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Justin Barnes: Author Guide
Justin Barnes is the founder of Centuria Books and its nonfiction and children’s byline. His nonfiction title, The Disrupter Disrupted, is a short, fact-checked 2026 book about what AI actually changes in work and institutions — written by someone whose 2023 first edition was drafted by ChatGPT in 68 minutes, and who keeps that draft in the book as an exhibit.
What he writes
Plain-language technology commentary with sourcing: the book cites the ILO, NIST, the IEA and the EU AI Act rather than pundits, and its argument is a set of tests a reader can apply to any AI claim — the evidence test, the consequence test, the ownership test — plus a four-way map of what AI does to a job (Automation, Augmentation, Intensification, Degradation) and a warning about the liar’s dividend. Its closing line doubles as the house’s operating rule: measure the result, name the owner, keep the evidence, preserve the appeal.
Who will love it
Managers, small-business owners, policy-curious general readers, and anyone who bought a “disruption” book in 2023 and wants the correction. No technical background needed; roughly 7,500 words in twelve chapters.
The children’s line
Under the same name Centuria publishes the Traditional Family Kittens picture books for ages 3 to 5, in paperback: Five Kittens Help at Home, about chores and patience, and Pip Tells the Truth, about honesty and making amends. Short sentences, warm repetition, a Mama-and-Papa home.
Heat and content
None. Nonfiction; no romantic or sexual content; no content notes.
How it connects to the house
Centuria is an AI-forward publisher with human supervision at every gate, and the founder’s letter on the site — Building a Transparent Agentic AI Publishing Company — applies the book’s tests to the company itself. The fiction pens are covered in their own guides: Jax A. River (LitRPG), Lady Heartswell (romance) and Morgan Cipher (thrillers).
Where it sits
Author page: Justin Barnes. Book guide: The Disrupter Disrupted: Complete Reading Guide. About the house: About Centuria.
Reader Questions
Who is Justin Barnes?
The founder of Centuria Books. Under his own name the house publishes The Disrupter Disrupted, a short fact-checked book on AI and the status quo, and the Traditional Family Kittens picture books for ages 3 to 5.
Is Justin Barnes a fiction pen name?
No. The fiction pens are Jax A. River, Lady Heartswell and Morgan Cipher; Justin Barnes publishes nonfiction under his own name.
What is the heat level of Justin Barnes’s book?
None — it is nonfiction with no romantic or sexual content.
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