It's always great to have an Apocalypse Challenge story to read and I absolutely love your spunky founder!
Cheers to your founder for marrying an evil sim--she seems to have him/his evil trait well under control, lol.
And I'm chiming in with everyone else--you can buy a bookcase for your crib but you can't buy one, for example, to add to the park when you can visit other lots but haven't lifted the Author career restriction.
Looking forward to reading more!