Seattle’s own librarian extraordinaire Nancy Pearl is adding two more accolades to her curriculum vitae this evening at Elliott Bay Book Company, where her long-time publisher Sasquatch Books will present awards for lifetime achievement from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and for 2011 Librarian of the Year from the Library Journal. The only librarian (that we know of) with her very own action figure, Pearl is the former executive director of the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library; the author of half a dozen books on, well, loving books, including Book Lust and Book Crush; and the brains behind the “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” program that spread across the country in the late ’90s. She also regularly contributes her literary recommendations to NPR and was the 50th recipient of the Women’s National Book Association Award in 2004. Sasquatch president Gary Luke will be on hand this evening to sing Pearl’s praises, and Pearl herself will give a brief talk. And as if there already wasn’t enough reason to add these festivities to your evening schedule, the presentation is free and open to the public — which can also imbibe on complimentary wine and nosh on free apps. more ›

Nancy Pearl is well-known (both in and out of Seattle) as the librarian who brings people together through reading. From Pearl's readers' advisory techniques to her best-selling "Book Lust" series, she has taught people how to connect through the books they love. Library Journal recently selected Pearl as its 2011 Librarian of the Year, saying "No one other than Nancy Pearl has so convinced Americans that libraries, books, and reading are critical to our communities...Her work has reinforced reading via libraries as essential and empowering for all people." more ›

BOOK LUST HITS THE ROAD: Seattle's favorite librarian and all-around literary darling, Nancy Pearl, will be reading from and discussing her latest book, Book Lust to Go, tonight at Town Hall. Rather than telling you all of the places that you must go before you die, Pearl's latest Book Lust venture documents the places you must read about before you visit. Pearl will be joined for an onstage conversation with KUOW's Steve Scher to discuss what we're sure will be a great string of books that will sweep you off your feet to far away places... whether you're physically traveling or not. more ›

, is about a very different set of Chinese women trying to communicate their thoughts. more ›

BOOK CRUSH: Librarian Nancy Pearl´s latest book is Book Crush, a guide to books you loved when you were growing up. How does she know? Head over to the launch party and find out. more ›

Today's PI has an article about a new social networking site founded by a couple of ex-Real employees. Shelfari is a place to show off and discuss your favorite books. Founded by former RealNetworks employees Josh Hug and Kevin Beukelman, the three-person company plans today to unveil a Web site that allows people to list book titles, write reviews, recommend books to friends and find like-minded bibliophiles. Shelfari plans to make money by passing leads... more ›

Clarion West is a renowned Seattle writing workshop for science fiction that takes place every summer. This year they're sponsoring a series of six summer readings at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame featuring some of the instructors who come through the program. more ›

The Seattle Public Library kicked off its new adult summer reading program, Step Into Reading, with a big event at the main branch last night. more ›

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-The two high school kids who were killed by a train this week in Pierce County were apparently listening to a boom box when they were struck in the back. Man, that thing must go to eleven... more ›