Karen Henry ClarkAug 9, 20184 minI Knew Nancy Would Find a WayNancy Pearl Writes a Novel, Among Other Things Fair warning: Nancy and I have been friends for 35 years, give or take. If you think that...
NancyMay 21, 20182 minMemoirs & the People Who Love (or Do Not Love) ThemA good friend shows her feelings about the insane rise in the number of memoirs coming out each month by calling them “me mores.” I can’t...
NancyMar 4, 20181 minQuotes I love.I’ve just recently begun pulling together all the various quotations about books and reading that I’ve collected over the years. Here...
NancyFeb 7, 20181 minGeorgette HeyerSome of my most beloved books are by Georgette Heyer. Most readers discover her in their teens, often because their grandmother or mother...
NancyJan 4, 20182 minThe Hare with Amber EyesEvery once in a while, I run across a book that has such wide appeal that I can easily imagine giving copies to nearly everyone on my...
NancyDec 16, 20171 minTom Hanks - Uncommon LettersThe thought of interviewing Tom Hanks in front of an audience of more than 2,000 fans of his had never entered my mind - and believe me,...
NancyNov 27, 20171 minThe Watery Part of the WorldOh my, it’s hard to describe how happy it makes me to find a novel like The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker (Algonquin, 2011)...
NancySep 18, 20172 minThe Gone-Away WorldWay back in 2008, Nick Harkaway published his first novel, The Gone-Away World. This coming January his newest novel, Gnomon, will be...
NancySep 4, 20172 minDark Star SafariAlthough Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar is one of my all-time favorite books, I stopped reading him when he fell into what...
NancySep 3, 20172 minThe Manual of DetectionI've been doing a lot of revisiting old favorites while counting down the days until my novel George & LIzzie comes out, and rereading...
NancyJun 30, 20171 minDesign for DyingRenee Patrick is the pen name for husband-and-wife team Rosemarie and Vince Keenan. This is their first novel. In 1937, a young woman...
Nancy PearlJun 29, 20171 min'I Want The Pages To Turn': Librarian Nancy Pearl's Summer Reading ListCheck out book reviews from Nancy posted on the NPR Books page.
Nancy - Book Lust RediscoveryNov 9, 20111 minThe Towers of TrebizondIn the fall of 2004, Morning Edition’s Steve Inskeep and I talked about great first lines, and one of the books I cited was Rose...
NancySep 28, 20112 minBilly Lynn's Long Halftime WalkBen Fountain ’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (Ecco, 2012) is a brilliantly conceived first novel that takes place over the course of...
NancyAug 8, 20113 minThe Color of LightningIn The Color of Lightning, her powerful and moving third novel, Paulette Jiles begins with a real person and, taking the little that is...
Nancy PearlJul 19, 20111 minThe Coffins of Little HopeSchaffert’s fourth novel, The Coffins of Little Hope (Unbridled Books, 2011) is another triumph of storytelling, featuring quirky...
NancyFeb 9, 20112 minThe Broken Shore - Peter TempleWhen I was in Australia a few years ago, a fellow librarian and good friend recommended Peter Temple’s The Broken Shore to me. I got a...
Nancy PearlDec 4, 20101 minWe Learn Nothing - Tim KreiderTim Kreider’s We Learn Nothing: Essays and Cartoons (Free Press, 2012) is a remarkable collection. There were points in every one of them...