Additional Media for The Soul of the Family Tree:
Excerpt in the Toronto Star: Tracing my ancestral roots, I travelled to the only authenticated Viking site in North America
Interview on Extreme Genes: America’s Family History Show: Vikings, the Web of Wyrd, and The Soul of the Family Tree (segment starts at 10:45)
Podcast with Kenyatta Berry of PBS program Genealogy Roadshow: Genealogy as pilgrimage
Family Tree Magazine Podcast: Genealogy and Spirituality
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Lori Erickson finds ancestral spirits
Daily Iowan: Erickson combines her personal heritage with Scandinavian lore and culture
Places I Remember With Lea Lane Podcast: Deep Travels
Episcopal Journal: Author researches family history
Viking Magazine: New Nordic Read Delves into Heritage
Viking Tracks: Genealogy Can Deepen Our Spiritual Lives
Daily Iowan: Ask the Author
Additional Media for Near the Exit
Excerpt on PBS-affiliated Next Avenue: An Afternoon in a Cemetery
Frommer’s Travel Show on Radio America
Toronto Globe and Mail excerpt: Life, Death, and Meditation Among the Mayan Ruins
Iowa Public Radio Interview: Considering Death Across Cultures
East-West News Service: Life Affirming Travel Through the Shadow Lands of Death
Des Moines Art Center: Day of the Dead Interview
Light of Consciousness Magazine excerpt: If Buddha Came to a Nursing Home
Little Village Magazine: Erickson writes with insight and humility, with a gentle touch of humor, in a manner that disarms what could otherwise be an unsettling and sober topic.
Undertaking: The Podcast Author Interview
Episcopal Cafe: Erickson’s vocations as deacon and travel writer make her the ideal adventure guide for this topic
Presbyterian Outlook: Recommended books to read this winter
Ethical Perspectives on the News Program on KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, IA: End of Life Transitions
Dubuque Herald: A deeply researched and often funny genre-bending mashup of travelogue, memoir and spiritual reflection
Kenosha (WI) News: Regardless of where Erickson roams and contemplates, a sense of awe and humor prevail
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Author Lori Erickson reflects on mortality through her travels around the world
Franciscan Times: A magic carpet ride that provides a wider view of mortality
Off the Beaten Page Travel: A very readable, wise and, yes, funny book
Interview on Living Authentically Podcast with Pamela Savino
Interview with Christ Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Hope Near the Exit
Additional Media for Holy Rover
Booklist (American Library Association)
Interview on NPR’s WCBE station in Ohio
Detroit News: “Conversational, engaging and replete with wry humor, Erickson’s memoir offers readers a front-row seat to her encounters with spiritual leaders and enlightening visits to sacred sites.”
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette (author profile and book review)
Columbus Dispatch in Ohio: For author, exploration of religion arcs, bends
Unity Magazine: Legacy of Love book excerpt
Light Of Consciousness Magazine: The Mystics and Mary book excerpt
DreamVisions 7 radio network with Lora Cheadle
Kenosha (Wisconsin) News: Not many people can inject sly humor into such a book and get away with it, but Erickson is a big exception.