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Pearl's book lust
Nancy Pearl, the retired librarian who has been immortalized in an action figure doll and has been credited with the spread of programs in which residents of a city are encouraged to read -- and discuss -- the same book, is about as close as one gets to a professional reader. She has made a cottage industry out of books suggesting books ("Book Lust," "More Book Lust,'' and, now for children and young adults, "Book Crush'').
So when she suggests good reads, I listen. Earlier this month she was on NPR with her latest list.
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