Brenda Peterson is the author of 18 books, including the novel, Duck and Cover, a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year, which the Los Angeles Timescalled "hauntingly funny." Her first memoir, Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals, was selected as a Best Spiritual Book of the Year. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, and Oprah magazine. Peterson lives on Seattle’s Salish Sea. www.BrendaPetersonBooks.com