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Compass Hall: A Civic Fable
About the Book
Compass Hall: A Civic Fable is an illustrated literary novella about orientation, trust, and the civic difficulty of remaining with a shared question.
A republic teaches its children to find north before they learn to find themselves. From that first lesson, the novella follows civic trust, ordinary tools, and the questions people inherit together.
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Author
Colin Alexander is the author of Compass Hall. He founded Somewhere Publishing, an independent literary press. His work moves between public and family life, using maps, objects, practical detail, and reader resources to create literary projects designed to continue beyond the final page for independent readers, reading groups, and classrooms.
Publisher
Somewhere Publishing is an independent literary press for books that reward attention, rereading, and conversation. Its titles are made for return visits, with purposeful form and reader resources that deepen the encounter without dictating an interpretation.