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<TITLE>Event: Award Winning Authors to visit Berea Branch Library Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m.</TITLE>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Meet Authors Jerry Gabriel 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. at Berea Branch Library.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please join us in welcoming these up-and-coming authors!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Jerry Gabriel’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 Mary McCarthy Prize in short fiction. It was also chosen as a Barnes and Noble “Discover Great New Writers” selection and is a 2010 Barnes and Noble Discover Award finalist. A native Ohioan and graduate of Ohio State University, Mr. Gabriel teaches at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He’s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">currently</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">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’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 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"> magazine and others. </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. Somerville’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>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Books will be available for purchase and signing. Buy a special gift for your book loving friends.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please register for the program by visiting cuyahogalibrary.org or by calling the Berea Branch at 440.234.5475.</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 44017</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Donna Meyers</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></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></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">7 Berea Commons / Berea, OH 44017-2524</FONT></SPAN></P>
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