Welcome to Lune Soleil Press
a small & radiant publishing company
Radiance and Reflection in Print
Lune Soleil (Moon & Sun) Press is dedicated to gratitude, expansion, inclusion and, in particular, light. We hope that our readers enjoy everything we print, record and bring into their lives. Lune Soleil Press wants to discover and reflect light in all we touch. The publishing industry offers currently 1.5 million books each year. How about a few more books on light?
Our Mission
The mission of Lune Soleil Press is to share information, tell a good story, make the world a little shinier, happier, funnier and diverse. Maybe someone will read a book from Lune Soleil Press and be inspired to question further, consider something new, rearrange some certainty. From books to blogs, LSP wants to be part of generating light and reflection.
Founder
Lune Soleil Press is the dream and the natural outcome of a life inspired by books. Founder Zoe Nicholson has been enchanted by books and authors for near 70 years. The single thread of her life has always been books, starting with reading The Lives of the Saints, opening and operating a bookstore and finally writing five of her own. The creation of Lune Soleil Press is just the next step on her path.
Why Self Publish?
1978, The day Mary Daly’s book, Gyn-Ecology : The Metaethics of Radical Feminism, arrived in the bookstore, I told my partner, I was going upstairs to read it. I read it at least 5 times and inside the front cover I wrote, Is there another book on true feminism? No, not yet. I took my tattered book to a Daly lecture at Claremont and got in line for her signature. I thought I would blackout when she opened it and read what I had written. She stepped away from the podium, stood in front of me and said, “Leave your name and number with me.”
Mary became my mentor and invited me to come to Boston College to study with her. Though I could not move, we stayed close in touch. She had a tight group of radical lesbian feminist students & friends. I got a call about Mary’s health and a request, if I had one of her books which had gone out of print. Mary had given all of hers away and wanted one. Her publisher had decided to not reprint it and held the copyright.
I learned a hard lesson that day. I made many inquiries. Lots of authors do not have their own copyrights and, therefore, the right to reprint or change the price. It was not unusual, like record labels holding a catalog. I wanted to own all my work, my own copyrights. I learned how of to register ISBN Numbers and be listed with the Library of Congress. Thus began, Lune Soleil Press. I can decide how to market and distribute. It was a really good decision.
Zoe’s Books
The Hungry Heart ~ A Woman’s Fast for Justice
2nd Edition with new material including Epilogue by Sonia Johnson.
Zoe’s actual diary of her 45 day event leading up to June 30, 1982, the deadline for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. It is easy to read, ideal for women’s studies and women’s history students who want to get inside of both the Equal Rights Amendment and the Second Wave crescendo of its deadline. Zoe writes in detail about the politics in Illinois, the nation and the women’s movement.
The Engaged Heart ~ An Activist’s Life
The Engaged Heart ~ An Activist’s Life is Zoe’s examined life revealed. Recapitulating her life, weaving threads and themes, she searches. Born just after the death of Gandhi, she hears an unrelenting call to service. From a Catholic vocation to Liberation Theology, from the Peace Movement to Feminism, from LGBT rights to intersectionality, Zoe is plugged into Social Justice as it unfolds throughout her 70 years.
The Passionate Heart
Buddhist initiations, mystical desert experiences and past life revelations, combined with ancient Tibetan meditation techniques, defined Zoe Ann Nicholson’s life for eleven years. Walking in the door in 1982 as a political feminist, demanding liberation for women, Zoe meets an American meditation master who turns her world upside down.
Matri ~ Letters From the Mother
Matri ~ Letters From the Mother is written in the form of twelve intimate and personal letters from the Divine Mother speaking to all women. It is not denominational, but open minds will do best. We hope that Matri, Letters from the Mother, will find its way into a purse, on a nightstand, placed on a puja, read again and again.
Poodle Haiku
Matri ~ Letters From the Mother is written in the form of twelve intimate and personal letters from the Divine Mother speaking to all women. It is not denominational, but open minds will do best. We hope that Matri, Letters from the Mother, will find its way into a purse, on a nightstand, placed on a puja, read again and again.
Lune Soleil Books
Available in PDF Format for Free
People love to read. Libraries are treasure troves. Books seem to be disappearing, censored, and out of many budgets. Everyone deserves access. There are dozens of books that I can’t afford, read or store and many are now out of print. I can’t change all of that. What I can do, is put my books online for you to download. My wish is to give them to the world in a way that won’t vanish. As a researcher not being able to access the perfect book mentioned in a footnote is maddening or I find it listed and the cost way too much. Writing this in 2026, there seems to be a strong caution about availability on several levels.
My inspiration is Doris Steven’s “Jailed for Freedom.” It is free online forever. I am so grateful for these resources: “Way Back Machine,” the Internet Archive and Newspapers dot com.
So I decided to let go and enjoy sending my books to land where they will. One by one, they will be set free. You can share the link, read it on your devices, print it and send them into this stream of hope.
As of today, these two are free for download:
The other 4 will be formatted and posted as soon as possible.
To inquire about paperback editions for purchase, contact me directly at, Zoe@LuneSoleilPress.com
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