com. Part of every sale goes to the Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.