Brenda Peterson is the author of over 23 books of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. Her novel Duck and Cover was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves was chosen as a “Best Conservation Book of the Year” by Forbes magazine. She also writes children’s books, including Wild Orca, Lobos, and Catastrophe by the Sea. Brenda’s work has appeared on NPR and in The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Tikkun, Seattle Times, Orion, and Oprah magazine.
Brenda Peterson
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Lessons in Stillness
For Kate Rogers “The possibility of being present in the world in a whole, undivided way can be a gift of the animals.” —Ladson Hinton, “A Return to the Animal Soul” Continue reading
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Crane Maiden
This story is written in collaboration with art from Ed Young. Crane Maiden is a love story of people and birds. Our new art book is a tale of loss Continue reading
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Brenda Peterson Reads “Wolf Music”
Did you know that when wolves howl, they harmonize with one another? Or that if a human imitates a howl, nearby wolves will modulate their voices and chime in? Listen to Continue reading
LAY OF THE LAND
Howling with Wolves
Music in the key of wolf. Continue reading
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Saving Seals
For more information visit http://www.sealsitters.org/. “WITH 9/11, the blessed countdown for the Rapture has begun,” my neighbor George informed me almost casually. He caught me off guard. After decades of giddily Continue reading