I’ve been chosen as a book-giver-outer for World Book Night!! I tried to get in on this action last year, but wasn’t selected. I like the idea of World Book Night, like the idea of random people giving books to other random people, like the idea of sharing a love of books with other people in this very generous and gentle way. I’ve registered to go pick up my books at a great little Brooklyn bookstore. All I have to do now is decide how I’m going to give them away. Some I will give to the youth services program at my job, maybe half. The others … I don’t know.
My book for this evening of fabulousness is Jesmyn Ward’s wrenching, beautiful novel, Salvage the Bones:
Yes, my title is a reference to Beasts of the Southern Wild. And yes, I know that these stories aren’t the same or even similar, really (although, in a few key ways …). But I can’t help but think of them together … and can’t help but wish the writer of the film had been as adept with handling Hushpuppy’s story as Ward is at telling Esch’s story. I was thrilled to find Bones on the list of choices. I was amazed by this book. Lovely, lovely writing. I hope the people I give it to feel the same way.
I know my friend Mopsy will be giving out books. Are any of you going to be book givers, too?
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I live this idea, and I would love to be a book giver outer. I hope you follow up and write about what it’s like, givin out all those books.
I’ll definitely write about giving away the books!
Am quite proud to be giving out books too — I got ‘Looking for Alaska’.
Thanks for introducing me to World Book Night, Mopsy!