<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17pt">New York Times bestselling author and </span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:22.6667px">Pulitzer</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17pt"> Prize winner,
<b>David Maraniss </b>– author of <b>Once Upon a Great City: A Detroit Story</b> – will pay a
special visit to five Michigan cities after Memorial Day. Be sure to take
advantage of this opportunity. Bring your friends, colleagues and family!</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt"><u>Tuesday, May 31, 2016 </u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">Event:
St. Clair County Library</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">6:30
PM
@ <b>St. Clair County Administration Bldg</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin:0in 6pt 0.0001pt 1in;text-indent:0.5in"><b>
Donald Dodge Auditorium</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin:0in 6pt 0.0001pt 1in;text-indent:0.5in">
200 Grand River, Port Huron, MI</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt"> <u>Wednesday, June 1, 2016</u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">Event:
Troy
Public Library </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">7:00 PM
@ <span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b>Troy Community Center</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin:0in 6pt 12pt 1in;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> 3179 Livernois Road, </span>Troy, MI 48083 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt"><u>Thursday, June 2, 2016</u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">Event: Grosse
Pointe Public Library</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">7:00 PM
@ <b>Grosse Pointe War Memorial Auditorium</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">
32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms,
MI 48236</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt"> <u>Saturday, June 4, 2016</u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt">Event:
Saline District Library<br>
2:00 PM
@555
North Maple Road, Saline, MI 48176</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-right:6pt"><u>Sunday,
June 5, 2016</u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:12pt">Event:
Salem
South Lyon District Library <br>
2:00pm-3:00
@
<b>The Lyon Theater</b><br>
(doors open 1:00) 126 E. Lake Street, South Lyon, MI 48178<span style="color:black;font-size:12pt;line-height:17pt"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:17pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> Maraniss is
visiting as part of the Library of Michigan’s </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">2016 “Michigan Notable Authors Tour". Several venues will have his books available for
purchase for signing.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:17pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> “It’s a
literary treat to have David Maraniss in our community, sharing his captivating
work with our friends and neighbors in such an open, accessible way,” said Doreen
Hannon, director of the Salem-South Lyon District Library. “Michigan is home to
some of the best stories and storytellers found anywhere in the country. An author of David Maraniss’ caliber here, in
our city, will make it an afternoon to remember.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt">We are very
fortunate to be chosen as one of David's five Michigan venues. It is a tribute
to our communities”</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:17pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> “This
year’s Michigan Notable Books delve into wonderfully diverse topics and offer
something of interest for just about everyone,” said State Librarian Randy
Riley. “The tour offers the opportunity
for book enthusiasts in many corners of the state to join in the conversation
about what constitutes ‘great writing’ and to hear from some of the Great Lakes
region’s most beloved authors.”</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:17pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> <strong><span style="font-weight:normal;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">David Maraniss</span></strong></span><span class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">was born in Detroit just in time for him to witness
the city at its most influential. Maraniss, an associate editor at<span class=""> </span><em>The Washington Post</em>, is a
three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and won the Pulitzer for national reporting
in 1993 for his newspaper coverage of then presidential candidate Bill
Clinton. He was also part of The Washington Post team that won the 2008
Pulitzer for the newspaper’s coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. He
has won several notable awards for his writing including: the Anthony Lukas
Book Prize, the Frankfort Book Prize, the Eagleton Book Prize, the Ambassador
Book Prize, and the Latino Book Prize</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:17pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> Michigan
Notable Books is designed to promote reading and raise awareness of Michigan’s
literary heritage. The program annually
selects 20 of the most outstanding books published in that year – titles that
are reflective of Michigan's diverse ethnic, historical, literary and cultural
experience. </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:17pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> The 2016 Michigan
Notable Books program and tour are made possible thanks to the generous support
of </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">the
Library of Michigan, the Library of Michigan Foundation, Michigan Department of
Education, the Michigan Humanities Council, Meijer, and the Michigan Center for
the Book. Media Sponsors are Mittenlit.com,
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">City Pulse, <i>Dome</i>,
Queue Advertising and Tom Gennara Photography.</span></p></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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