On the NYRB blog
A Different Stripe, there are a lot of links about Stephen Benatar, the author of one of my favorite books
Wish Her Safe at Home. What?! You still haven't read it?! Well... check out this podcast (from around 10 minutes in) and
see how badly Benatar himself wants you to read his book, and if you don't want to go out and buy it after that, you are made of sterner stuff than me. After that, check out this blog on how
Stephen Benatar has changed a woman's life. Still don't want to read
Wish Her Safe at Home? Well, you're dead inside. That blog post put every other book he's had published straight on my wish list.
I am convinced! He sounds so passionate about his work on the podcast. I love how he removed that layer between himself and his audience and went out there and sold his book to people himself by telling them about it. And the story of the woman whose life he changed by meeting her in an umbrella shop and giving her a business card? Priceless! I wish all authors could be so accessible and so gracious.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm moving this up the list. Thanks! (I do so love the enthusiastic GOTTA-READ kind of posts.)
ReplyDeleteKathleen- I love that he was handselling books, too! I also like that he mentions the umbrella selling in the podcast, and then the woman on the blog says she met him at the umbrella store.
ReplyDeleteCare- Good, glad I could help out the TBR ;-)
LOL don't worry, I haven't read it yet but it is on my wishlist!
ReplyDeleteAarti convinced me to read this one and SHE'S RIGHT!
ReplyDeleteOh yes! Wish her Safe at Home was a wondrous read and probably an all time favorite! Glad to this post!
ReplyDeleteTotally convinced! Wish Her Safe At Home is on my WL!
ReplyDeleteYou can mark me down in the "successfully convinced" column. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI do want to read it! I'm going to see if I can find it as soon as I move. If not there's always BookDep :P
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