Carol Mersch, a long-time friend and confidant of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, is an Oklahoma author and journalist specializing in narrative non-fiction. She has published many books and numerous articles which she authored and co-compiled with others in areas of space exploration, law enforcement, and spirituality.
      Her close friendship with Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell led her to develop The Apostles of Apollo: The Journey of the Bibles to the Moon (Pen-L Publishing, 2010) and A Bible on the Moon (Pen-L Publishing, 2022), for which she was accepted into the Mayborn Literary Guild, and The Space Less Traveled (Pen-L Publishing, 2013), a book of quotations gleaned from her years of companionship with Mitchell. In 2013, her literary document "Religion, Space Exploration and Secular Society" was accepted by Taylor & Frances, a national consortium in the UK offering document subscription services used by museums, libraries, and universities, including the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.
      Prior to this, Mersch was instrumental in publishing several books, including The Seamless Bible (Destiny Image, 2004), a chronological presentation of the King James Bible and The Seamless Gospels (Destiny Inage, 2005), Coming Home: For Those who Serve and Those who Wait (Elm Hill Books, 2004), a devotional/journal for US troops, Year of Promise, a 365-day devotional/journal (iUniverse Publishing, 2011), and The Heart of a Cop: Stories of Personal Faith from the Line of Duty (Clovercroft Publishing, 2016). Her latest books, Undaunted: The Unflinching Faith, Audacity and Ultimate Betrayal of an American Legend (Pen-L Publishing), and The Incredible Reverend Stout: Presidents, Astronauts, and the woman he loved (Pen-L publishing), chronicling the life of ordained Presbyterian pastor and NASA Chaplain Reverend John Stout, was released in September 2019.
      For more information see www.carolmersch.com.