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Susan Meissner

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/susan-meissner/|title=Susan Meissner|website=Fantastic Fiction|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215353/https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/susan-meissner/|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 24, 2019|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web|url=http://susanlmeissner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Susan-Meissner-bio.pdf|title=Sussan Meissner bio|website=Sussan Meissner|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713195202/http://susanlmeissner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Susan-Meissner-bio.pdf|archive-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=March 24, 2019|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/83586/susan-meissner|title=Susan Meissner - About the Author|website=Penguin Random House|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323182840/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/83586/susan-meissner|archive-date=March 23, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 24, 2019|df=mdy-all}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fictiondb.com/author/susan-meissner~book-awards~40764.htm|title=Awards for Susan Meissner|website=FictionDB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215353/https://www.fictiondb.com/author/susan-meissner~book-awards~40764.htm|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 24, 2019|df=mdy-all}}

Selected bibliography

  • A Window to the World (Harvest House, 2005){{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1414-7|title=Fiction Book Review: A WINDOW TO THE WORLD by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $11.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1414-7|website=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215353/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1414-7|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • The Remedy for Regret (Harvest House, 2005){{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1664-6 |title=Fiction Book Review: The Remedy for Regret by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $11.99 (300p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1664-6 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215354/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1664-6 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}
  • A Seahorse in the Thames (Harvest House, 2006){{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1760-5 |title=Fiction Book Review: A Seahorse in the Thames by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $12.99 (325p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1760-5 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215357/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1760-5 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}
  • Blue Heart Blessed (Harvest House, 2008){{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1917-3 |title=Fiction Book Review: Blue Heart Blessed by Susan Meissner, Author . Harvest House $12.99 (277p) ISBN 978-0-7369-1917-3 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215353/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7369-1917-3 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}
  • The Shape of Mercy (WaterBrook, 2008){{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4000-7456-3 |title=Fiction Book Review: The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner, Author . WaterBrook $13.99 (307p) ISBN 978-1-4000-7456-3 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215351/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4000-7456-3 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}
  • White Picket Fences (WaterBrook, 2009){{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4000-7457-0|title=Fiction Book Review: White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner, Author . WaterBrook $13.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-4000-7457-0|website=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215354/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4000-7457-0|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • Lady in Waiting (WaterBrook, 2010){{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-45883-4 |title=Fiction Book Review: Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner, WaterBrook, $13.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 9780307458834 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215351/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-45883-4 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}
  • A Sound Among the Trees (WaterBrook, 2011){{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-45885-8 |title=Fiction Book Review: A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner. WaterBrook, $14.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-307-45885-8 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215355/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-45885-8 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}
  • The Girl in the Glass (WaterBrook, 2012){{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-73042-8 |title=Fiction Book Review: The Girl in the Glass by Susan Meissner. WaterBrook, $14.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-307-73042-8 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215352/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-73042-8 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2012/10/23/recommended-reads-susan-meissner-harry-kraus-dan-walsh/|title=Serena recs 'Girl in the Glass,' 'A Heartbeat Away'|date=23 October 2012|website=usatoday.com|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215400/https://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2012/10/23/recommended-reads-susan-meissner-harry-kraus-dan-walsh/|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=the-girl-in-the-glass|title=The Girl in the Glass|first=Meissner|last=Susan|website=The Library Journal|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215353/https://www.libraryjournal.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Dthe-girl-in-the-glass|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • A Fall of Marigolds (New American Library, 2014){{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/fall-of-marigolds/|title=A FALL OF MARIGOLDS by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.kirkusreviews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215355/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/fall-of-marigolds/|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/A-Fall-of-Marigolds-Susan-Meissner/pid=6556746|title=Fall of Marigolds, by Susan Meissner - Booklist Online|first1=Booklist Online: More|last1=than 200|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last2=Librarians|first3=Book|last3=Groups|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library|last4=Association|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.booklistonline.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215402/https://www.booklistonline.com/A-Fall-of-Marigolds-Susan-Meissner/pid%3D6556746|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • The Amish Clockmaker (Harvest House, 2015){{cite web|url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=the-amish-clockmaker|title=The Amish Clockmaker|first=Susan|last=Meissner|website=The Library Journal|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215355/https://www.libraryjournal.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Dthe-amish-clockmaker|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • Stars Over Sunset Boulevard (New American Library, 2016){{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/stars-over-sunset-boulevard/|title=STARS OVER SUNSET BOULEVARD by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.kirkusreviews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215355/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/stars-over-sunset-boulevard/|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=stars-over-sunset-boulevard|title=Stars over Sunset Boulevard|first=Meissner|last=Susan|website=The Library Journal|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215408/https://www.libraryjournal.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Dstars-over-sunset-boulevard|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • A Bridge Across the Ocean (Berkley Books, 2017){{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/bridge-across-ocean/|title=A BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCEAN by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.kirkusreviews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215353/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/bridge-across-ocean/|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • As Bright as Heaven (Berkley Books, 2018){{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/as-bright-as-heaven/|title=AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.kirkusreviews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215353/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/as-bright-as-heaven/|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=as-bright-as-heaven|title=As Bright as Heaven|first=Meissner|last=Susan|website=The Library Journal|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215351/https://www.libraryjournal.com/%3FreviewDetail%3Das-bright-as-heaven|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/As-Bright-as-Heaven-Susan-Meissner/pid=9144859|title=As Bright as Heaven, by Susan Meissner - Booklist Online|first1=Booklist Online: More|last1=than 200|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last2=Librarians|first3=Book|last3=Groups|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library|last4=Association|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.booklistonline.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215649/https://www.booklistonline.com/As-Bright-as-Heaven-Susan-Meissner/pid%3D9144859|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • The Last Year of the War (Berkley Books, 2019){{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/the-last-year-of-the-war/|title=THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR by Susan Meissner - Kirkus Reviews|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.kirkusreviews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215357/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-meissner/the-last-year-of-the-war/|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451492159 |title=Fiction Book Review: The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner. Berkley, $26 (400p) ISBN 978-0-451-49215-9 |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215400/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451492159 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live}}{{cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Last-Year-of-the-War-Susan-Meissner/pid=9711902|title=Last Year of the War, by Susan Meissner - Booklist Online|first1=Booklist Online: More|last1=than 200|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last2=Librarians|first3=Book|last3=Groups|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library|last4=Association|access-date=29 March 2019|via=www.booklistonline.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215402/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Last-Year-of-the-War-Susan-Meissner/pid%3D9711902|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
  • The Nature of Fragile Things (2021)
  • When We Had Wings (with Ariel Lawhon and Kristina McMorris) (2022)
  • Only the Beautiful (2023)

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