Today, the Spotlight shines On Craig Mod, a writer, photographer, and walker who's spent the last 20 years making Japan his home.

Random House has just released Things Become Other Things, a walking memoir that traces his 300-mile journey along ancient pilgrimage paths in rural Japan. The book blends sharp prose with striking photography, capturing conversations with aging fishermen, inn owners, and cafe "mamas" while reflecting on friendship, loss, and the disappearing village life of Japan's Kii Peninsula. This is an expanded and reimagined mass market edition of the title Craig issued in a fine art edition directly to his online community of followers.

His previous books include Kissa by Kissa, which explores Japan's old cafe culture, and he reaches some 40,000 readers through his newsletters on photography, literature, and walking. Craig's work sits at a perfect intersection of deep attention and wandering feet.

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Dig Deeper

• Visit Craig Mod at craigmod.com
• Purchase Things Become Other Things from Bookshop.org, Powell’s Books, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or Apple Books
• Check out Craig’s self-published books on his online store and learn more about his Special Projects membership
• Craig Mod - The 'Rules' of Walking
• Things Become Other Things (fine art edition)
• Dig into this episode's complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com

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