Fall in Maine doesn’t announce itself. Then one morning it happens, and it goes just as fast.
Thinning Light: Literary Reflections on Fall’s Transformation in Maine gathers 66 Maine poets, writers, photographers, and artists to capture the season’s particular quality of light and what it means to pay attention before something’s gone. From frost-stung gardens and the last harvest to departing geese and moss-covered stone walls, these pieces honor the beauty and poignancy of the season that defines Maine like no other.
Edited by Steven Long, Thinning Light is Book 4 of the Literary Reflections On series, following Rivers of Ink, North Woods at Night, and Echoes in the Fog.
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Softcover: 978-1-961905-87-0 | $14.95
E-book: 978-1-961905-88-7 | $5.99
December 2026 | 262 pages
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“Thinning Light is a stunning collection exploring the dichotomies of fall: hibernation and migration, nostalgia and presence, beauty and bleakness. It has a powerful, aching tenderness.”
—Elly Burnett, Anodyne Bookshop
“These rich poems, stunning photographs, and thought-provoking prose make me want to curl up beside the woodstove with a cup of tea as the fading afternoon sun streams through the window and dances across the walls. I’m grateful for the words within these pages, reminding me to slow down, savor the season, and simply breathe.”
—Allison Keeton, author of the Midcoast Maine Mystery Series
“Thinning Light is a wonderful anthology that captures the ethereal breadth of the autumnal experience in Maine, with works ranging from the somber and the introspective to the whimsical and the eerie.”
—John Marden, Millinocket Memorial Library