More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Author: Nancy Pearl
The response to Nancy Pearl’s surprise bestseller Book Lust was astounding: the Seattle librarian and winner of the 2004 Women’s National Book Award even became the model for the now-famous Librarian Action Figure. Readers everywhere welcomed Pearl’s encyclopedic but discerning filter on books worth reading, and her Rule of 50 (give a book 50 pages before deciding whether….Read More
10 Books Similar to More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Lorelei’s Secret
Sometimes love can speak louder than words . . .Paul Iverson's life is stable, orderly and dull - until he meets Lexy and her Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, Lorelei. From their… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Grief
Blackberry Wine
Thickly sensuous, wildly indulgent magical escapism: Chocolat lovers will drink deeply' GUARDIANFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CHOCOLAT COMES THIS TANTALISING NOVEL SET IN THE SAME LITTLE FRENCH VILLAGE OF LANSQUENET...Jay… Continue Reading Posted in: Brewing, Novelists, Reminiscing
Barrel Fever
In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris's collection of essays is… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Humorous Stories, Short Stories
The Polysyllabic Spree
The Polysyllabic Spree is the first title in the Believer Book series, which collects essays by and interviews with some of our favorite authors—George Saunders, Zadie Smith, Michel Houellebecq, Janet… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Humorous Stories, Journalists
Ragtime
This novel recounts the interrelated early 20th-century lives of the families of a New Rochelle manufacturer, an immigrant socialist, and a Harlem musician and their involvement with Evelyn Nesbit, Henry… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical Fiction, New York (State) New York, Social History
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
A New York Times Notable BookA Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year”A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-sellerWise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of… Continue Reading Posted in: Comic Strip, Historical & Biographical Fiction Graphic Novels, Literary Graphic Novels, Personal Narratives, Psychological Aspects
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Biography, English Language
84 Charing Cross Road
An alternate cover edition can be found here."If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me! I owe it so much.In 1949 Helene Hanff, 'a… Continue Reading Posted in: Bookselling & Publishing, Feature Films, Second Hand Bookselling Correspondence
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