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They were eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches. So, it was really, the reason there's a discrepancy, 22 interviews, 23 writers is that Jeff and I interviewed Michael Chabon and his wife, Ayelet Waldman together, sitting around their dining room, kitchen table, drinking tea and eating. Maaza Mengista, we interviewed at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn where she had just had a collection of photographs, a display of photographs that related to her new book, The Shadow King. Louise Erdrich, we interviewed at her bookstore in suburban Minneapolis. Some of them, we interviewed at places that meant a lot to them. We traveled around the country about a year ago, interviewing the majority of these authors in their homes. Yeah, so The Writer's Library has the subtitle, The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives, and it's a collection of 22 interviews with 23 writers that I did with a good friend of mine, Jeff Schwager, who's a Seattle playwright and writer. I guess, can you tell us a little bit about what the book is before we even dive in. King County is one of my very favorite library systems, so I'm always glad to do things for King County. So, thank you so much for being with us tonight to talk about your new book, Nancy.Įmily, thank you so much for inviting me to do this. She's the creator of the internationally recognized if all of Seattle or all of "insert your town here" read the same book, and possibly coolest, she was the inspiration for the Archie McPhee librarian action figure. Among her many other honors are the 2011 Librarian of the Year Award from Library Journal, the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.
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I don't know if she needs an introduction, but just in case, bestselling author, librarian, literary critic and devoted reader Nancy Pearl speaks about the importance and pleasure of reading at libraries, at literary organizations, she's on NPR, she has a show on the Seattle channel. Please enjoy our conversation.Īnd now I'm so excited to introduce Nancy Pearl. I had the chance to talk to Super Librarian Nancy Pearl about her new book, The Writer's Library. I'm one of your hosts, Emily Calkins, and today we have another special feed drop for you. You're listening to The Desk Set, a bookish podcast for reading broadly.
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