I'm in a bit of shock, folks. This is amazing. God's clearly still in the miracle business!
Link: PW's Best Books of the Year - 11/5/2007 - Publishers Weekly.
It's the end of the year—almost. A time for reflection, before the resolutions of 2008 send us all scrambling once again. So what did we read this year that kept us up at night, broke our hearts, opened our minds, made us fall in love? Three thousand books are published daily in the U.S., and PW reviewed more than 6,000 of them in 2007, in print and online. From that astounding number, we've culled a best books list covering our favorites in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, comics, religion, lifestyle and children's—150 in all.
Awesome news, Lisa! Not surprising, but awesome. ;)
Posted by: Jeanne Damoff | November 07, 2007 at 06:46 PM
Congrats. Straight Up should have been on there, too.
Posted by: Bradford | November 07, 2007 at 08:40 PM
Congratulations! I hope Quaker Summer will touch many more lives.
Posted by: Katie Hart | November 07, 2007 at 11:27 PM
Congratulations Lisa!
Sure do miss your blog posts!
Posted by: Heidi Renee | November 08, 2007 at 06:03 AM
Congrats ... those are some well-deserved kudos!!
Posted by: sonja | November 08, 2007 at 07:07 AM
Congrats Lisa, that is awesome!
Posted by: Sue@praise and coffee | November 08, 2007 at 08:00 AM
Congratulations, Lisa. Your writing will help others see that Christian fiction is the light of the world. Thanks so much for your contribution .
Posted by: Dee Stewart | November 08, 2007 at 10:14 AM
You
Go
Girl!
So cool. I LOVED that book.
Posted by: relevantgirl | November 08, 2007 at 10:17 AM
Late to the party but congratulations Lisa.
Posted by: Don Hoesel | November 12, 2007 at 11:39 PM
I read and greatly enjoyed Quaker Summer! Awesome book - one that many should read. I plan to blog about it sometime, but haven't yet.
Posted by: Robin | November 30, 2007 at 11:23 PM
Thanks, Robin! And thanks for dropping by!
Thanks to all who have come by. I'm so glad you did!
Posted by: lisa | December 01, 2007 at 07:28 AM
Just finished reading your book recently. LOVED IT! It really challenged me and I've been praying for the Lord to open opportunities for me and my husband to serve those in need in our community.
Posted by: Elinette | December 06, 2007 at 03:12 PM
Congrats, Lisa! So well-deserved! I remember how my summer book club ladies loved this one. What a nice Christmas gift for you!
Posted by: Cindy Swanson | December 17, 2007 at 08:58 AM
I have to say that Quaker Summer found me. This is the first book written by you that I have read, well currently reading. (I picked it up yesterday and can not put it down)And... it will not be the last.
Thank you for having the courage to bring those QUESTIONS to the table. I am a young mother in a world of material things. Sometimes it is hard to look past all of the stuff in the world. I have been "lost" in my head for a year now. Wondering what is wrong with me, what is missing, where to go. I keep looking for signs from God expecting them to be right in front of me. However I find myself being distracted often by things.
This book has helped me to open my eyes just a bit wider! You have a gift!
Thank you again!
Posted by: Amanda | July 16, 2008 at 11:29 AM
I had no idea someone else thought their "purpose" would be waiting for them too. I must have found the book now for a reason. Thanks for all your stories and for helping me share Jesus with my aunts who are just stepping up in their faith. I started them out on "The Living End" and haven't got my book back yet and it's been at least 6 months. I hope they're sharing it with others or re-reading it.
Posted by: Nancy | August 09, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Am half way through Quaker Summer
and can't put it down. But I couldn't wait to e-mail you to say thanks. Right book at right time. Am just in the middle of a big change in thinking. Feel Jesus calling but can't stand the evangelical right. Embarrasing!
You are helping me through the door. Thanks again.
Posted by: Maureen Moore | August 11, 2008 at 11:55 PM