Nancy Pearl

The Seattle librarian who created the popular program "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book" organizes readers' interests into 150 sometimes unusual categories, recommending great books in each. Original. 30,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

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A latest installment in a popular series includes recommended reading for 120 travel destinations, such as V. S. Naipaul's Among the Believers for Indonesia and J. P. Dunleavy's Ireland in All Her Sins for Ireland. By the author of Book Lust. $20,000 ad/promo. Original.

Book Lust to Go

Laura Mauler

Well, my to-read shelf just got a lot bigger after reading this book. Lots of great suggestions, although I was surprised by how often the books she recommended had terrible GoodReads ratings. Maybe this is because she already put out two bibliographies, and in trying not to duplicate entries from them she ended up selecting quite a few mediocre books for 'Book Lust To Go'. Since she suggests anywhere between 4 and 20 books for every single category, the presence of some mediocre books isn't a deal breaker; there are still dozens (hundreds?) of great titles to tempt you. 

My favorite thing about this book is how she groups the subjects. She covers cities, regions, and entire countries, of course, but she also throws in some fun categories too. These kept popping up just when I needed a break from the ordinary, and they helped put me in a new frame of mind. My favorites include: Making Tracks by Train; Peace Corps Memories; Hiking the (Fill in the Blank) Trail; Comics with a Sense of Place; and So We/I Bought (or Built) a House In....

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Sarah Escorsa

A fantastic read! I opened the book to skim through it but ended up sitting down, grabbing a pen & paper and finally read the book in one sitting:) I agreed with Nancy Pearl quite a few times, couldn't believe some of the books she recommended (books like "The emperor of Ocean Park", "A confederacy of dunces" or "The moviegoer" just didn't do it for me...) and was just as amazed at some of the books she didn't mention. Whether or not you agree with Pearl, her choice of books and the way she categorizes them is really interesting. One more thing: more information about some of the books would have been nice.

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