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Out
Loud! Author Series 2010 Lineup Announced
Posted 2 February
2010
The planning
committee for the annual community reading program known as Linn Area
Reads has selected Population: 485 by author and humorist Michael Perry
for the 2010 edition of the program.
Perry will read from the book on Saturday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at Theatre
Cedar Rapids. The reading is one of several Linn Area Reads events
scheduled between now and May.
The reading will also be part of this year’s edition of Out Loud! The
Metro Library Network Author Series. In addition to Perry, the series
will feature appearances by Allan Gurganus, Lisa Scottoline, Charlaine
Harris, and Sarah Prineas.
All Linn Area Reads and Out Loud! Author Series events are free and
open to the public. Both are programs of the Metro Library Network,
which is made up of the Cedar Rapids, Marion, and Hiawatha Public
Libraries.
“Last year’s collaboration between Linn Area Reads and Out Loud! was
such a success that we wanted to keep that momentum going,” said Rob
Cline, series coordinator for the Out Loud! Author Series and a member
of the Linn Area Reads planning committee. “Michael Perry is a perfect
fit for both programs.”
Perry will read from Population: 485, take questions from the audience,
and sign books during his May 15 appearance.
Allan Gurganus is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is a
visiting faculty member in the program for the 2010 spring semester. He
is perhaps best known as the author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow
Tells All which spent eight months on the New York Times bestseller
list and was adapted into a television production that collected four
Emmy Awards. Gurganus will read from his work, take audience questions,
and sign books on Saturday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at Theatre Cedar Rapids.
Bestselling author Lisa Scottoline is the author of 18 books, including
Think Twice, the latest entry in her series featuring characters from
the law firm Rosato & Associates, which will be released in March.
Among other honors, she has received the Edgar Award, the most
prestigious award given by the Mystery Writers of America. Scottoline
will read from Think Twice, take audience questions, and sign books on
Saturday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at Theatre Cedar Rapids.
Charlaine Harris is the author of the hugely popular Sookie Stackhouse
novels which are the basis of HBO’s acclaimed series “True Blood.” The
next entry in the series, Dead in the Family, will be released in May.
Harris, who is also the author of several other popular series, will
speak about the creative writing process, take audience questions, and
sign books on Friday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at Theatre Cedar Rapids.
Sarah Prineas, who makes her home in Iowa City, is the author of The
Magic Thief fantasy series for young readers. The books, which feature
a boy who goes from a life on the streets to a life of magic, have
received numerous honors. The third entry in the series, The Magic
Thief: Found, will be released in May. Prineas will read from the
latest book, take audience questions, and sign books on Saturday, June
26 at 2 p.m. at Theatre Cedar Rapids.
More information about both Linn Area Reads and the Out Loud! Author
Series is available at www.metrolibrarynetwork.org.
Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series is supported by the
Giacoletto Foundation with media support from The Gazette and event
book sales provided by Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Additional
support for Lisa Scottoline’s appearance has been provided by Bradley
& Riley PC, Rush & Nicholson PLC, and Gray, Stefani &
Mitvalsky, PLC.
Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series 2010 Events
Allan Gurganus
Saturday, April 17, 7 p.m.
Theatre Cedar Rapids
www.allangurganus.com
Lisa Scottoline
Saturday, May 1, 7 p.m.
Theatre Cedar Rapids
www.scottoline.com
Michael Perry
Saturday, May 15, 2 p.m.
Theatre Cedar Rapids
www.sneezingcow.com
Charlaine Harris
Friday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Theatre Cedar Rapids
www.charlaineharris.com
Sarah Prineas
Saturday, June 26 2 p.m.
Theatre Cedar Rapids
www.sarah-prineas.com
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