Do you lust after a good read? If you love to read but want some recommendations then Nancy Pearl may be an answer to your needs. If you have no time to browse you favourite book shop then this American librarian has lots of recommendations for your consideration.
Book Lust to Go ‘Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers’ is the ideal book to give you some holiday reading ideas.
‘Adventure is just a book away as best-selling author Nancy Pearl’s latest offering returns with recommended reading for more than 120 destinations around the globe. Book Lust To Go connects the best fiction and nonfiction to particular destinations, whether your bags are packed or your armchair is calling. With stops from Texas to Timbuktu, Nancy Pearl’s reading recommendations will send you on your way.’
Nancy Pearl has a series of book lust titles to her credit and I wonder if she has read even half of the titles she recommends. Never the less she is full of good ideas and has encouraged publishers to bring back many ‘Book Lust Rediscoveries’ in reprints or new editions. Check out ‘Book Lust Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason’ and ‘More Book Lust: 1000 New Reading Recommendations for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason’.
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On second thoughts try to find your own time to browse in your local book shop, they need our trade! NPR have this list of Nancys current summer read recommendations.