![]() ![]() ![]() As a hobby, Pearl wrote poetry as a young woman and in 1980 published a story in Redbook magazine called "The Ride to School." She credits books and librarians with helping her through a difficult childhood: "It's not too much of an exaggeration-if it's one at all-to say that reading saved my life." She earned her master's in library science at the University of Michigan (1967) and became a children's librarian in her hometown library system before moving on to other libraries. Her decision to become a librarian started at the age of 10 with the inspiration of the children's librarian at her local public library. Nancy Pearl was raised in Detroit, Michigan and, by her own account, spent much time of her childhood at the public library. She is also the author of a novel and a memoir. Pearl was named 2011 Librarian of the Year by Library Journal. She achieved broader fame with Book Lust, her 2003 guide to good reading. ![]() Her prolific reading and her knowledge of books and literature first made her locally famous in Seattle, Washington, where she regularly appears on public radio recommending books. Nancy Pearl (born January 12, 1945) is an American librarian, best-selling author, literary critic and the former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library. Book Lust guidebook, blog, and radio commentary ![]()
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