PETRONA (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Before there was Janet Evanovich or Desperate Housewives there was Susan Isaacs, an author I discovered quite by chance when I noticed a then-just-published bright yellow Penguin paperback with the intriguing title of Compromising Positions. Published in 1985, almost 10 years before the first Stephanie Plum book, the novel was like a breath of fresh air, unlike anything I had read before. The plot...
Every Day Is a Miracle (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir by Susan E. Isaacs My rating: 4 of 5 stars I discovered Susan Isaacs when I googled her name, expecting to find the web site of the novelist Susan Isaacs (not the same one). Instead I stumbled upon Isaacs' great blog ( Gray Matter ). She is one funny and snarky Christian. At the church I attend (which is a Lutheran-Catholic community,...
Every Day Is a Miracle (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
I don't often post about work here...I try to focus more on my personal life and opinions in my blog. But yesterday was a crappy day. (Not in the whole scheme of things--I'm reading a book right now called Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir by Susan Isaacs, in which the author expresses a huge amount of Lutheran guilt...including guilt over being dissatisfied with...
Kaieteur News (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Joseph Goricknauth Ramdyal, 56, a Guyana-born US citizen was yesterday found dead in his room at the Pegasus Hotel. The man, who had booked into the hotel on October 2 and was scheduled to leave today, was found by a house keeping maid just before 9:00hrs yesterday. Hotel Deputy Manager, Susan Isaacs, said that her staff [...]
Kaieteur News (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Joseph Goricknauth Ramdyal, 56, a Guyana-born US citizen was yesterday found dead in his room at the Pegasus Hotel. The man, who had booked into the hotel on October 2 and was scheduled to leave today, was found by a house keeping maid just before 9:00hrs yesterday. Hotel Deputy Manager, Susan Isaacs, said that her staff [...]
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (Free subscription) | 13/08/2009
It's time for great books challenge part 2! You can read all about part 1 here . As a reminder, we'll tell you the answers at the end, so feel free to keep guessing on the first two lists as well. So tell us, who do you think we've got today and which books do you love and hate from these lists? Be sure to give us your lists in the comments! DGLM-er #3: Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray F. Scott...
Washington DC Fair Trade Network Newsfeed (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Fair Trade the White House Monthly Update August 2009 Greetings Fair Traders! July was a busy month with many new supporters including: Seattle Fair trade Town, Little Works A Fair World Design, Coco Zen Chocolates, Co-op Partners Warehouse, Domestic Fair Trade Association, Fair Vodka, Global Exchange, GreenHeart, Inca Kids, Interrupcion, It's Only Natural, Kopali Organics, Marigold Fair Trade Clothing...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Take away the gloves and hats, toss in a hundred thousand hearts, cut to London from LA, and it's Princess Di all over again: weepers, wailers, scribblers, T-shirt buyers.
The Dude Abides (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
GODSTUFF 2009 SPIRITUAL SUMMER READING LIST For many of us, summer sets a more leisurely pace when we can get around to the things we love to do but often don’t have time for the rest of the year. Like reading. And reflection. My summer will be a busy one as I’m moving house and settling into a new community while finishing a new book manuscript on deadline. Still, I have a stack of books...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
Every so often one reads a book in which you just know the author totally gets it. Such is Susan Isaacs' "Angry Conversations With God: A Snarky But Authentic Spiritual Memoir." Susan is a Los Angeles-based comedian who once wrote a sketch called "Couples Therapy" in which she represented a kind of Christian Everywoman who is married to Jesus. (Christian theology holds that believers...
Books, movies, and Chinese Food (Free subscription) | 18/03/2009
I'm giving away 5 brand new copies of today's book! Leave a comment with your email address so I can contact you if you win. I'll pick a name and announce the winners on Wednesday Ma rch 25. US and Canada addresses only (No PO Boxes). Good luck! Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age...
Authentic Art DC (Free subscription) | 27/02/2009
Image by Paul Chidester Friday, February 27, 2009 Gallery Talk: 7pm led by curator J. Susan Isaacs Reception: 8pm Fantastical Imaginings is an exhibition that features artists, both emerging and established, whose creations are oriented toward fantasy--working across styles and media to produce imaginary worlds filled with discovery and intrigue. Influenced by factors such as outsider art, Surrealism,...
Church of the Masses (Free subscription) | 30/01/2009
My friend and fellow Act One faculty member, Susan Isaacs, has a new book out, and has just gotten a starred review from Publishers Weekly (which I am excerpting below). Susan is one of the funniest people I have ever met - AND she's a Christian. Check out her book - it will be a riot, I'm sure. ---------------------------------------- Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual...
PaperBackSwap.com (Free subscription) | 29/04/2007
From Compromising Positions to Lily White, Susan Isaacs has written seven critically acclaimed novels, all unforgettable New York Times bestsellers that have enthralled and touched her numerous fans. Now, she delivers her most powerful story yet, the gripping saga of two ordinary strangers whose hearts and lives will be joined in a most extraordinary way. . . . A straight shooter in every sense, FBI...
PaperBackSwap.com (Free subscription) | 18/04/2007
Compromising Positions to Lily White --seven critically acclaimed novels, seven New York Times bestsellers. Now, with her eighth novel, Susan Isaacs has written her finest work yet. Red, White and Blue tells the story of two ordinary Americans who find it within themselves to become extraordinary heroes. Charlie Blair of Wyoming and Lauren Miller of New York start out as strangers. They are drawn...
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