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Is this country finally leaving Trump behind? Critically acclaimed author, Brenda Peterson explores the End Times for Trump. She imagines a future beyond this divisive president—and a possible dialogue to restore our faith in ourselves and our shared country. Trump’s presidencies are a tribulation for many. Now, Trump faces his own tribulations. This unholy man launched a holy war, crashed the global economy, alienated allies, and finally his Religious Right faithful by posing as Christ.

In the windswept Scottish Hebrides of 1916, London-born governess Seraphina Tighinn MacKenzie arrives seeking refuge from scandal, only to uncover a world far more mysterious and alluring than the one she left behind. When she discovers a century-old journal belonging to Kate Morag, a spirited island woman caught in a forbidden love with a mythical selkie-man, Seraphina is entangled in secrets that refuse to stay buried.

In Animal Soulmates: Stories of the Intimate Bond Between Humans and Animals, author and activist Brenda Peterson draws upon her lifelong relationship with animals and the bond between the two species.

In this classic and far-ranging portrait of sisterhood Peterson explores a hilarious slumber party, a singing duo of sisters about to find their fame, a Zulu tribe of sisters, the chosen sisterhood of Isabel Allende and Tabra Tunoa, and the sisterhood of animals, such as dolphins and elephants. Weaving memoir, research, interviews, and lively storytelling, Peterson celebrates how the feminine can balance and restore our health and survival. Her well-told insights from psychology, mythology, history, and anthropology reveal the enduring alliance of sisterhoods.

In this "bittersweet and utterly beguiling novel" (Publishers Weekly) each of the MacKenzie family tells their stories in nine, wildly opposed points of view. Starting at a family reunion, three generations of the MacKenzies face off against each other. They discover that terrorism is as intimate as one's own family. Selected as a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year", Duck and Cover is a "wicked black comedy" of a family who fights their wars "on the home front."

In Brenda Peterson's unusual memoir, fundementalism meets deep ecology. The author's childhood in the high Sierra with her forest ranger father led her to embrace the entire natural world, while her Southern Baptist relatives prepared eagerly and busily to leave this world.

A regal and highly trained young mermaid, Marina, is on her first spy mission to Skyeworld in 2020. She comes ashore on Siesta Key, Florida where she meets feisty Lukas, a proud Cuban refugee. Marina will have to choose between the advanced civilization of Aquantis, where she has been chosen as a High Priestess, and her love for Lukas and his dangerously polluted SkyeWorld.

A regal and highly trained young mermaid, Marina, is on her first spy mission to Skyeworld in 2020. She comes ashore on Siesta Key, Florida where she meets feisty Lukas, a proud Cuban refugee. Marina will have to choose between the advanced civilization of Aquantis, where she has been chosen as a High Priestess, and her love for Lukas and his dangerously polluted SkyeWorld.

Your Life Is a Book by memoirist Brenda Peterson and literary agent Sarah Jane Freymann is a practical and inspiring guide. We offer storytelling insights and writing prompts on finding your voice, self-discovery, and the publishing process. Oprah.com chose Your Life Is a Book as “self-help advice that works,” and “the process of writing about your past can lead to a boost in self-acceptance, self-awareness, and fulfillment.” Memoir is like a love story, with all the ecstasies, disappointments, and turning points of any relationship. It is a pilgrimage to come home to your life story.

What animals teach us about love. Brenda Peterson, author of the popular book, Wild Chorus, takes us on a moving, sometimes surprising journey of our more-than-human bonds with wild and domestic animals. Author interviewed by Almost Live! comedian, Tracey Conway, and her husky dog, Ella.

Speaking for animals as both an artist and activist, Brenda Peterson, author of the book Wild Chorus, discusses writing about animals, and takes us on a journey of her lifelong relationship with birds and wild mammals to explore the intricacies of animal communication, compassion, attention and peaceful adaption.

Speaking for animals as both an artist and activist, Brenda Peterson, author of the book Wild Chorus, draws upon her lifelong relationship with birds and mammals, and the intuitive communication between our species to explore how they can become our guide as we navigate the stresses of modern daily life.

Over their long friendship, National Geographic authors, Sy Montgomery and Brenda Peterson, have engaged with many animals who’ve taught them about survival, play, and healing. Listen to Sy and Brenda explore animal dreams, their emotional lives, and how animals help us adapt to a changing planet. When we expand our consciousness, our spirituality, and our kinship with other animals, our world is whole and wondrous again.