What in God's Name

Simon Rich

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From the Sunsets Department to Miracles, Heaven Inc. has the Earth covered -- unless, that is, someone is away from their desk. But these days the CEO is kind of disillusioned. God knows he should be trying to stop terrible events from happening on Earth, but he finds himself watching the church channels on satellite TV. His top priority is the team of angels he's asked to get Lynyrd Skynyrd back together.

Meanwhile, Eliza has been promoted from the Prayers Department to Miracles, and Craig, the only other workaholic in Heaven, has to show her around. Eliza is shocked by the casual attitude of her new colleagues. And she's furious when she discovers that God has never looked at, let alone answered, a single prayer. So she does something no one has ever tried to do before, and it could be the end of the world...

Published
2012 (Little, Brown and Co.)
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Simon Rich

Simon Rich (b. 1984) is an American humorist, novelist, and screenwriter. He has published two novels and six collections of humor pieces, several of which appeared in The New Yorker. His novels and short stories have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Rich was one of the youngest writers ever hired on Saturday Night Live, and served as a staff writer for Pixar. In 2015, Man Seeking Woman, a television comedy series created by Rich (and based on his short story collection The Last Girlfriend on Earth), premiered on the cable channel FXX.