We're Alaska-based publishers of Alaskana, biographies, fiction, and children's books.
Alaska Wildlife Photography
Visit our sister site Fathom Twist for videos of Alaska Wildlife, birds, animals, insects, and plants.
Recent Awards
Adaa's Story: The Remarkable Life of a Rescued Sea Otter
2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalists
Sik-Sik's Summer
Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2023 Finalist
Children's Educational Picture Book
Saga of an Aviation Survivor
Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2023 Finalist
Autobiography/Biography
Arctic Dinosaurs of Alaska
Nautilus Book Awards 2023 Silver Award
Middle Grade Fiction, Ages 8-12
Royal Dragonfly 2022 Honorable Mention
Middle Grade Fiction, Ages 8-12
Living in Different Cultures
Independent Press Award
2022 Distinguished Favorites
Luna's Star
2021 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
Best Books in Children's Interest
2021 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Contest
Best Illustrations
Alaska Cruise 1909
Kops-Fetherling Awards
Gold
Next Generation Indie
Finalist Memoirs (Historical/Legacy)
Living in Different Cultures
2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Finalist Autobiography/Biography
Music to Read By
Secret Poems, a collection of original tunes and meditations for solo harp by Patrice Haan was released in 2023.
"Imagine finding your calling. The harp has offered me a way to connect in a language beyond words, allowed me to weave of my intentions a basket, a blanket, a safe place. Come, dream. Be still. Rest." ~ Patrice Haan
Fathom Current Events
Meet Teena Helmericks
Tenna will be signing books at the Wasilla Fred Meyer store in October.
2-7pm, Thursday, October 17 and 24
2-7pm, Saturday, October 19 and 26
Free Printable Activities
Our gift to you. This free download packet includes over thirty book-based printable activity sheets for kids of all ages.
Featuring Alaska and Alaskan animals, Arctic dinosaurs, and more.
Kids will enjoy games, coloring pages, crossword puzzles, word searches, and a variety of fun and educational activities.
Make your own Photo Booklet
Stores with Fathom's Books
Alaska
Alaska Aviation Museum, Anchorage
Alaska Juneau Mining Co., Juneau
Alaska Museum of Science & Nature, Anchorage
Black Birch Books, Wasilla
Dancing Leaf Gallery, Talkeetna
Fireside Books, Palmer
Hearthside Books and Toys, Juneau
Heritage RV Park, Homer
Home Again Decor, Wasilla
Mosquito Books, Anchorage Airport
Natural Pantry, Anchorage
Talkeetna Historical Society & Museum
The Urban Eskimo, Juneau
Wasilla Museum, Wasilla
Canada
4th Island Petro, Atlin, BC
Atlin Museum, BC
Mac's Fireweed Books, Whitehorse
Seattle
Secret Garden Bookshop, Seattle
2024 Publications
The Way It Used To Be: Stories from a Northern Town by Diane Solie Smith
Matagam Pagwa #1: Defender Down and Bleak Realities by Colin F. Carter
Murphy and the Mystery of the Black Skull by Bradford D. Smith
Windswept: Chitina Alaska Childhood by Aurora Hardy
Windswept: Tales for Children by Aurora Hardy
Tall Tales of Alaska: The Red Dog Saloon by W.R. Kozey
Tall Tales of Alaska: Juneau Alaska by W.R. Kozey
2023 Publications
Adaa's Story: A Rescued Sea Otter by Rachel JE Sprague
Adventures of Papa and Peanut by Danté Shalia Elkins
Life on the Edge of the Arctic Ocean by Teena Helmericks
Whatever Happened to Hansel and Gretel? anthology by 24 authors
2022 Publications
Sik-Sik's Summer - An Arctic Ground Squirrel Tale by C. Taylor and W. Kenny
Arctic Dinosaurs of Alaska by Bonnye Matthews
Saga of an Aviation Survivor by Howard John “Mike” Hunt
Midnight on the Alaska Highway by Constance Taylor
Coloring Alaska's Cordovaby Michael C. Anderson
A Boy A Bike Alaska: Mt. Shasta to Denali by Warren Carlson
Tales from a Mid-Century Boy Growing up in Michigan by Kurt Struble
2021 Publications
Atlin Where Everyone Knows Your Dog's Name by Bradford D. Smith
Luna's Star: An owlet flies to the stars by Sheamus Adair
2020 Publications
Alaska Cruise 1909 by Bertha Adele Penny, C.Taylor (Compiler)
Penelope's Hope by Laurie Guderian