Stories for curious people who want to explore more. We celebrate the journeys that expand our understanding of the world—and ourselves.
An Explorer’s Guide to Facing Fear
This pocket-sized companion is a funny and uplifting field guide to courage. From desert backroads to Peruvian peaks, these essays show that bravery isn’t dramatic — it’s a series of tiny, unglamorous choices to keep going.
Perfect for wanderers, worriers, and anyone learning to trust their inner compass, this book reminds us that fear is part of the journey and courage grows each time we take the next step.
Take the Quiz and Discover Your Monster
Ancient explorers filled the unknown parts of their maps with monsters. Wherever knowledge ended, fear began. In those places, they drew krakens, sirens, and other fearsome beasts.
Ancient explorers filled the unknown parts of their maps with monsters: krakens, sirens, and other fearsome beasts. Wherever knowledge ended, fear began.
We still do the same thing today. It just looks different.
Instead of world maps, we draw maps of life and the unknowable reaches of our own minds. The monsters that dot them represent uncertainty, self-doubt, change, and the fears that keep us from moving forward.
The question is: Which monster are you facing right now—and what can you do about it?
This short quiz will help you identify the monster you’re facing and reveal your next step.
Global Good Life Project
What if people in other cultures have already discovered how to live healthier, happier, and more connected lives? And what if their simple habits will work for us too?
Drawing from her travels around the world, Andrea Culletto turned her own life into an experiment, testing global wellness practices ranging from Danish hygge to Japanese shinrin-yoku to discover which habits truly improve health and well-being.
This book is for anyone feeling burned out, disconnected, overwhelmed, or simply curious about living better.
A Selkie Story
Uncharted Waters
When Aveny discovers an old seal skin tucked away in her grandmother’s attic, she soon realizes it’s more than just a politically incorrect family heirloom. But is it actually a selkie skin capable of transforming her into a mythological selkie? Or proof that she’s succumbing to madness just like her great aunt?
Aveny’s not even sure she cares, as she falls deeper in love with the skin’s transformative selkie power and the wild liberation of the sea. But a series of nearly fatal close calls, masked by a web of lies, soon threatens to tear her family apart.
Aveny must choose whether to trade her newfound liberation for safety or risk everything by following her heart into Uncharted Waters.
Into the Deep
After discovering a seal skin in her grandmother’s attic and surviving the ensuing chaos of transforming into a real life selkie (and trying to cover it up) Aveny’s life has finally reached a peaceful place … until an unknown woman starts haunting her dreams and turning her days upside down.
And she isn’t alone.
Torn between warring ancestors, Aveny struggles to determine what is real and who to trust. As the selkie skin’s mysterious origins are revealed, she must choose between two equally perilous paths, risking it all to save herself, her family, and generations to come.
Oh, Gertrude: A Kids’ Guide to Managing Your Mental Troll
What if the voice in your head wasn’t always right?
Meet Kate … and meet Gertrude.
Gertrude lives in Kate’s brain. Gertrude means well, but she’s a world-class worrier, a champion exaggerator, and just a little too good at turning tiny problems into giant disasters. From whispering worst-case scenarios to shouting “DANGER!” at the wrong times, Gertrude can make even the bravest kid feel unsure.
But here’s the secret: you don’t have to believe everything your “mental troll” says.
In this playful, empowering story, young readers learn to recognize their Gertrude and discover simple, kid-friendly ways to take back control. With humor, heart, and a lovable (if slightly dramatic) troll, Oh, Gertrude helps children build confidence, resilience, and a healthier inner voice.
Because once you understand your Gertrude, you can stop letting her run the show.
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