Eric Muhr

Eric Muhr

I'm a publisher and executive editor responsible for six imprints, an online magazine, and a quarterly reader.

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Your Sleep Sweet Spot

Diana Navarro M.S.

Your Sleep Sweet Spot is a book about creating your very own sleep routine, ritual, space design, schedule, and philosophy that implements bio-individuality. It provides you the best, most restorative sleep, optimal restoration, balance, and vital energy for y... read more
“Message from the Daughters” takes each reader on a journey of profound transformation through the lens of the divine feminine. From hardship and heartache to overcoming trauma and healing, Ayesha Hakim depicts a wide range of human emotions as a form of not o... read more
Pax

Lighthart, Annie

Insistent Grace

Herron, Elizabeth

The ancient Chinese poets loved ambiguity, loved paradox, and would have loved the puzzling, reality-defying entanglements that frustrate and fascinate us today. They would have laughed at them, too, while exchanging good wine and poems with each other as they... read more
Trauma creates substantial pain and suffering and can inevitably create cycles of dysfunction that may span generations. We can and should break these cycles and build bridges of trust and empowerment that renew hope and help families heal, not just for this g... read more
Our Scarlet Blue Wounds

Emmett Wheatfall

Emmett Wheatfall shows us how the roots of love grow deep in the soil of sacrifice. He illustrates the intensely complex relationship between idealism and realism. His poems hurt in just the right way. And it's no small feat opening one's own racial and cultur... read more
For three centuries, members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) have regularly met to worship in extended times of silence punctuated by vocal testimony. Anyone can stand and share. This practice reflects the Quaker rejection of hierarchy and the be... read more
Revelation speaks to the reality that we are caught in the fray of cosmic conflict. We are guilty. We've already been contaminated. But it's not too late for us to exit empire and enter the kingdom. We are yet both victim and victimizer. We have healing work t... read more
Coral Castles

Carol Bialock

A poem she wrote has been translated into multiple languages, set to music, and featured in a best-selling book on spirituality and the twelve steps. But until recently, the author of "Breathing Underwater" has been virtually unknown, and the collection contai... read more
Faces of Addiction

Eric K. Hatch

Fifty Faces, Fifty Stories, Fifty Drug-Addicted People Dramatic black-and-white portraits by award-winning photographer Eric Hatch join with powerful life stories, largely in their own words, to create fresh understanding of addicts and addiction. Experience t... read more
This astonishing new collection from poet Bethany Lee weaves the thread of her keen attention around life's joys and sorrows, draws them tightly together and offers them into our hands. With unflinching courage she extracts beauty from her journeys as seafarer... read more
Matthew Avery Solomon and Noel Espinoza were murdered on September 4, 2008. Three men were charged with the crime. In What Is Justice?: A Personal Exploration, author Bill Denham studies the crime and what it reveals about himself and about our broader culture... read more
to the water signs who made me to the loves & lovers who've held me to every version of my self I am trying to love this is how I feel the worldI was raised in a house of water is a gentle rainfall of words, each verse the soft whisper of an old friend, sharin... read more
Violence is the latest human pandemic. The world is growing more dangerous every day with no sign of relief in the foreseeable future. This is not a message of pessimism or discouragement, but rather a realistic look into the root causes and risk factors for y... read more
Only words from the heart are able to directly speak to the heart. This book is for every mother and father, trying their best to care for the most precious gift of childhood. This book is dedicated to every little soul, suffering or struggling--you are not al... read more
This study is intended for those who have an intuition that God wants LGBTQ people welcomed into the church, that God accepts their marriages and families. The central themes of the Bible support full inclusion. This study is a semi-systematic approach to expl... read more
A gentle wind blows through Paul Jolly's poems, uncovering the gaps in our knowledge, our presumptions and assumptions, the spaces in which humor, creativity, and magic are born. The stories seem familiar, but the wind-blown words, unjumbled by Jolly, no longe... read more
Ordinary grace disguises itself in faded irises, traffic signs, convoluted meetings for worship for business, and the funny things small children say-the grace of God hidden in the ordinariness of life. This grace hovers close to the ground. In her exploration... read more
There is no greater privilege in the Christian life than to serve as a spiritual leader within the body of Christ. Unfortunately, we are in the midst of a genuine crisis in the church today. Pastors and other spiritual leaders are leaving vocational ministry f... read more
The world hungers for peace. People are starved for peace. No doubt this points to a universal, timeless hope, but now it seems acute. We see peace rallies and vigils, blogs, workshops, internet activism, relief work in war-torn areas, mediators working with f... read more
A Mess of Relatives

Kristen Sandoz

A Mess of Relatives is designed to support early literacy skills development and a life-long love of reading. The front cover is more illustrated than the back, so it is obvious how to hold the book. Left to right movement of both text and illustrations reinfo... read more
From the first motto "Out and Out for Christ" to today's "Christ's Kingdom First."A tiny institution that drew a mere handful of students on its first day may have seemed too inauspicious to garner local media attention. Indeed, the unpretentious training scho... read more
By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the effort to keep outside influences from impacting Quaker spirituality was clearly failing. Many Friends were impressed by the Enlightenment emphasis on reason in religion and commitment to religious and political ... read more
Death Will Come

Bill Denham

In death will come, poet Bill Denham attempts what is nearly impossible, coming to terms with the approaching end of life without nostalgia or sentimentality. And in this collection, he succeeds, offering his astonishing gift to the world, a testament to a lif... read more
Raised on a prune farm in rural Oregon, in a family with deep religious roots, Dr. Norval Hadley thought he might be a pastor someday. But after the farm boy and his friends won a barbershop harmony contest, everything changed. That foursome is remembered as t... read more
While teaching English in China, Jim Teeters received a copy of the Tao Te Ching from a student. Jim writes that he was drawn to Lao Tzu's ancient meditations on what it means to be a human instrument guided by the power of the right way. Drawing on his Quaker... read more
The writings of George Fox, Edward Burrough, and Margaret Fell demonstrate that at least these three, first-generation Friends, were reading the Bible with empathy. They stood within the thought and life-world of the earliest Christians and looked at the world... read more
As Clean as a Bone

Wheatfall Emmett

Emmett Wheatfall's As Clean as a Bone is a collection of poems for both the heart and the mind, a collection seasoned with the vital and invigorating salt of poetry and wisdom. Through clean, crafted lines that ring out, these remarkable poems question history... read more
Our love songs have no shadows. We dare not acknowledge the deep love that can coexist with loss. But in this timely and timeless collection, Peg Edera offers what we didn't know we needed: a proposal in the dark, a squad car filled with lilacs, tears saved fo... read more
The North American Christian church of the early twenty-first century finds itself in a period of decline. A growing percentage of young adults are not entering the front doors of churches while at the same time older and previously dedicated Christians are le... read more

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V S.

V S.

Nov, 2022

Wonderful experience. Thank you so much, dear Eric!
Jon S.

Jon S.

Oct, 2022

This is my second time working with Eric. The work he did was fast, responsive and of high quality. Will work with him again.
Eric M.
Thank you so much, Jon!
Neha J.

Neha J.

Oct, 2022

Eric is a fantastic editor! This was our first time collaborating and he clearly explained what to expect and how we would proceed. I found his feedback to be insightful, thought provoking, and clear. I’m really excited to get started on revising my collection based on Eric’s helpful feedback! ...
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Eric M.
It was such a pleasure to be able work with you, Neha. You had clear expectations and clearly communicated needs, making it easy for me to know exactly where to focus my attention. Thank you!
V S.

V S.

Oct, 2022

Always happy to collaborate with Eric, happy that I found the best editor for me.
Eric M.
Thank you!
William B.

William B.

Sep, 2022

Eric was an answer to this first-time author's prayers! His work was direct, timely, thoughtful, and deeply respectful of my work and my needs as a new writer. He highlighted aspects of language and inclusiveness that had gotten lost along the way, and he his edits and feedback definitely lifted ...
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Eric M.
William- it was so good to be able to work with you on a project that I know is going to help so many people! You encourage me, and I'm grateful for the work you do. -Eric

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