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Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl is the former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book. She celebrates the written word by speaking at bookstores and libraries across the country. She is a regular commentator about books on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and NPR affiliate stations KUOW in Seattle and KWGS in Tulsa. Visit her website.

Author Archives: Nancy Pearl

Nancy Pearl is the former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book. She celebrates the written word by speaking at bookstores and libraries across the country. She is a regular commentator about books on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and NPR affiliate stations KUOW in Seattle and KWGS in Tulsa. Visit her website.

Nancy Pearl’s Introduction to Book Lust

July 1, 2004 | Nancy Pearl

Copyright ©2003 by Nancy Pearl. Reprinted from Book Lust by Nancy Pearl with permission of Sasquatch Books. I love to read. And while I might not absolutely agree with the Anglo-American man of letters Logan Pearsall Smith, who said, “People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading,” I come awfully close to…

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An Interview with Book Lust author Nancy Pearl (the Most Avid Reader Anyone Knows)

June 24, 2004 | Nancy Pearl and Sheila Bender

After years of spreading the word far and wide about reading and drumming up interest in books and literature, Nancy Pearl, the Seattle Library’s Director of Programming and Director for the Washington Center for the Book, has a new book out herself.  It’s entitled Book Lust:  Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason.  At…

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