Our Inspiration…

“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” — Henry David Thoreau

Welcome to Three Chairs Publishing!

Here at Three Chairs Publishing — located in Branford, Connecticut — we like to talk about our relationships with each other and with the world around us. Some of our favorite conversations are about nature and the environment, spirituality, mindfulness, and creativity. We invite you to share in those conversations through thoughtful books, zines, creative products, and more.

• Check out our catalog of BOOKS and ZINES
• Visit our Etsy SHOP

We’re passionate about books — can you tell? Be sure to follow our News + Events blog or our Facebook and Instagram pages to keep up with what comes next!

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REVIEWS

“The poems in Evidence of Flossing are a brilliantly incisive commentary on our simultaneous human sense of beauty and waste and loss.”

Dale Carlson, ALA Notable Book author and founder, Bick Publishing House

“Evidence of Flossing: What We Leave Behind…is truth and beauty delivered to us in wide-eyed wonder by a child’s heart passionately in love with nature.”

Rita Kowats, Spirituality Without Borders

“Evidence of Flossing is a most unusual book, richly thoughtful and sorely, sorely needed.”

Nancy Fitz-Hugh Meneely, author, Letter from Italy, 1944

“An unflinching account of our unshakeable relationship to the modern world around us, God, nature, and ourselves.”

David W. Berner, Author & NPR Contributor

“A master at storytelling, Jen Payne brings us to the realization that the stories she shares are actually ours.”

Mary O’Connor, author, Life Is Full of Sweet Spots and Dreams of a Wingless Child