Books by Taryn Skipper
Novels
Between Tungsten and Gold releases September 24, 2025 and the pre-order is live for ebook, paperback and hardcover. I can’t wait for you to be able to get your hands on this beautiful book. It’s about a hacker working to improve teleportation tech who has to orchestrate a data heist with a team she doesn’t quite trust in order find the truth about her parents and remove the target from her family, bio and found. But it’s also about navigating the relationship between love and trust after tragedy and betrayal. Readers say it makes them tear up, both with laughter and with all the feels.
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I’ve got several other projects on my mind, some of which are on the page, as well, but not quite ready to appear publicly. I can’t wait to talk about them!
The one coming along soonest is an anthology by Splinter Press called Earth-ish, in which I will be a part of. Check out the pre-launch info here and GET EXCITED!! =)
Picture Books
The picture books I wrote (excluding The GIrl and the Ocean, which I illustrated for a friend over Covid) were gifts for my children, which I made back in 2013. I never indended to market them, but they were an absolute joy to create. I remade the spider and princess books for a 10th anniversary edition in 2023/2024. I added the Coloring and Activity Book in February, 2025, and I’ve got a couple more up my sleeve!
Coloring and Activity Picture Book
When I decided to make a tenth anniversary edition of my other two picture books, I also decided to leave my first book alone. I wanted to honor the process, and the book that started the journey. Instead of altering the book itself, I made a coloring and activity...
The Girl and the Ocean, by Lisa DeJong, Illustrated by Taryn Skipper
Written by Lisa DeJong, this love letter to the Ocean about a girl who grew up visiting the ocean every day, but then had to move away, is illustrated in traditional watercolor by Taryn Skipper. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A beautiful book that is clearly written from the heart! The...
The Itsy Bitsy Spider: The Legend Behind the Myth
"...and the Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the spout again." But WHY?? Everyone knows the rhyme, but no one knows the real reason behind that infamous climb. Are you ready to learn the truth? How did this picture book come to be? So there I was, humming along to...
Say Hola to the Spanish Bilingual Version!
I taught English as a Learned Language and tutored Russian. For language learning, in general, I’m a fan of the immersion method, which means no English. Even if you are communicating in mostly gestures and pictures, I feel like it’s a great way to start thinking...
Медвежонок, Коробка и Мальчик (the Bear book in Russian) available now!
That’s about it, no fancy posting here, just the awesome fact that the Russian Bilingual version of The Bear, the Box and the Boy (Медвежонок, Коробка и Мальчик) is now available for purchase and study! The book includes Russian and English side-by-side text, as well...
Introducing: The Girl Who Knew She Was a Princess
This little girl just knows she’s a princess. She’can't wait to prove her royal status to the world, and to herself. Along her path to the castle, she discovers what it means to be a princess and that she, like every little girl, has been a true princess all along. I...
熊,箱子,和男孩 (Xióng, Xiāngzi, hé Nánhái): The bilingual Chinese version is here!
Learn Mandarin Chinese! Well OK, maybe you’ll need at least a few basics before you delve right in. So learn Chinese a little bit, and then use this book for practice and vocabulary. Who knows, maybe you’ve got a knack for languages and will be translating court cases...
Introducing: The Bear, the Box and the Boy
The bear and the boy played all day long until they fell asleep inside their box. When the bear woke up, the boy was gone. Follow the bear as he travels through the boy’s imagination in their magic box. In his search for the boy, the bear learns to follow his heart....
Anthologies
I entered my poem, The Hope of Snowdrops during the call for submissions for this anthology, and the editor was so inspired by the poem and related artwork that they made them the cover and titular piece. I’m honored to have my art and poetry featured in Snowdrops in Springtime: An Anthology of Hope
AND COMING SOON: Earth(ish): Tales from the Splinterverse will launch on Kickstarter, I think in October. I will post info here (and everywhere) when it gets close!!)
Earth(ish): Tales from the Splinterverse
Kickstarter launching soon! For a list of the fabulous authors involved, please check out the pre-launch info at Splinter Press.
Snowdrops in Springtime
Cover art and poem, "The Hope of Snowdrops," by Taryn Skipper Picturesque poems, gritty stories of magic and survival, and tales of romance all come together for Snowdrops in Springtime, an anthology of hope. From dragons and mermaids to war and love, this anthology...