EPIC Carteret Books
A Coastal Imprint for Place-Based Storytelling
New Release: A Spork in the Road by Emily Carter
A debut essay collection blending humor and insight in a journey that’s equal parts soul food and storytelling.
Emily Carter’s A Spork in the Road will warm your heart, feed your soul and flat-out make you a better person. It just will. A funny, wise, loving joyride through Carter’s life in the rural South, this remarkable memoir benefits from the author’s fearless ability to steer the conversation to deeper waters just when you least expect it. Think Anne Lamott with less Bay Area and more livermush. In other words: perfection.
Celia Rivenbark, NYT-Bestselling author of We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier
Emily’s Detour Book Tour
A Celebration of Memoir, Music, and the Storytelling Experience
2025
Sometimes life takes you on an unexpected detour—and often, that’s exactly where the best stories begin.
This spring, join Emily & John “Smokin’ Hot Love Biscuit” Carter for a one-of-a-kind, getting-to-know-you tour featuring readings, live music, and storytelling. The Detour Book Tour is a celebration of the winding roads that bring us home, the songs that carry us through, and the stories that connect us all.
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Who are we?
EPIC Carteret Books is the first imprint of Planck Length Publishing, dedicated to uplifting regional voices, sharing stories of resilience, and capturing the unique culture of coastal North Carolina.
Our books celebrate real people, real places, and the stories that shape them—from memoirs to poetry, from history to the deeply personal.