Nancy Pearl

Nancy Pearl is a bestselling author, librarian, literary critic, and devoted reader. She can be heard on NPR’s Morning Edition and KWGS-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma, discussing her favorite books. Her monthly television show, Book Lust with Nancy Pearl, features interviews with authors, poets, and other literary figures. Jeff Schwager is a writer, editor, producer, and playwright who has also had a successful career as an entertainment and media executive. He has written extensively on books, movies, music, and theater, and has interviewed many of the most esteemed artists in each of those mediums. With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, The Writer’s Library (Harper Collins) presents twenty-three of today’s living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Luis Alberto Urrea and Michael Chabon, as they discuss the books that made them think, brought them joy, and changed their lives. A love letter to books and a celebration of wordsmiths, The Writer’s Library is a treasure for anyone who has been moved by the written word.