Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me - Softcover

Prior, Karen Swallow

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692014543 ISBN 13: 9780692014547

Publisher: T. S. Poetry Press, 2012

Synopsis

A life of books. A life of soul. Professor Karen Swallow Prior poignantly and humorously weaves the two, until you can't tell one life from the other. Booked draws on classics like Great Expectations, delights such as Charlotte's Web, the poetry of Hopkins and Donne, and more. This thoughtful, straight-up memoir will be pure pleasure for book-lovers, teachers, and anyone who has struggled to find a way to articulate the inexpressible through a love of story.

About this title

About the Author:

Karen Swallow Prior is Professor of English at Liberty University and an award-winning teacher. She is a contributing writer for Christianity Today, where she blogs frequently at Her.meneutics. Her writing has appeared in Relevant, Think Christian, and Salvo. She is a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She and her husband live on a 100-year old homestead in central Virginia with horses, dogs, and chickens. And lots of books.

Review:

Ever wished you'd had a teacher who made you want to read the classics? Your wish has come true in this beautifully-told book. Karen Swallow Prior movingly and honestly tells a compelling story of self-discovery and coming to faith through some of the greatest books ever written.

Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

In a time when 140-character sound bytes rule the day, great works of literature often go undiscovered. We need to journey back through these works and mine their wisdom, and Karen Swallow Prior is the perfect tour guide.

Jonathan Merritt, critically-acclaimed author of A Faith of Our Own and Green Like God

One of the many ways God woos us to himself is through the words and worlds created by the literary greats. Books have left indelible marks of grace in Karen's life; her moving, deeply personal meditation left an indelible mark of grace on me. I can't recommend Booked highly enough.

Katelyn Beaty, managing editor Christianity Today magazine

Booked isn't your run-of-the-mill memoir. It's the kind of work a bibliophile dreams of: a delightful story of books, faith, life, and love all mixed up together. Karen Swallow Prior's recollections of the books that have enriched and guided her will enrich and guide her readers.

Gina Dalfonzo, Editor, BreakPoint.org and Dickensblog

If you love literature, you will love this book. And if you hate literature, you will love this book. In a unique memoir, Karen Swallow Prior weaves themes from great literature into the story of her struggles to make sense of life from childhood through young adulthood. Classic works reveal fresh and often surprising insights as Prior connects them to her own growing self-awareness. Surely this is what books are for--not only to be read but to be experienced.

Nancy Pearcey, author Total Truth and Saving Leonardo

About this edition

• Publisher: T. S. Poetry Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0692014543
• ISBN 13: 9780692014547
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220