Girl Discovers Reading, Then Discovers Life

When DailyCandy.com asked Nancy Pearl for her own six-word memoir, Pearl (without skipping a beat) said, "Girl discovers reading, then discovers life." Pearl's memorable memoir provides the inspiration for this sophisticated journal, a blank slate for all your thoughts. A modern and beautiful take on the ever-popular reading journal, here are pages for your own six-word-or six-thousand-word-memoir. Nancy Pearl, author of the best-selling Book Lust series (over 200,000 copies sold, see page 23), was named 2010 ALA librarian of the year and received a PNBA Lifetime Achievement Award the same year. She regularly discusses and recommends books on NPR's Morning Edition and lectures widely on the topics of books and reading. She is librarian-at-large with the King County Library System in the Seattle area.

Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust, is America’s favorite librarian. She regularly discusses and recommends books on NPR’s Morning Edition and lectures widely on the topics of books and reading. She is librarian-at-large with the King County Library System