Susan Meissner

Susan Meissner (born 1961) is an American author, columnist, and the former editor of a weekly newspaper.

Meissner was born and raised in San Diego, California, where she attended Point Loma Nazarene University. She lived in England, Germany, and Minnesota as an adult. In Minnesota, Meissner was the editor of a weekly newspaper. In 2007, Meissner moved back to southern California. Meissner is married and has four children.[1][2][3]

Meissner's novels have been reviewed by publications including Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, and USA Today. She has won several awards for her novels, in addition to being a nominee for the Christy Award and a finalist for the RITA Award. Meissner has written both general market and Christian literature.[4]

Selected bibliography

  • A Window to the World (Harvest House, 2005)[5]
  • The Remedy for Regret (Harvest House, 2005)[6]
  • A Seahorse in the Thames (Harvest House, 2006)[7]
  • Blue Heart Blessed (Harvest House, 2008)[8]
  • The Shape of Mercy (WaterBrook, 2008)[9]
  • White Picket Fences (WaterBrook, 2009)[10]
  • Lady in Waiting (WaterBrook, 2010)[11]
  • A Sound Among the Trees (WaterBrook, 2011)[12]
  • The Girl in the Glass (WaterBrook, 2012)[13][14][15]
  • A Fall of Marigolds (New American Library, 2014)[16][17]
  • The Amish Clockmaker (Harvest House, 2015)[18]
  • Stars Over Sunset Boulevard (New American Library, 2016)[19][20]
  • A Bridge Across the Ocean (Berkley Books, 2017)[21]
  • As Bright as Heaven (Berkley Books, 2018)[22][23][24]
  • The Last Year of the War (Berkley Books, 2019)[25][26][27]
  • The Nature of Fragile Things (2021)
  • When We Had Wings (with Ariel Lawhon and Kristina McMorris) (2022)
  • Only the Beautiful (2023)

References

  1. ^ "Susan Meissner". Fantastic Fiction. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sussan Meissner bio" (PDF). Sussan Meissner. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Susan Meissner - About the Author". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Awards for Susan Meissner". FictionDB. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Fiction Book Review: A WINDOW TO THE WORLD by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $11.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1414-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Remedy for Regret by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $11.99 (300p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1664-6". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  7. ^ "Fiction Book Review: A Seahorse in the Thames by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $12.99 (325p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1760-5". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  8. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Blue Heart Blessed by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $12.99 (277p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1917-3". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  9. ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner, Author . WaterBrook $13.99 (307p) ISBN 978-1-4000-7456-3". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  10. ^ "Fiction Book Review: White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner, Author . WaterBrook $13.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-4000-7457-0". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner, WaterBrook, $13.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 9780307458834". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  12. ^ "Fiction Book Review: A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner. WaterBrook, $14.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-307-45885-8". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  13. ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Girl in the Glass by Susan Meissner. WaterBrook, $14.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-307-73042-8". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  14. ^ "Serena recs 'Girl in the Glass,' 'A Heartbeat Away'". usatoday.com. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  15. ^ Susan, Meissner. "The Girl in the Glass". The Library Journal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  16. ^ "A FALL OF MARIGOLDS by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  17. ^ than 200, Booklist Online: More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. Fall of Marigolds, by Susan Meissner - Booklist Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.booklistonline.com.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Meissner, Susan. "The Amish Clockmaker". The Library Journal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  19. ^ "STARS OVER SUNSET BOULEVARD by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  20. ^ Susan, Meissner. "Stars over Sunset Boulevard". The Library Journal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  21. ^ "A BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCEAN by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  22. ^ "AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  23. ^ Susan, Meissner. "As Bright as Heaven". The Library Journal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  24. ^ than 200, Booklist Online: More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. As Bright as Heaven, by Susan Meissner - Booklist Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.booklistonline.com.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  26. ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner. Berkley, $26 (400p) ISBN 978-0-451-49215-9". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  27. ^ than 200, Booklist Online: More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. Last Year of the War, by Susan Meissner - Booklist Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via www.booklistonline.com.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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