Berret-Koehler Publishers
2014
83 pages
Nonfiction
The Shortlist
Smith is a blogger whose blog posting called Marriage Isn't
For You engendered a lot of comments and repostings in the blogosphere. From
that notoriety, he has published more of his postings on marriage, on
selfishness, on selflessness, and on depression and suicide in the slim volume,
Your Life Isn't For You.
In this group of meditations, Smith uses the Oscar Wilde
story, The Selfish Giant, as the metaphor for his life, how he suffered from
extreme selfishness, and how he has been practicing to be more selfless. It is
a short but sweet look at life, written for the young adult who is moving from
living in his or her own head into a life filled with other people. Most young
adults will be able to relate to Smith's story and find value in his advice. Smith
also has published his wedding meditation, Marriage Isn't For You in book form.
I think that it would be an appropriate gift for the newly married couple.
What I have found interesting is that the blogosphere has
become such a source of books. For a while in 2011, I followed the postings of Nina Sankovitch who read a book a
day for a year. She turned that experience into a book and has since written another.
I often follow the recipes of the Pioneer
Woman, who of course, now cooks on the Food Channel and has published a
couple of books. And finally, today's Wall
Street Journal had an article about how book publishers are going to
YouTube to find video blogs and creating books from those postings. So
apparently, if you want to be a writer, one good way to get noticed is to blog.
Seth Adam Smith's blog.
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