About JB

J. B. Velasquez has always been an avid reader and lover of witty, satirical, and thoughtful fiction. His writing reflects upon his own inquiries and observations about life through the lens of interesting and deeply flawed characters.

​J. B.,  a psychotherapist by trade, lives in Tucson, Arizona where he is raising a menagerie of lovable critters, two of which share his DNA. He co-founded the Tucson Author Alliance in 2024.

​J. B. made his literary debut in 2023 with Tourist Trapped, which reached #3 in Metaphysical Fiction on Amazon shortly after its release. He went on to published Every Last One: The Rise of Sylvia Boone​ in 2024, and his third novel, Sleepers, is to be released in Summer 2026.

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