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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=497 height=236 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D076AE.8EC86830"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.7pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-transform:uppercase'>New York Times bestselling author VISITING HOWELL - EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.7pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Join us at the Howell Opera House for</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <b><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>An Afternoon with Emily St. John Mandel, Author of the 2015-16 Great Michigan Read <i>Station Eleven</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The New York Times bestselling author will be in Howell to promote her acclaimed book, <i>Station Eleven, </i></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>the story of the Traveling Symphony, a troupe of Shakespearean actors and orchestral musicians traveling the shores of the Great Lakes in a post-apocalyptic Michigan. Blue Frog Booksellers will be onsite to sell copies of her book.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Station Eleven</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> was on the New York Times best-seller list for eight weeks, and was one of the best-reviewed books in 2014. The film and TV rights for the novel have been acquired by producer Scott Steindorff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Emily St John Mandel </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>was born and raised on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. Her fourth novel, <i><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Station Eleven</span></i>, was a 2014 National Book Award Finalist. All four of her novels—Station Eleven, Last Night in Montreal, The Singer's Gun, and The Lola Quartet—were Indie Next Picks, and The Singer's Gun was the 2014 winner of the Prix Mystere de la Critique in France. Her short fiction and essays have been anthologized in numerous collections; including Best American Mystery Stories 2013. She is a staff writer for The Millions. She lives in New York City with her husband.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white'>Brought to you in part by the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-54574_36788---,00.html"><strong><span style='color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Michigan Center for the Book</span></strong></a><span style='background:white'>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Great Michigan Read</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is a biennial statewide literary program sponsored by the Michigan Humanities Council. The Great Michigan Read aims to connect us as Michiganians by deepening our understanding of our state, our society, and our humanity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <img border=0 width=87 height=129 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D076AE.8EC86830" alt="Station Eleven"> <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=125 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.png@01D076AE.8EC86830" alt="http://www.howelllibrary.org/sites/default/files/EmilyStJohnMandel.png"></span> <img border=0 width=113 height=113 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.png@01D076AE.8EC86830" alt="Michigan Humanities Council - Great Michigan Read"><img border=0 width=166 height=96 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D076AE.8EC86830"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>From: Donna Olson, Howell Carnegie Library 517-546-0720 x131<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.howelllibrary.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=77 height=86 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D076AD.D6F19240" alt="logo for email"></span></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Donna Olson</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Information Specialist <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>314 W Grand River, Howell, MI 48843<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>(517) 546-0720 x131 | (517) 546-1494 (fx)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.howelllibrary.org/">www.howelllibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/olsondonna">www.linkedin.com/in/olsondonna</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Eleanor Roosevelt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>