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<TITLE>Event: Award Winning Authors to visit Berea Branch Library on May 6th at 7:00 p.m.</TITLE>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Meet Authors</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">J</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">erry</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Gabriel</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">and Patrick Somerville</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> on Thursday, May 6</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT FACE="Calibri">th</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> at 7:00 p.m</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. at Berea Branch Library.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please join us in</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">welcoming</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> these up-and-coming authors!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Jerry Gabriel</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">s</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Drowned Boy</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> won the 2008 Ma</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ry McCarthy Prize in short fiction. It was also chosen as a Barnes and Noble</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Discover Great New Writers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">selection</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and is a 2010 Barnes and Noble Discover Award finalist. A native Ohioan and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">graduate</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> of Ohio State University, Mr. Gabriel teaches at St. Mary</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s College of Maryland. He</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s working on a novel about an Ohio high school football coach.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Patrick Somerville</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">s</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Cradle</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> was named a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">best book of 2009 by</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Cleveland Plain Dealer</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> ,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The New York Times</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Bookmarks</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">m</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">agazine and others</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Cradle</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> is also being made into a movie.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Somerville</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s writing has appeared in</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">GQ</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Esquir</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT FACE="Calibri">e. </FONT></I></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">His third book will be published this fall.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Books will be availab</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">le</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> for purchase and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">signing. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Buy a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> special gift for your book loving friends.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please register for the program by visiting</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> cuyahogalibrary.or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">g</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">by</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">call</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> the Berea Branch at 440</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">234.5475</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The Berea Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library is located at 7 Berea Commons, Berea, OH 44</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">017</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cuyahoga County Public Library</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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