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Brenda Peterson with Margaret Combs
Brenda Peterson returns to the store to launch Wild Chorus: Finding Harmony with Whales, Wolves, and Other Animals. In it, readers can explore a lifelong connection with animals through meditative essays and inspiring stories. She'll be joined in conversation on again by local author Margaret Combs.
From beluga whales to wolves, raccoons to bears, the stories in Wild Chorus offer insights into the intricacies of animals’ intuitive communication, compassionate attention, and peaceful adaptation. Featuring vivid, visionary stories, Wild Chorus reveals a world filled with inspiring lessons of kinship, connection, and living in the present. Join acclaimed writer Brenda Peterson on an incredible journey as she speaks for animals as both an artist and an activist to discover the power of learning from the natural world.
Brenda Peterson is the author of nearly two dozen books for adults and children, including I Want to Be Left Behind, named a "Top Ten Best Non-Fiction" by Christian Science Monitor and an Indie Next "Great Read," and Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves, selected by Forbes as a "Top Ten Best Conservation Book of the Year." Peterson has been featured on NPR and in the New York Times, Oprah magazine, and other publications. She resides on a beach along the Salish Sea. Visit her online at brendapetersonbooks.com.
Margaret Combs began her writing life as an NPR reporter in New England and education correspondent for The Boston Globe. Her early work as a journalist and syndicated feature writer heightened awareness about children’s learning and health issues as well as social equity in schools. Margaret’s literary memoir, Hazard: A Sister’s Flight from Family and a Broken Boy, was published by Skyhorse in 2017. She was a finalist for the 2015 National American Review’s TORCH Memorial Prize. Living on Bainbridge Island in the Salish Sea, Margaret is the proud mother of two sons, Jesse and Alex Aronson, both artists, who live and work in Los Angeles.
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