Kaufman?s The Tree Museum Marks 1st Release Of The Way Things Are Publications

The Way Things Are Publications, an independent press that focuses on raising social awareness,
announced it is releasing its first book today: The Tree Museum, by Kathleen Kaufman. The title 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 book 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."

Kathleen Kaufman is a tenured English teacher in a Los Angeles innercity school. She has spent her life in education and 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. info@kathleenkaufman.com
http://www.kathleenkaufman.com
http://www.whoarethesignmakers.com

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

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