{"product_id":"god-and-sex-9781668084915","title":"God and Sex","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDenial\u003c\/i\u003e comes a novel about a New Age writer whose life is irrevocably changed when a devastating climate disaster forces him to confront his belief in the existence of God.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if God spoke to you? Would you hear Him? Would you obey His command?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur Zinn, an author of high-end spiritual texts, has fallen in love with a librarian married to a newfound close friend. When an environmental disaster threatens her life, Arthur's frantic prayers lead to a mystifying event that challenges his assumptions about the nature of the universe and the divine. In \u003ci\u003eGod and Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, Oregon Book Award winner and acclaimed screenwriter Jon Raymond masterfully entwines themes of ecology, mortality, art, faith, and the tangled complexities of carnal love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJon Raymond is the author of five works of fiction, including the Oregon Book Award-winning story collection \u003ci\u003eLivability\u003c\/i\u003e and the Oregon Book Award-nominated novel \u003ci\u003eDenial\u003c\/i\u003e. As a screenwriter, he has collaborated on numerous films with the director Kelly Reichardt, including \u003ci\u003eOld Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWendy and Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirst Cow\u003c\/i\u003e. He also received an Emmy Award nomination for his screenwriting on the HBO miniseries \u003ci\u003eMildred Pierce \u003c\/i\u003edirected by Todd Haynes and starring Kate Winslet. He was the editor of \u003ci\u003ePlazm Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, associate and contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and a member of the Board of Directors at Literary Arts. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other places. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552930201874,"sku":"9781668084915","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff71b6da-4890-4b36-b006-20da806d0e22.jpg?v=1754913448","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/god-and-sex-9781668084915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}