Half Wild Press
Half Wild Press

Let's talk books.

History, rigorously researched.
Stories, wildly alive.

We start with evidence.
Then we use imagination to open the door.

Scholarship makes it possible.
Story makes it powerful.

A process grounded in evidence and driven by purpose, so that the past can inform, inspire, and ignite imagination.

01

Discover

We dig. We study. We follow the evidence.

02

Document

We build each story on rigorous research and primary sources.

03

Reimagine

We use imagination and craft to open the door.

04

Experience

Readers walk through history and feel it.

The Resurrectors: Henry Highland Garnet and the Spirit of the Wind book cover
From original research to living story

The Resurrectors:
Henry Highland Garnet
and the Spirit of the Wind

The adventure is imagined.
The history at its heart is real.

Drawing from Dr. Cheryl Janifer LaRoche's original research, this illustrated middle-grade historical adventure uses time travel to bring the true story of abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet to life for readers ages 9–12.

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Historical photograph of Josiah Henson
More stories. Same promise.

Josiah Henson:
An Autobiography

His words. Heard anew.

A full-cast, immersive audiobook in development.

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Source to experience

Different stories.
Different formats.
One mission.

Books. Illustrated adventures. Audio experiences. All rooted in rigorous research and set loose for a new generation.

We don't change the history.We change how you experience it.