Book Lust
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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason was written by Nancy Pearl
, former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book and inspiration for the Librarian action figure.
It was published in 2003 by Sasquatch Books
and during its first year of publication it went into its fourth printing with over 90,000 copies.
article, wrote of Pearl's book, "Just when I was ready to put the last nail in the coffin of reader's advisory services, up pops the best book ever written on the subject." With books sorted by topics ranging from action heroines to cat crazy and graphic novel
s to political fiction
and author spotlights such as Jonathan Lethem
: Too Good to Miss, Book Lust serves as a reader's advisory tool for public librarians. The 304 page book organizes topics alphabetically and explores topics in narrative form.
Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl is an American librarian, best-selling author, literary critic and was, until August 2004, the Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library...
, former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book and inspiration for the Librarian action figure.
It was published in 2003 by Sasquatch Books
Sasquatch Books
Sasquatch Books is a Seattle-based book publishing company that was founded in 1986. Its books are about the western United States and Canada and cover topics such as nature, travel, gardening, entertainment, and food & wine....
and during its first year of publication it went into its fourth printing with over 90,000 copies.
Impact
Will Manley, in an American LibrariesAmerican Libraries
American Libraries is the official news and features magazine of the American Library Association. Published six times per year, along with four additional digital-only supplements, it is distributed to all members of the organization...
article, wrote of Pearl's book, "Just when I was ready to put the last nail in the coffin of reader's advisory services, up pops the best book ever written on the subject." With books sorted by topics ranging from action heroines to cat crazy and graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
s to political fiction
Political fiction
Political fiction is a subgenre of fiction that deals with political affairs. Political fiction has often used narrative to provide commentary on political events, systems and theories. Works of political fiction often "directly criticize an existing society or.....
and author spotlights such as Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Allen Lethem is an American novelist, essayist and short story writer. His first novel, Gun, with Occasional Music, a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was published in 1994. It was followed by three more science fiction novels...
: Too Good to Miss, Book Lust serves as a reader's advisory tool for public librarians. The 304 page book organizes topics alphabetically and explores topics in narrative form.