Book Bucket List | Nancy Pearl

This Saturday is a big day!  The library is welcoming celebrated librarian and author Nancy Pearl to kick off this year's One Book, One San Joaquin reading program.  Pearl, who is a regular on NPR and even has the Librarian Action Figure modeled in her likeness, will be speaking at University of the Pacific's Janet Leigh Theatre.  Pearl, author of Book lust : recommended reading for every mood, moment, and reason, More book lust : recommended reading for every mood, moment, and reason, and Book crush : for kids and teens : recommended reading for every mood, moment, and interest is known for her book recommendations and finding books for even the pickiest of readers.

 Join us as we welcome her Saturday, September 7 at 2:00 p.m. at University of the Pacific's Janet Leigh Theater.

In her books, Pearl has made it easy for those who are stuck in a reading rut. The books are organized by category.  Interested in Japanese Fiction?  She has a list for that with explanations of why she recommends them.  She has some really interesting categories thrown in there too.  My favorite is "First Lines to Remember".  She lists books that have first lines that really hook the reader into the story.  My favorite is from Robert Sapolsky's A Primate's Memoir: a Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons.

"I joined the baboon troop during my twenty-first year.  I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla."

 If you're interested in meeting this esteemed author, please join us as we welcome her Saturday, September 7 at 2:00 p.m. at University of the Pacific's Janet Leigh Theater.  We hope to see you there.