Keynote Speaker:
Nancy Pearl
Tuesday, April 25 at 10
a.m.
The New York Times calls her "the talk of librarian circles." Readers
can't get enough of her recommendations while bookstores and libraries
offer standing room only whenever she visits. Since the release of the
best-selling Book
Lust in 2003 and the Librarian Action Figure modeled in her likeness,
Nancy Pearl has become a rock star among readers and the tastemaker people
turn to when deciding what to read next. The sequel, More Book
Lust,
was released in 2005. She is also the author of Now Read This:
A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 and Now Read
This II: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1990-2001.
Having worked as a librarian and bookseller in Detroit, Tulsa, and Seattle,
Pearl's knowledge of and love for books is unmatched. In 1998, she developed
the program "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book," which spread
across the country. The former Executive Director of the Washington Center
for the Book, Pearl celebrates the written word by speaking at bookstores
and libraries across the country. She is a regular commentator about books
on national Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and NPR affiliate
stations KUOW in Seattle and KWGS in Tulsa.
In 2004, Pearl became the 50th winner of the Women's National Book Association
Award for her extraordinary contribution to the world of books. Some
of her other honors include Louis Shores Greenwood Publishing Award for
Reviews
(2004), Ontario Library Association Media & Communications Award
(2004), Washington Humanities Award (2003), Allie Beth Martin Award,
ALA (2000), and Library Journal, Fiction Reviewer Of the Year (1998).
In the moments when Pearl finds herself without a book, she is an avid
bicyclist and happy grandmother of two. She lives in Seattle with her husband
Joe.
For more information visit http://www.nancypearl.com.
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