Different Places explores the ways people navigate place and circumstance. Whether through the reflections of a woman who spent nearly four decades in a Missouri prison, the adventurous travels of a man exploring the United States, or a painter depicting his everyday cityscape, these books offer compelling narratives of movement, confinement, and the ways places shape lives.

Trying to Catch Lightning in a Jar: Letters from Prison

“Life with no parole for fifty years. That’s what my paperwork reads. I saw it in print the day I arrived.”

Hi Friend

In Hi Friend, Jess Hilliard unpacks the strange, tender, and absurd, drawing us into a world where train rides become…

David Rosenak: untitled (Plaid Pantry)

For twenty-five years, David Rosenak has closely observed the cityscape defined by the locations of his workplace, home, and studio in…