Born in San Francisco, Terri Evert Karsten has migrated eastward and now lives in a 100 year old house in Winona, Minnesota. An avid fan of all things historical, Terri divides her free time between writing books, baking bread and chasing the outdoor life. Terri's first non-fiction book, "From Brick to Bread: Building a backyard oven," is a full color, illustrated, step by step guide to help amateur do-it-yourself enthusiasts build and use a wood fired oven. Terri Karsten writes both fiction and non-fiction with publication credits in a variety of magazines, newspapers and encyclopedias, including "Highlights for Children," "The Winona Daily News" and "An Encyclopedia of Women's History." Her short stories have also appeared in anthologies such as "Easy Nickels" and "Rattlesnake Valley Sampler." "Snags and Sawyers: 2000 Miles Down the Arkansas River," her second book, follows her father and his two friends on an epic canoe trip in 1949.