Colorado Springs Native Kaufman Includes Denver As A Self-Sustaining Green City In Her New Environmental Thriller.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (APRIL 27, 2009) – The Way Things Are Publications, an independent press that focuses on raising social awareness, announced today that Colorado Springs born Kathleen Kaufman’s debut novel, The Tree Museum is now available for purchase in all major U.S. bookstores. Called an “environmental thriller” by the publisher, The Tree Museum attempts to address a plethora of issues surrounding the environmental problems facing humanity and how these problems can be resolved.

Kaufman chose Denver as a key location in The Tree Museum and dramatically transforms it into a completely self-sustaining city by a seemingly all-powerful force called only “the signmakers”. The book follows the journey of a torn couple as they make their way across a transforming western U.S. where they meet their climatic fate in the new environmentally utopian Mile-High City.

“Denver represents an urban environment that is on the verge of a green revolution”, author Kathleen Kaufman said. “A strong social and environmental conscience is prevalent in Denver as well as the surrounding areas. Denver is a growing city with limited resources and is often in the center of conservation discussions and so I thought it fitting to put it as the apex of a story about environmental transformation.”

Now a high school teacher in inner city Los Angeles, Kaufman still stays closely connected to her family and long-time friends in Denver and all throughout Colorado.

About The Way Things Are Publications
The Way Things Are Publications is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and periodicals that share philosophical sensibilities and strive to elevate social consciousness. The company chooses publications to distribute and market based upon the social relevance of the material and the author’s intention to address the philosophical nuances of our society and civilization.

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Kathleen Kaufman Includes Las Vegas As A Self-Sustaining Green City In Her New Environmental Thriller

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (APRIL 27, 2009) – The Way Things Are Publications, an independent press that focuses on raising social awareness, announced today that Kathleen Kaufman’s debut novel, The Tree Museumis now available for purchase in all major U.S. bookstores. Called an “environmental thriller” by the publisher,The Tree Museum attempts to address a plethora of issues surrounding the environmental problems facing humanity and how these problems can be resolved.

Kaufman chose Las Vegas as a key location in The Tree Museum and dramatically transforms it into a completely self-sustaining city by a seemingly all-powerful force called only “the signmakers”. The book follows the journey of a torn couple as they make their way across a transforming western U.S. where they meet their climatic fate in the new environmentally utopian Las Vegas.

“Las Vegas represents a city almost entirely dependent on outside resources,” said Kaufman.  “It was a fascinating challenge to create a green Vegas that was not only self-sustaining but also was dedicated to pioneering much of green technology that fueled the world created in The Tree Museum.”

The Tree Museum is available for $14.95 at all major book retailers and direct from the publisher athttp://www.waythingsarepublications.com.

About The Way Things Are Publications
The Way Things Are Publications is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and periodicals that share philosophical sensibilities and strive to elevate social consciousness. The company chooses publications to distribute and market based upon the social relevance of the material and the author’s intention to address the philosophical nuances of our society and civilization.

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Inner City High School Teacher, Kathleen Kaufman, Just Released An Environmental Dystopia That Explores The Costs Of Making Humanity Self-Sustaining.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (APRIL 27, 2009) – The Way Things Are Publications, an independent press that focuses on raising social awareness, announced today that LAUSD teacher Kathleen Kaufman’s debut novel, The Tree Museum is now available for purchase in all major U.S. bookstores. Called an “environmental thriller” by the publisher, The Tree Museum attempts to address a plethora of issues surrounding the environmental problems facing humanity and how these problems can be resolved.

Kaufman began working at LAUSD as a high school teacher in 2005 after completing her education program in Denver, Colorado. Often focused on literature and writing she develops curriculum designed to educate students about society through fiction. Her first novel demonstrates this methodology and uses storytelling techniques to connect social commentary directly to the reader’s personal experience.

“Literature not only tells a story, it tells our story. It is a window into our society, history and civilization,” said author Kathleen Kaufman. “Our human experience is woven into all novels and so literature is a uniquely important way to understand our world.”

“We chose The Tree Museum for our launch publication because we believe it encapsulates how fiction can challenge our views and force us to ask very important questions about ourselves and our society,” said Jennifer Havenner, Director of Publishing for The Way Things Are Publications. “This book fits our mission to elevate social consciousness in a very real and engaging way.”

The Tree Museum is available for $14.95 at all major book retailers and direct from the publisher athttp://www.waythingsarepublications.com.

About The Way Things Are Publications
The Way Things Are Publications is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and periodicals that share philosophical sensibilities and strive to elevate social consciousness. The company chooses publications to distribute and market based upon the social relevance of the material and the author’s intention to address the philosophical nuances of our society and civilization.

http://www.waythingsarepublications.com
11664 National Blvd, #401
Los Angeles, CA 90064
866-299-9240

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Author Kathleen Kaufman’s The Tree Museum explores a world taken over by the Signmakers, a seemingly all-powerful group, that force humanity to become self-sufficient.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (APRIL 4, 2009) – The Way Things Are Publications, an independent press that focuses on raising social awareness, announced today that its first book release will be launched on July 1st, 2009. The Tree Museum, by Kathleen Kaufman, is a social thriller that follows a world completely transformed by an enigmatic and powerful totalitarian force known only as the Signmakers. In effort to transform humanity into a self-sufficient and environmentally stable civilization, the Signmakers ruthlessly and systematically eliminate anything and any person that they deem wasteful. The story follows a torn couple on their odyssey throughout the American southwest while the Signmakers transform the world around them.

The Tree Museum attempts to address a plethora of issues surrounding the environmental problems humanity faces and how these problems can be resolved. Suggesting that the human race is not fully capable of resolving their destructive patterns, the book explores the idea that someone may need to force humanity to change. Doing so would result in a totalitarian movement and the complete loss of civil liberties, but with ultimate self-sufficiency as the outcome.

Apart from the philosophical debates that The Tree Museum uncovers, the compelling journey of the protagonists are steeped in psychological tension. As the character’s battle their own shortcomings, the changing landscape around them, and dangerous psychosis, their journey is even more challenging and captivating as the world they live in.

“We chose The Tree Museum for our launch publication because we believe it encapsulates how fiction can challenge our views and force us to ask very important questions about ourselves and our society,” said Jennifer Havenner, Director of Publishing for The Way Things Are Publications. “This book fits our mission to elevate social consciousness in a very real and engaging way.”

About the Author

Kathleen Kaufman is a tenured English teacher in a Los Angeles inner city school. She has spent her life in education and is passionately focused on fiction and literature. With formal training in various forms of literature, Ms. Kaufman is intimate both with the process of writing and also with storytelling techniques.

She has always been a bookworm and embraces fiction’s ability to educate, often using it to teach history and culture to her students. The social commentary interwoven in the complex and elegant storytelling of The Tree Museum is testament to her belief in the power of fiction and shines with a wit and irony that both captures imagination while permeating a greater social consciousness.

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About The Way Things Are Publications

The Way Things Are Publications is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and periodicals that share philosophical sensibilities and strive to elevate social consciousness. The company chooses publications to distribute and market based upon the social relevance of the material and the author’s intention to address the philosophical nuances of our society and civilization.

http://www.waythingsarepublications.com

11664 National Blvd, #401

Los Angeles, CA 90064

866-299-9240

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