About Veneno Petrov
Creating independent literature, poetry, fiction, and @booksinthewild
I’m Leonardo Angel, writing as Veneno Petrov an independent Colombian writer based in New Jersey. I write poetry, fiction, and essays about love, sex, exile, bad decisions, and other human disasters. I’m also developing Books in the Wild, an independent literary project that puts free books into the hands of strangers across the United States. Your support helps me print more books, keep this project moving, and continue creating independent literature. No publishers. No corporate bullshit. Just books, roads, and stories. Thanks for supporting the madness.
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write books. Apparently, expecting people to buy them wasn’t a brilliant business strategy. So I’ve decided to try something different. Books in the Wild is an independent literary project with a simple idea: leave free copies of my books in public places across the United States for complete strangers to discover. No bookstores. No algorithms. No sales pitch. Just books traveling from one pla...
Books in the Wild — Let the Madness Begin
Oct 11, 2026
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