{"product_id":"the-gatepost-9798347021000","title":"The Gatepost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Afterlife Project: \u003c\/i\u003e One woman's quest to find her father pushes her beyond the boundaries of space, time, and the human mind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsme Weatherhead was twelve years old when her father, an amateur scientist and the author of a bestselling book on Mesoamerican shamanism, walked into the forest on their rural Vermont property and never came back. Twenty years later, she quit her job in San Francisco, got divorced, and moved back home with the goal of writing a book about her father's life and sudden vanishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of her research, Esme uncovers an old field journal that describes a cave on the property she hadn't known about, experiments involving high doses of psilocybin mushrooms, and a series of strangely vivid hallucinations. After searching unsuccessfully for the cave, she hires Lucas St. Pierre, a local geologist, to help her find it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as they work to unravel the mystery of her father's disappearance, Esme and Lucas must confront hidden forces that will test their sanity and put their safety at risk, ultimately leading to new insights about love, death, and the enduring resilience of life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Susanna Clarke's \u003ci\u003ePiranesi, \u003c\/i\u003e Emily St. John Mandel's \u003ci\u003eSea of Tranquility, \u003c\/i\u003e and Richard Powers's \u003ci\u003eBewilderment, \u003c\/i\u003e Tim Weed's \u003ci\u003eThe Gatepost\u003c\/i\u003e blends modern science and ancient cosmology to take readers on a journey offering hallucinatory glimpses into worlds beyond our own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17265625\"\u003eTim Weed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Podium Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798347021000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009010\"\u003eFantasy | Contemporary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028020\"\u003eScience Fiction | Hard Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028080\"\u003eTime Travel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Weed\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gatepost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e A Field Guide to Murder \u0026amp; Fly Fishing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWill Poole's Island\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Afterlife Project\u003c\/em\u003e, which was named a best book of 2025 by \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e. He serves on the core faculty of the Newport MFA for creative writing and is the cofounder of the Cuba Writers Program. Weed spent the first part of his career leading educational travel programs around the globe and was a featured expert for National Geographic Expeditions. He lives in rural Vermont with his family and three disobedient cats. To learn more, visit www.timweed.net.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Podium Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52850194612533,"sku":"9798347021000","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/img_581a8acb-6876-412e-b3ca-4704b6c3bd91.jpg?v=1778263952","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-gatepost-9798347021000","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}