The Backwoods Bundle

The Backwoods Bundle

To celebrate two years of Loblolly Press, we’re offering something special: our entire catalog in one beautifully wrapped, limited-edition bundle. This isn’t just a stack of books — it’s a small archive of everything we’ve built so far. It’s our past, our present, and a little piece of where this thing’s going.

Each bundle includes:

• Beasts of Chase by Andrew Mack ($10)
  A haunting chapbook that explores the intersection between nature and humanity, survival and violence.
• The Surfacing of Joy by Earl J. Wilcox ($20)
  Wilcox’s powerful debut collection offers a heartfelt exploration of life’s seasons through the lens of a scholar, educator, husband, father, and grandfather. These poems invite us to evaluate our sense of place in the world and our relationship to nature.
• If Lost by Clint Bowman ($20)
  Inspired by the mountains, forests, animals, and people that define the region, Bowman’s work offers a raw and poignant exploration of a landscape in flux—one where natural beauty and human resilience collide with environmental decay and societal neglect.
• Distant Relations by Cheryl Whitehead ($20)
  Whitehead’s debut collection delves into the intricacies of familial relationships, weaving together threads of memory, displacement, and the enduring ties that bind us across generations.
• The Computer Room by Emma Ensley (Pre-order, $20, ships separately in September 2025)
  Ensley’s stunning debut collection of short stories captures messy, heartfelt, and often surreal moments of coming of age in small-town America in the early days of the internet.

Retail value: $90
Bundle price: $75
Free shipping. Only 10 bundles available.

Each set comes wrapped in tissue paper, includes a few pine tree stickers, and is sealed with care. It’s the perfect gift for a friend who’s always sending you poems, someone who already loves what we do, or for yourself, if you’re ready to sink deeper into the stories we’ve been growing in this neck of the woods.

Andrew Mack
Andrew Mack is the founder and managing editor of Loblolly Press, dedicated to uplifting emerging voices from marginalized and underrepresented communities in the American South.

Earl J. Wilcox
Earl J. Wilcox, a retired educator and scholar from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, published his debut poetry collection, The Surfacing of Joy, at the age of 90. His work reflects a lifetime of observation and experience, offering insights into the human condition.

Clint Bowman
Clint Bowman is a poet from Black Mountain, North Carolina. He is the co-founder and facilitator of the Dark City Poets Society and works as a recreation coordinator, leading outdoor programs in the Swannanoa Valley.

Cheryl Whitehead
Cheryl Whitehead is a teacher, musician, and poet based in Snow Camp, North Carolina. Her debut collection, Distant Relations, explores themes of family, identity, and belonging.

Emma Ensley Emma Ensley is a writer and artist living in Asheville, North Carolina. Her debut short story collection, The Computer Room, captures the nuances of adolescence and early adulthood, set against the backdrop of early internet culture and the American South.