books recommended by Nancy Pearl

Nancy Pearl is an American librarian, best-selling author, literary critic and the former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library.

books recommended by Nancy Pearl

Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

The Art of Fielding

The Art of Fielding

Chad Harbach

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Andrew Sean Greer

In the Garden of Beasts

In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson

We Learn Nothing

We Learn Nothing

Tim Kreider

H is for Hawk

H is for Hawk

Helen MacDonald

American Reckoning

American Reckoning

Christian Appy

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Hare with Amber Eyes

The Hare with Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

David Treuer

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

Robert K. Massie

Boom Town

Boom Town

Sam Anderson

The Mothers

The Mothers

Brit Bennett

The Return

The Return

Hisham Matar

Rabbits for Food

Rabbits for Food

Binnie Kirshenbaum

The Cold Cold Ground

The Cold Cold Ground

Adrian McKinty

The Woman Who Lost Her Soul

The Woman Who Lost Her Soul

Bob Shacochis

The Turner House

The Turner House

Angela Flournoy

The Great Believers

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai

There But For The

There But For The

Ali Smith

Lions

Lions

Bonnie Nadzam

Stephen Florida

Stephen Florida

Gabe Habash

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Jessie Hartland

The Throwback Special

The Throwback Special

Chris Bachelder

Unbecoming

Unbecoming

Rebecca Scherm

The Strangler Vine

The Strangler Vine

Miranda Carter

Soldier Girls

Soldier Girls

Helen Thorpe

The Blazing World

The Blazing World

Siri Hustvedt

Hold Still

Hold Still

Sally Mann

Our Man

Our Man

George Packer

Five Days at Memorial

Five Days at Memorial

Sheri Fink

The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters

Tatjana Soli

Ghettoside

Ghettoside

Jill Leovy

A Window Opens

A Window Opens

Elisabeth Egan

The Broken Shore

The Broken Shore

Peter Temple

Vannessa and Her Sister

Vannessa and Her Sister

Priya Parmar

Nobody Walks

Nobody Walks

Mick Herron

The Murdstone Trilogy

The Murdstone Trilogy

Mal Peet

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The Art of Fielding

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In the Garden of Beasts

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