North Woods at Night: Literary Reflections on Maine's Largest Forest

Finalist — Maine Literary Awards 2025Maine's North Woods span 3.5 million acres—larger than Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon combined. North Woods at Night: Literary Reflections on Maine's Largest Forest sends 38 writers into those woods after dark, returning with poems, stories, and essays that capture what the wilderness does to the human imagination when the lights go out.Campfires and loons. A moose appearing at the edge of headlights. The particular silence of a frozen lake at midnight. The fear that turns, unexpectedly, into wonder. These writers don't romanticize the dark—they inhabit it, each piece adding to a portrait of a landscape that is ancient, vast, and indifferent to human schedules.With an introduction by Ret Talbot, National Geographic contributor and award-winning science writer.$1 from every sale supports the Forest Society of Maine, conserving Maine's forest heritage for future generations."e;This collection, lush and lyrical, so full of insight and awe, reminds us that Maine's largest forest is a place of wonder, reflection, and transformation."e; —Hollie Adams, author of Things You've Inherited from Your Mother"e;An essential collection and guidebook for the spirit."e; —Gregory Howard, author of HospiceBook 2 of the Literary Reflections On series.