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.
Copyright Ā©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, āPeople say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading,ā I come awfully close to … Continue reading →
After years of spreading the word far and wide about reading and drumming up interest in books and literature, Nancy Pearl, the Seattle Libraryās Director of Programming and Director for the Washington Center for the Book, has a new book out herself.Ā Itās entitled Book Lust:Ā Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason.Ā At … Continue reading →