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Author: Lori Erickson

Lori Erickson is one of America's top travel writers specializing in spiritual journeys. She is the author of The Soul of the Family Tree, Near the Exit (which won a Silver INDIES Award for 2019 Religion Book of the Year from Foreword Reviews), and Holy Rover. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, and Better Homes & Gardens, among others. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa, with her husband, Bob Sessions.

Every Step Is Home 
A Spiritual Geography from Appalachia to Alaska
By Lori Erickson
A 2023 Indies Award Finalist"In this book, Erickson’s steps don’t lead to grand cathedrals but to the transformative, powerful elements supporting life itself. " —Foreword Reviews"Travel writer Erickson has written a travelogue about areas of the Uni...
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Near the Exit 
Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper
By Lori Erickson
"This book’s journey to spiritual places near and far is worth taking." — Library Journal, starred review  Lori Erickson travels to "grim" locations at home and abroad and explores death through the lenses of other cultures. After her brother died u...
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The Soul of the Family Tree 
Ancestors, Stories, and the Spirits We Inherit
By Lori Erickson
Travel with Erickson in The Soul of the Family Tree to learn how the spirits of your ancestral past can guide you today.Growing up in a passionately Norwegian-American town in Iowa, travel writer Lori Erickson rolled her eyes at traditions like Nordi...
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