In essays that traverse latitudes and continents, John Messick’s debut Compass Lines explores the places that shape our journeys toward belonging. From Antarctica to the Arctic, a tattoo parlor in Cambodia to an abandoned Alaska mine and beyond, this deeply felt and researched book teaches us how learning the rhythms of places we inhabit requires both movement and stillness.

Compass Lines
by John Messick

Forthcoming late 2025

Ghosts of Distant Trees
by Erica Watson

Raised by Ferns
by Maya Jewell Zeller

In this award-winning history of an isolated ghost town, bestselling Alaska author Tom Kizzia unfolds a deeply American saga of abandonment, renunciation, and renewal.

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Cold Mountain Path
by Tom Kizzia

Forthcoming early 2026

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Porphyry Press

When in doubt, err north.