print." Others applauded Pearl for rescuing beloved, out of print books, including two by American novelist and short-story writer Elizabeth Savage who'd once written "It is very dangerous to get caught without something to read"—a favorite line of Pearl's. Savage's novels, The Last Night at the Ritz and The Girls from the Five Great Valleys, now appear under the Book Lust label. Recognition and awards Pearl has had her face on an American Library Association poster and has received numerous awards. Her book reviews appear in The Seattle Times, Booklist, Library Journal, and on the radio on KUOW-FM Seattle, and KWGS Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2003 she received an unusual honor when the Seattle-based company Accoutrements created a librarian action figure in her likeness to be sold in their Seattle store, Archie McPhee. Featuring Pearl with a stack of books and a finger to her lips, the doll's "push to shush" action was popular with some librarians and dismaying to others who felt that the doll reinforced librarian stereotypes. Pearl herself said that the shushing aspect of the action figure would determine "which librarians have a sense of humor." A tribute band called 'The Nancy Pearls' gave their debut bluegrass performance on the Mitchell Library rooftop (Sydney, Australia) on December 17, 2004. Awards 1997 Open Book Award from the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference 1998 Totem Business and Professional Women's "Woman of Achievement Award" Library Journal's Fiction Reviewer of the Year (1998) Allie Beth Martin Award from the Public Library Association (2001) Washington (State) Humanities Award (2003) 2004 Brava Award from Women's University Club in Seattle, recognizing "women of exceptional ability in the greater Seattle area"; Louis Shores—Greenwood Publishing Group Award, 2004 for excellence in book reviewing Annual award from the Women's National Book Association (2004–2005) Ontario Library Association Media and Communications Award (2004) 2011 Library Journal Librarian of the Year 2021 National Book Award Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community (lifetime) Bibliography Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction 1978–1998, Libraries Unlimited, 1999, Now Read This II: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1990–2001, Libraries Unlimited, 2002, Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, 2003, More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, 2005, Book Crush: For Kids and Teens : Recommended Reading For Every Mood, Moment, and Interest, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, 2007, Book Lust