Fair Lawn, NJ - For readers who already have too many books on their nightstand, Tin Box Letters is offering a different kind of gift this holiday season: a yearlong story that arrives, piece by piece, in the mail. Finch and Hawk: The Klondike Letters, the first story from Tin Box Letters, is a historical adventure told entirely through physical letters, mailed twice a month to the recipient’s mailbox.
The story is told in chapters, with each new envelope adding another piece to Liz and Tom’s journey. Each envelope contains diary entries, newspaper clippings, and personal letters between Elizabeth Byrd, a daredevil journalist writing under the pen name Paula Finch, and Tom Hawk, an idealistic prospector who has gone north to Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. Over twelve months, readers receive 24 letters that build a full narrative of adventure, loyalty, and love in the middle of the harsh Yukon.
“People are tired of buying yet another thing that gets opened once and forgotten,” says Tin Box Letters co-creator Alona Umansky. “We wanted a gift that shows up again and again. The gift that’s an experience. Our readers build rituals of reading the letters. They often do it together with their loved ones. The story becomes part of their lives for the entire year.”
A Holiday Gift for Readers, History Lovers, and the “Hard to Shop For”
Tin Box Letters is designed as a gift for adults and teens who love:
- Historical fiction and period dramas (for readers who grew up on *Treasure Island* and *The Call of the Wild* and now enjoy letter-based novels like *The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society*)
- Slow, analog experiences (journals, vinyl, stationery)
- Puzzles and interactive stories
Subscribers (or gift recipients) don’t need any special apps or accounts. Once the subscription starts, the letters begin to arrive by regular mail. Givers can purchase now and choose a start date, and they receive a simple printable gift note they can tuck into a card or place under the tree.
More Than Just Letters: A World to Wander In
The experience goes beyond what arrives in the envelope. Each mailing is designed to feel like a real object from 1898, with period-inspired layouts, illustrations that echo 1890s newspaper art, and small printed artifacts readers can hold onto and revisit.
For those who want to dig deeper, Tin Box Letters also offers short “story companion” articles on its website. These pieces explore the real history behind the fiction: Klondike newspapers, stunt girl journalists, life in Dawson City, the goldfields, and the everyday details that inspire scenes in Finch and Hawk. Curious readers can follow the story through the letters, then wander into the historical side paths at their own pace.
“In between writing new letters, we’re reading old newspapers from Dawson City and strange little memoirs that probably haven’t been opened in decades,” says Alona. “That research makes its way into the story and into the companion materials, so readers who fall in love with the world have somewhere to roam.”
How It Works
- The gift giver purchases a 12-month Finch and Hawk subscription at www.tinboxletters.com
- They choose the start month and receive a printable gift note to give right away.
- The recipient then receives two letters per month for a full year, each moving the story forward and adding new layers to Liz and Tom’s world.
About Tin Box Letters
Tin Box Letters is a family-owned company created by Alona Umansky and Aleksey Linetskiy of Fair Lawn, NJ. For many years, they have designed award-winning interactive experiences, games, and escape rooms. With Finch and Hawk: The Klondike Letters, they bring their love of storytelling, history, and puzzles to the mailbox, inviting readers to rediscover the small thrill of opening a letter and the pleasure of following a story that unfolds slowly over time.
alona@tinboxletters.com
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Name
Tin Box Letters
Contact name
Alona Umansky
Contact address
PO Box 110
City
Fair Lawn
State
NJ
Zip
07410
Country
United States
Url
https://tinboxletters.com/