Book Lust with Nancy Pearl

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About Book Lust with Nancy Pearl

Seattle's own "action figure librarian," best-selling author, and literary critic Nancy Pearl sits down each month with authors, poets, and other literary figures for conversations about books, reading, and the process and art of writing. There's no one better qualified than Nancy, who brings an informed reader's perspective to lively conversation and in-depth dialogs about all things literary.

Nancy Pearl, author of the best-selling "Book Lust" series, creator of the internationally recognized program "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book" (which became "Seattle Reads"), and model for the world-famous Archee McPhee "Librarian Action Figure," is host of Book Lust with Nancy Pearl on the Seattle Channel.

Book Lust with Nancy Pearl featuring A. O. Scott
Book Lust with Nancy Pearl featuring A. O. Scott
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A. O. Scott, film critic for The New York Times and author of Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth talks with Nancy about what exactly criticism is, its value and role in the film industry. Scott also weighs in on the future of film, what makes for good criticism and the debate on diversity in Hollywood. 

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