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books on my shelves and
remembering how much I loved
so many of them. Because the
response was so wonderful and
so many people wrote and asked
why I left out certain books, I
wrote More Book Lust, which
gave me a chance to remember
books and read a whole bunch of
books that people suggested."
Both volumes, completed one
after another, provide sugges-
tions by topics — from "Plots
for Plotzing" to "The
Autobiographical Gesture." The
books have been supplemented
with calendars essentially aimed
at reading clubs. The calendars
provide a book suggestion a
month accompanied by discus-
sion questions.

ancy Linn Pearl attended
Detroit Public Schools,
but she found an almost
greater influence at the Parkman
Branch Library near her home.
With the help of two librarians,
Pearl came upon page after page
of new adventures and thereby
could escape facing difficulties at
home.
When she was 10 years old,
Pearl knew she wanted to be a
librarian and lead others into
enticing worlds made accessible
by skillful authors. She did not
anticipate becoming one of the
best-known librarians in the
United States.
It's only in recent years, with
the publication of her two books,
that Pearl has achieved stellar
Recommendations
status among readers across the
Pearl, who gets engrossed with
country. She started out with
more
than one book during any
Book Lust: Recommended
given
time, constantly adds to
Reading for Every Mood,
her
list
of reading suggestions
Moment, and Reason (Sasquatch
and
has
two new recommenda-
Books; $16.95) and moved on to
tions
with
Jewish themes.
More Book Lust: 1,000 New
Reading Recommendations for
Pearls on page 70
Every Mood, Moment, and
Reason (Sasquatch Books;
$16.95).
"I've been so surprised at all
the attention these books have
received, but I've been just
thrilled',' says Pearl, 60, now at
home in Seattle. "The reaction
has validated my long-held
librarian belief that people do
need help in finding great books.
There are so many books out
there that people are often at a
loss walking into a library or
bookstore.
"I worked on Book Lust sitting
in my home, looking at all the

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