Oliver, Suzanne

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Oliver, Suzanne

PERSONAL:

Married; children: three. Education: Texas Christian University, B.A., 1987; attended Institute of European Studies. Religion: Episcopalian.

ADDRESSES:

Home—New York, NY, and Jaffrey Center, NH. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Writer and editor. Woman's Day, New York, NY, editorial assistant; Boardroom, New York, NY, staff writer; Financial World, New York, NY, staff writer; Forbes, New York, NY, became senior editor; SmartMoney.com, New York, NY, managing editor.

MEMBER:

The Faith Club.

WRITINGS:

(With Ranya Idliby and Priscilla Warner) The Faith Club: A Muslim, Christian, Jew—Three Women Search for Understanding, Free Press (New York, NY), 2006.

SIDELIGHTS:

For Sidelights, see Idliby, Ranya.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

BOOKS

Idliby, Ranya, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner, The Faith Club: A Muslim, Christian, Jew—Three Women Search for Understanding, Free Press (New York, NY), 2006.

PERIODICALS

Booklist, September 1, 2006, June Swayers, review of The Faith Club, p. 25.

Christian Science Monitor, November 7, 2006, Kendra Nordin, review of The Faith Club.

Contra Costa Times, December 17, 2006, Rebecca Rosen Lum, "Mothers Question, Embrace Their Faiths," review of The Faith Club.

Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, November 10, 2006, Stacey Palevsky, "Book Explores Common Ground of Different Faiths," review of The Faith Club.

Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2006, review of The Faith Club, p. 664.

Library Journal, September 1, 2006, Carolyn M. Craft, review of The Faith Club, p. 153.

Publishers Weekly, August 14, 2006, review of The Faith Club, p. 198.

USA Today, September 27, 2006, Cathy Lynn Grossman, "Moms Find Spiritual Friends in Faith Club," review of The Faith Club.

Washington Post, October 12, 2006, Naomi Harris Rosenblatt, "Getting Religion," review of The Faith Club, p. C4.

World & I, winter, 2006, Surekha Vijh, "Uniting Abraham's Daughters," review of The Faith Club.

ONLINE

The Faith Club Web site,http://www.thefaithclub.com (February 20, 2007).

Washington Post Online,http://www.washingtonpost.com/ (November 17, 2006), "The Faith Club Chat."

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