Book Lust with Nancy Pearl
Seattle's own 'action figure librarian' and best-selling author Nancy Pearl sits down each month with top writers from around the country for conversations about books and the process and art of writing. There's no one better qualified than Nancy to discuss books and writing, bringing an informed reader's perspective to lively conversation and in-depth dialogs about all things literary. Book Lust with Nancy Pearl is part of the SEATTLE CHANNEL'S Art Zone, an innovative, first-in-the-nation TV project that creates programming celebrating local arts and culture and encourages people to go out and take part in the region's rich cultural life in person.
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26 Episodes of this Podcast:
Book Lust Speed Questions: Craig Johnson
Published: 2009-10-08 04:00:00For a little insight into Wyoming mystery writer Craig Johnson's literary inspirations, follow along as Nancy Pearl asks him a lightning round of speed questions.
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Book Lust with Nancy Pearl featuring Craig Johnson
Published: 2009-10-08 04:00:00Host Nancy Pearl interviews Craig Johnson, a mystery writer from Wyoming. Mr. Johnson has received both critical and popular praise for his novels The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man`s Moccasins and The Dark Horse.
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Book Lust with Nancy Pearl featuring Michael Perry
Published: 2009-09-10 04:00:00Nancy`s guest is Michael Perry, author of the bestselling memoirs Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time, Truck: A Love Story, and Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting. Perry lives in rural Wisconsin.
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Book Lust featuring Garth Stein
Published: 2009-08-11 04:00:00Garth Stein's third novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain, which is told from the perspective of Enzo, a dog with heart, was both a runaway best seller and was selected by Starbucks as its Summer Book Pick for 2008. OregonLive.com called it "A fable with a heart that casts a sleeping spell on the readers' native cynicism and persuades us to dust off old questions about faith and humankind's better traits."
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Book Lust featuring Susan Wiggs
Published: 2009-06-17 04:00:00Nancy Pearl's guest this month is bestselling author Susan Wiggs. Wiggs' historical romance novels have given her a reputation for being a consummate story teller with a gift for developing beautifully rendered characters. Publishers Weekly says, "Wiggs writes with refreshingly honest emotion," and Booklist characterizes her books as "real and true and unforgettable." In her latest novel, "Just Breathe", Wiggs keeps her reputation going with the story Sarah Moon, a succesful cartoonist whose world is turned upside down when she discovers that her five year marriage has gone wrong.
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Book Lust featuring Azar Nafisi
Published: 2009-06-11 04:00:00Host Nancy Pearl interviews bestselling memoirist Azar Nafisi about her memoir, Things I've Been Silent About. The book is a deeply personal reflection and exploration of a young girl's pain over family secrets and a mother's lost life, a young woman's discovery of the power of sensuality in literature, and the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by political upheaval. Nafisi also wrote Reading Lolita in Tehran.
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Book Lust featuring Dana Stabenow
Published: 2009-04-08 04:00:00Nancy's guest this month is "New York Times" bestseller and Edgar Award winner Dana Stabenow. Stabenow is the author of sixteen Kate Shugak mysteries, four Liam Campbell mysteries, three science fiction novels, and two thrillers. Stabenow was born, raised, and lives in Alaska, which is the setting for many of her books.
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Book Lust featuring M. T. Anderson
Published: 2009-03-12 04:00:00Nancy's guest is award-winning author M.T. Anderson. Anderson is the author of several books for children and young adults, including 'The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation', an ultra-challenging, two-volume novel. Volume 1, 'The Pox Party,' won the 2006 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and Volume 2, 'The Kingdom On The Waves,' was recently published to further acclaim. Anderson's novel 'Feed' was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2002, and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Book Lust featuring Mark Siegel
Published: 2009-02-12 03:00:00Nancy's guest is Mark Siegel, the editorial director of :01 First Second Books, which publishes graphic novels for all ages. Siegel's goal with :01 First Second, is to upgrade the editorial process and the art direction that go into making book-length comics. He has signed on talented storytellers, including prize-winning novelists and non-fiction writers, top playwrights and screenwriters. On the artistic side, he has also assembled an inspiring line-up of exceptional talents from all over the world. Siegel himself is an accomplished book illustrator. His books in print to date are "Seadogs, An Opic Ocean Operetta", "Long Night Moon", and "To Dance, A Ballerina's Graphic Novel."
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Book Lust featuring Justina Chen Headley
Published: 2008-04-03 04:00:00Nancy's guest is Justina Chen Headley, a writer of young adult fiction. Chen's debut novel, Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies), won the 2007 Asian Pacific American Award for literature and was a Borders' Original Voices nominee, BookSense pick, and NYPL Book for the Teen Age. Her new novel, Girl Overboard, is a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection. Publishers Weekly writes, "Headley crafts a tale that will stand out in the crowd by offering a good dose of girl power and an intriguing family back-story." Justina is also the creator of the popular website ReaderGirlz, an interactive website for teen girls that promotes literacy and community involvement. She lives in Seattlewith her husband and children.
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