A Kepler’s Dozen: Thirteen Stories about Distant Worlds that Really Exist, an anthology co-edited by David Lee Summers and Dr. Steve Howell (Kepler Project Scientist). Each story is prefaced by real scientific data for a particular planet and its host star, based on Kepler discoveries and follow-up. This gives the reader a feel for the type of sun and planets that exist in these alien solar systems. See RELEASE NO: NOAO 13-05.

Mordy's Planet Raps
...poems by Mordy Mandell about solar system planets.

To Seek..., a poem relevant to Kepler mission, by Stuart Atkinson.

Sagan Celebration Essays

Essays and artwork by Larry Waterfield:

• Countering the Cool and Unsympathetic Eye. - about an "Alien Life Threat Scale."
• Kepler and Beyond: THE GREAT LEAP OUTWARD (Word, 7.9 MB) - The CHRONICLE OF A GENERATIONAL VOYAGE TO FIND A SECOND EARTH. The story of a virtual journey, including design and construction of a ship, the propulsion, selection of voyagers, and all aspects and issues related to this Great Leap Outward.