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1. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 12/29/2008
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A new children's book that melds together all of your favorite fairy tales and imagine 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' set during the Siege of Leningrad as a novel.
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public date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 12/22/2008
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A first time novelist takes on the story of the Cuban Revolution and the new novel by Louise Erdrich may be the author's best to date.
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public date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 12/15/2008
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Turmoil and intrigue in the world of children's literature, it happens, so says our librarian, book reviewer, and children's book authority, Nancy Pearl. She also brings us a poignant portrait of the lives of a group of adolescent girls, at an exclusive Manhattan boarding school.
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public date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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4. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 12/8/2008
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The satirical story of a radio host who re-imagines the Vietnam War and quiet novel of love, betrayal and loss.
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public date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 12/1/2008
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This week we look at a book that explores some of the themes that fascinated George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, and a new portrait of the pianist Glenn Gould.
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public date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 11/24/2008
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Nancy Pearl discovers the joys of geocaching and the rich rewards of well done picture books with Richard Louv and Uri Shulevitz.
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public date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 11/17/2008
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Author Bruce Barcott's new book about saving an extraordinary creature called the Scarlet Macaw and the latest book by Steve Coll about the Bin Laden family of Saudia Arabia make for absorbing reading.
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public date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 11/10/2008
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Author and essayist Michael Chabon encourages his readers to think more broadly about what constitutes good literature. And a ghost story that Nancy Pearl describes as "loopy and heart warming."
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public date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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9. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 11/3/2008
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Author James McBride's latest novel is a historically rich page turner full of complex characters. Also the prolific and popular author of many a western Louis L'Amour was a great advocate of the reading life.
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public date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 10/27/2008
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A gifted writer's contemplation of her father's suicide is the book Nancy Pearl shares with us this week.
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public date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:31:00 -0800 - (1 MB Type: MPEG)
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