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Nancy Pearl is a Superhero Librarian.

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One of our values on 3 Books is \\u201cLibrarians and booksellers are doctors for the mind\\u201d and while we\\u2019ve hung out with a number of booksellers, Nancy is somehow our very first librarian!

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How did we find Nancy? Well, 3 Booker Cindy Sharek left us a gushing voicemail at 1-833-READ-A-LOT singing Nancy\\u2019s praises and we were convinced. She\\u2019s won the Librarian of the Year Award, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, and, get this, has even been turned into an action figure!

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Nancy is a frequent guest on NPR\\u2019s Morning Edition, has her own TV show called Book Lust with Nancy Pearl, and, as if all that wasn\\u2019t enough, is also a bestselling author with titles like George and Lizzie, Book Lust, and The Writer\\u2019s Library.

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Nancy joined me from her home in Seattle and we talked about the role of the library today, the power of reading, the joy of meandering, the 4 Ps of books, which books help reluctant readers get their start, what makes debut novels special, movie adaptations, audio books, and, of course, her 3 most formative books.

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Let\\u2019s flip the page into Chapter 105 now\\u2026

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What You\'ll Learn:

• What purpose does a public library serve today?

• How do librarians help readers choose books?

• What are the 4 Ps of books?

• What books help reluctant readers?

• Why should we reread Harry Potter?

• What\\u2019s special about debut novels?

• Which books let you meander?

• Should we see movies adapted from books?

• What are the best books to start enjoying audio books?

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You can find show notes and more information by clicking here:\\xa0https://www.3books.co/chapters/105

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3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world\'s most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Bren\\xe9 Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling\\xa01-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out:\\xa0https://www.3books.co

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