-WB Yeats, "A Poet To His Beloved"
WB Yeats, I'm sure, gave books to his beloved that he valued highly himself, and that he handled with reverence. If you had to recommend a book you revered to someone, what would it be?
I'm asking you to highlight one book. One book that you adore, that you prize, that changed your life, that you would save from a burning building, that you found serendipitously on a library shelf or at a used bookstore, looking lonely and ignored. A book that thrills you but that, you have come to realize, no one else has really ever heard of, much less read. With Reverent Hands is all about those books- the ones that deserve a wider audience than they are given and that you want everyone to go out and read, even if they are out of print.
NOTE: It has come to my attention that With Reverent Hands is being used as a meme. It's not a meme; it is a feature on this blog only. If you would like to contribute, please contact me to do a guest post, but please respect that the questions and set-up are mine and do not post this format on your own site and state that it is a meme.
This week's post is by the lovely Nicole Bo from Linus's Blanket (one of my favorite blog names ever). I think I've been reading Nicole's blog for several months now, and I really like the mix of books she reads- particularly all the historical fiction she reads! Nicole also runs That's How I Blog and has convinced me to join her on the talk show in late July. I hope you enjoy her selection below and I encourage you to read her blog!
I'm asking you to highlight one book. One book that you adore, that you prize, that changed your life, that you would save from a burning building, that you found serendipitously on a library shelf or at a used bookstore, looking lonely and ignored. A book that thrills you but that, you have come to realize, no one else has really ever heard of, much less read. With Reverent Hands is all about those books- the ones that deserve a wider audience than they are given and that you want everyone to go out and read, even if they are out of print.
NOTE: It has come to my attention that With Reverent Hands is being used as a meme. It's not a meme; it is a feature on this blog only. If you would like to contribute, please contact me to do a guest post, but please respect that the questions and set-up are mine and do not post this format on your own site and state that it is a meme.
This week's post is by the lovely Nicole Bo from Linus's Blanket (one of my favorite blog names ever). I think I've been reading Nicole's blog for several months now, and I really like the mix of books she reads- particularly all the historical fiction she reads! Nicole also runs That's How I Blog and has convinced me to join her on the talk show in late July. I hope you enjoy her selection below and I encourage you to read her blog!
What book are you highlighting?
I am so excited about Words by Heart by Ouida Sebestyen. I can't say enough good things about this book!