Kathryn Hulick
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Kathryn Hulick
@kathrynhulick.substack.com
Science journalist and author of THE UFO FILES (Quarto, 2025). I talk about AI, fascinating research, and walks in the woods. Anything that makes me say “wow!” She/her
Welcome, fall! 🍁🍃
October 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I did a lot of colored pencil drawing this summer. Here are some of my favorites 🍃 open.substack.com/pub/kathrynh...
September 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It wasn’t even on my bucket list… but just checked off “triathlon in the pouring rain” 🌧️ 😅
September 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m here at Word on the Street until noon for an author talk and book signing! For my new book The UFO Files. Hope to see you. @quartokids.bsky.social www.quarto.com/books/978071...
September 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ooh I just found out about #InverteFest - perfect time to share this oddly mutated lady crab we found earlier this summer! Folks on iNaturalist were very excited about it: www.inaturalist.org/observations... 🦀
August 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I’m at the Barnes & Noble in Natick signing books this afternoon! Look for the alien. @barnesandnoble.com @quartokids.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'll be at An Unlikely Story in Plainville for a book launch celebration (with snacks! And a drawing activity for kids!) on Sunday at 3pm. Get free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/kathryn-hu...
@anunlikelystory.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Two assassin bugs I met this summer. Such stylish, alien little dudes! 👾 #nature #insects
August 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Don't these look like pieces of a light saber? Actually, they are crystals scientists fabricated as a new source of blue light. Existing materials that emit this color can be toxic, so this could be a better option for displays. www.newswise.com/doescience/n... 🧪
Image: Kun Zhu/Rutgers University
July 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The year is 2033. An alien spacecraft has arrived on Planet Earth. What could be inside?

It's the last day for this special offer on my new kids book THE UFO FILES. Get 25% off with code PREORDER25
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ufo-fi...

@quartokids.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com #BNPreorder
July 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My new kids book THE UFO FILES launches (or should I say, lands?) soon! This week only, get 25% off if you preorder with @barnesandnoble.com Use code PREORDER25 here:
www.barnesandnoble.com/.../the-ufo....
Then enter our preorder giveaway! www.quarto.com/campaign/The...
July 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
How it started (a story I wrote at age 8!) vs how it’s going (my new book coming out this summer!) @quartokids.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Happy #NationalSpaceDay! Here's a sneak peek inside my new book for kids, THE UFO FILES. What could be inside the UFO?

We're running a preorder giveaway with free activity sheets: www.quarto.com/campaign/The...

@quartokids.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Meet this very bold horned lizard we encountered on vacation in Arizona recently. 🦎
April 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just got home from my first visit to the Grand Canyon! Here are my drawings - all colored pencil on paper.
April 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Win prizes for preordering my new sci-fi book for kids THE UFO FILES!

GIVEAWAY: www.quarto.com/campaign/The...

@quartokids.bsky.social

Everyone gets two activity sheets - write your name in an alien language and imagine what might be aboard the UFO. #kidlit #giveaway
April 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My dog Apollo was especially excited about my #neuromorphic computing and #AI story!

Most of my writing is for young people (or anyone who is curious!) follow my work on Substack: kathrynhulick.substack.com/p/making-ai-...
March 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Bookmarks just landed! So excited for my new book, The UFO Files, with illustrator @westonweiart.bsky.social
Preorder: geni.us/UFOFiles

The year is 2033. An alien spacecraft has crashed on earth. This book is an exclusive report into the ship and the beings that built it. @quartokids.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My new kids book the UFO FILES comes out this summer! Have you ever seen something in the sky you couldn't explain? Watch the cover reveal: kathrynhulick.substack.com/p/cover-reve...
#kidlit #newbooks #scifi #UFOs #KidLitMegaFeed
February 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ice crystals on a sewer grate ❄️
January 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Snow-dusted #moss in the morning light 🟢 #winter #nature
January 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The ice is singing! Just experienced this amazing natural phenomenon on my run this morning. Sound on - it’s like a sci-fi space battle! Wow! #nature #ice
January 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Moss patterns 🟢
January 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Winter afternoon in the woods.
December 26, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Happy holidays! 20 years ago today I was serving in the Peace Corps in Kyrgyzstan, happy about some snow and a tiny Christmas tree. It happens to be snowing right now also. 🌏❄️ #PeaceCorps
December 20, 2024 at 7:26 PM