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An award-winning literary book publisher in off-grid Alaska working across genres and latitudes. Next up: Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson (Nov 11, 2025) and Raised by Ferns by Maya Jewell Zeller (March 3, 2026).
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November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:
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Rocks, roads and wilderness maintenance: 'Ghosts of Distant Trees' shifts the framing of mythical Alaska
‘I’ve tried and failed to be a cheerleader for the pure abstraction of wilderness,” Erica Watson writes in “Ghosts of Distant Trees,” her debut essay collection, “but I always find
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November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Anchorage Daily News:
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Book review: With mixture of love and cynicism, ‘Ghosts of Distant Trees’ examines humans’ relationship to nature
Author Erica Watson’s collection of essays includes impressions from her time working at Denali and her travels around the world.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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We're hearing from readers everywhere just devouring the book!
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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i couldn't help myself, it was such a beautiful title and description
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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While this is getting traction: today is my book’s pub date! The cover matches these photos! Learn more

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porphyrypress.bsky.social Porphyry Press @porphyrypress.bsky.social · Nov 12
Happy pub day, @rickirobin.bsky.social!
To celebrate the launch of our latest title, GHOSTS OF DISTANT TREES, we're offering 20% off online orders of anything in our store now through Saturday night with the code LAUNCHWEEK.
A carton of Ghosts of Distant Trees books adorns the unstacked woodpile on its release date, Nov. 11, 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Hahahaha that's hilarious. 🪵🪓
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Uh... that is "toe of..."
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM