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About Us
Hardcover books built from firsthand accounts.
Hardcover. Always.
INTRODUCTION TO PAUSE AND WONDER
Pause & Wonder is a small company that creates hardcover books built from firsthand accounts.
An Inuit writer revisits the moments that shaped his childhood. A Taiwanese tea farmer explains the hand movements behind a craft usually learned face-to-face.
We meet these people, listen closely, and photograph their work/knowledge/culture/craft. Seeking out someone whose knowledge shouldn’t be lost.
REPEATED THEMES THROUGHOUT COMPANY
Preservation of disappearing knowledge
Helping to get people to slow down and learn more intentionally
People writing in their own language
Hardcover. Always. Meant to be dog-earred, gifted, kept and handed down, donated.
Only sold here on Pause & Wonder Website.
Contributors never pay or paid. Never exploited.
English translations alongside original language
Real photography
Traveling, meeting, listening
UNDERSTANDING
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From Arab nomads to Inuit in the Arctic, everyone has a story worth keeping. They write it in their own language and in their own way; we simply give it a place to live. Pause & Wonder publishes hardcover books built from these firsthand accounts — the kind once shared around campfires in places the internet never reached.
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Pause & Wonder turns lived experience into hardcover books. Open one and you follow a Hawaiian volcanologist reading the earth’s heat, an Irish fisherman telling the stories that shaped her childhood, or a Korean pottery maker showing the motions learned from ancient techniques. We hold space for these voices so readers can feel distant lives warming their own.
"A book that doesn’t just show you culture, it lets you sit beside the people who live it."
"Every page brings you face-to-face with someone who knows something worth preserving."
"A reminder to stop, look closer, and let curiosity catch up."
"We provide the space. They provide the legacy."
"We don’t choose the story — they do."
"A blank page can become a family’s history, a tribe’s tradition, or a worker’s silent craft."
Who Makes Up The Company
Not showing faces of the team intentionally, it's not about who we specifically are.
Company focuses on contributors.
Who makes up the Company Team:
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Founder / Curator
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Instagram Manager - the person that bridges the two worlds together
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Book Editor - Works with the founder/curator to create what goes to the publisher
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Film developer partner - when the founder/curator is unable to develop film themselves then the developer partner steps in.
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Publishing partner - They publish the company books
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Packaging material partners - They provide the packaging the books get wrapped in per order to be shipped to individual customers.
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Packaging Individual - This individual accepts the books in batches, fulfilling the orders and get the books to the individual customers.
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Contributors are the true core - They make this all possible!
Our Goals & Ethics
Only Two Company Rules Contributors Must Follow
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No self promotion - this is not a magazine
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No demeaning, hate, talking down about others
Principles
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No exploitation
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No rewriting voices - we publish the articles the contributors provide as they provide them.
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Contributors don’t pay us and we don’t pay them.
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Free copy provided - contributors receive one free complimentary book they feature in.
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Consent-centered - Any photos/videos taken when meeting the contributors given to them and they choose which ones are published, if any.
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Respect-centered - We do not dictate what they choose to write about, as long as they follow the two company rules, then they can write about anything they would like.
Get To Know Us More
Pause & Wonder was born from a desire to slow down and truly see the world. In an era where life moves at an unrelenting pace, where content is consumed in fleeting moments, we wanted to create something different, something meaningful.
More than just a collection of books, Pause & Wonder is a movement, a quiet rebellion against the rush of modern life. Each edition is a carefully curated experience, inviting readers to pause, reflect, and immerse themselves in the unnoticed beauty of the world.
Address:
5013 South Louise Avenue, PMB 2102, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57108, U.S.