Harriet Russell Critics' Lists: Summer 2012 Nancy Pearl Unearths Great Summer Reads May 21, 2012 • For Nancy Pearl, beach reading doesn't mean light reading. NPR's go-to librarian has dug up a diverse mix of titles old and new — a selection of mystery, memoir and more. Nancy Pearl Unearths Great Summer Reads Listen · 7:17 7:17 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/152673616/153182640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Priscilla Nielsen for NPR Review Best Books Of 2011 7 Books With Personality: Nancy Pearl's 2011 Picks December 13, 2011 • NPR's go-to librarian would like you to meet some friends of hers — from six novels and one work of history. As you read, these artfully developed characters will become more and more real. Pearl says that when the stories ended, she was left longing for the people she'd met between the pages. 7 Books With Personality: Nancy Pearl's 2011 Picks Listen · 7:19 7:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/143354443/143630769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Chris Silas Neal Opinion Critics' Lists: Summer 2011 Nancy Pearl Presents 10 Terrific Summer Reads June 23, 2011 • The librarian extraordinaire sorts through the piles of books in her office and comes up with 10 captivating tales. With strong narrative voices and wonderfully drawn characters, these books will make you stop and savor the story. Nancy Pearl Presents 10 Terrific Summer Reads Listen · 7:21 7:21 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/137084790/137361339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Aaron Meshon Best Books Of 2010 Happy Holidays, Voyeurs: Nancy Pearl Picks Memoirs December 3, 2010 • Librarian Nancy Pearl loves reading about other people's lives. And while an unappreciative therapist might call that a predilection toward snooping, it won't stop her from gravitating to the memoir section of the bookstore. Here, for your own vicarious pleasure, are some of her favorites. Happy Holidays, Voyeurs: Nancy Pearl Picks Memoirs Listen · 7:18 7:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/131392774/131776734" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books Book Your Trip: Nancy Pearl Picks Tales For Travel October 7, 2010 • All aboard, armchair travelers! In Book Lust to Go, our go-to librarian shares her favorite accounts of intrepid exploration and fiction from faraway lands. Book Your Trip: Nancy Pearl Picks Tales For Travel Listen · 7:19 7:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130191275/130395405" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Chris Silas Neal Critics' Lists: Summer 2010 Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks 'Under The Radar' Reads August 3, 2010 • As a librarian and a reader, Nancy Pearl scours the shelves in search of hidden treasures — titles you may have missed. Her findings include two chilling thrillers, one exquisite 1960s memoir, a lively biography of George Orwell, an example of historical fiction at its very best, and much more fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks 'Under The Radar' Reads Listen · 7:20 7:20 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128823435/128946557" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Marian Bantjes/The Academy of American Poets Poetry Character And Voice: Picks For National Poetry Month April 15, 2010 • Librarian Nancy Pearl shares the work of a few of her best-loved poets. They include a former nun who wrote about Marilyn Monroe, a man who was left paralyzed after a bicycle accident, and writers who — despite the sometimes rigid requirements of their chosen form — find surprising, inventive ways to use words. Character And Voice: Picks For National Poetry Month Listen · 7:20 7:20 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/125997807/126010357" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Heather Murphy Best Books Of 2009 Librarian Nancy Pearl's 2009 Under-The-Radar Books December 10, 2009 • The end of another year means another giant stack of books you missed during the past 12 months. Nancy Pearl, our favorite librarian, stops by to share recommendations that should keep old, young and 'tween readers content. Librarian Nancy Pearl's 2009 Under-The-Radar Books Listen · 7:19 7:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121243815/121274741" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Critics' Lists: Summer '09 Mysteries You Might Have Missed Along the Way August 20, 2009 • Getting ready for one last trip to the beach? Have a long plane ride coming up? Or are you just ready to become engrossed in a good book? Try these mysteries you may have missed. Mysteries You Might Have Missed Along the Way Listen · 7:19 7:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111743357/112051218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Critics' Lists: Summer '09 Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks Summer's Best Books June 19, 2009 • Looking to cozy up with some good books? Librarian Nancy Pearl has some great suggestions. Her list includes a somber, genre-defying graphic novel about Doctors Without Borders volunteers, and a whimsical first novel about a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan. Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks Summer's Best Books Listen · 7:19 7:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105259115/105646767" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Best Books of 2008 Librarian Nancy Pearl Dips Below The Reading Radar January 1, 2009 • There are so many books published these days that it's often hard for readers to plow through everything that's available. That's when Nancy Pearl, librarian extraordinaire, swoops in for the rescue. Librarian Nancy Pearl Dips Below The Reading Radar Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98097618/98932101" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Critics' Lists: Summer 2008 Carry-On Books To Take You Up, Up And Away July 10, 2008 • Nancy Pearl confronts one of her worst nightmares — being stuck on a plane without a good book to read — by analyzing what makes a perfect tarmac book. Here are her nine picks for books to squeeze into your carry-on luggage. Carry-On Books To Take You Up, Up And Away Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91364064/92398808" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Arts & Life A New Batch of Under-the-Radar Books January 22, 2008 • Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl returns with another set of titles you should be reading but haven't (yet). The latest batch features the story of three royal cousins, tales of wild animal adventures and a pun-filled picture book for younger readers. A New Batch of Under-the-Radar Books Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17958464/18293001" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Out of This World: Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy November 12, 2007 • Nancy Pearl had a hard time compiling a short list of her favorite science fiction and fantasy books. There are too many good ones, she says. But one title seemed a natural to the Seattle librarian: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians. Out of This World: Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16159971/16211296" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Critics' Lists: Summer '07 Further Under the Radar: More Books Not to Miss August 13, 2007 • In May, Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl pored through her shelves and pulled down several books that she said are read by a few but deserve wider attention. Well, there are more where they came from. Pearl is back with another armload of what she calls "under-the-radar" books. Further Under the Radar: More Books Not to Miss Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12252029/12693252" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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