avg_rating: 4.15
name: Eric W. Peterson
about: Eric Peterson’s debut novel, Life as a Sandwich, was a finalist in the San Diego Book Awards. His second novel, The Dining Car, won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Popular Fiction, the San Diego Book Award Gold Medal for Best Published Contemporary Fiction, and the Readers’ Favorite Book Award Silver Medal for Literary Fiction. Publishers Weekly’s BookLife named The Dining Car a “Book to Watch.” Sunshine Chief is his third novel.A third-generation Californian, Peterson attended the University of California at San Diego. He completed his Communication degree at Stanford, majoring in journalism. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Teresa..