Jamie Mustard is an artist, a futurist, and a writer with a focus on perception in the physical world. Growing up in severe poverty and illiteracy in inner city Los Angeles, Jamie overcame obstacles to graduate from the London School of Economics. He currently works as a strategic multi-media consultant, teacher, interdisciplinary art, design, and product futurist. He is the winner of The National Indie Excellence Award as well as the OWL Outstanding Works in Literature Award for his book, The Iconist. And his memoir Child X was published in 2025.

Francesca Filomena is an Italian artist working internationally in design and print. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leece, Italy and won first prize at the International Red Paper Kite Illustration competition in 2020. Francesca is the illustrator of the picture books Hoping for You, Aster, The Wire, and The Girl Who Was Nearly a Flower.

"A once-in-a-generation brute force narrative brought to life. Essential reading and BRILLIANT!" --Tim Fielder, author of Inifinitum: An Aftrofuturist Tale and founder of Dieselfunk Studios

"A surreal story imbued with an unnerving glow. It's about art and escape, possibilities and pain and it lingers with you long after you read it, like a dream." --Badiucao and Melissa Chan, authors of You Must Take Part in Revolution

"Haunting and beautifully illustrated, Hybred is a raw and poetic vision of childhood resilience. With every page, it reveals the genius hidden in forgotten places and the beauty that grows in even the harshest soil." --Joel Christian Gill, author of Stamped from the Beginning

"With expansive world building, evocative prose, and unflinching futuristic artwork, this book is a heart-wrenching exploration of the life-saving power of art." --Maria Sweeney, author of Brittle Joints

Publisher: Street Noise Books

Pub date: 2025-11-18

Length: 144 pages