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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=yiv1516584421msonormal><a name="_GoBack"></a>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1516584421msonormal><b>Cleveland to Host Mystery Conference </b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1516584421msonormal>Cleveland, OH – August 21, 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1516584421msonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The oldest and largest annual mystery books conference will bring $1 - $2 million to Cleveland in October of this year. The Bouchercon World Mystery Convention has been held annually in various cities since 1970, but has never been hosted in the state of Ohio. Downtown restaurants and clubs can expect to entertain 1,500 mystery fans, authors, and publishers with plenty of time to explore the city. The conference will be held at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel on October 4 – 7, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1516584421msonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Bouchercon itself, and the Anthony Awards, which are announced at the conference, are named in honor of the renowned author, editor and mystery devotee, Anthony Boucher (rhymes with voucher). The theme of the 2012 conference will be “Crime Fiction Rocks,” with the opening ceremonies to be held at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. For information on previous Bouchercons, see <u><a href="http://www.bouchercon.info">www.bouchercon.info</a></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1516584421msonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Guests of honor for 2012 include authors Elizabeth George, Robin Cook, John Connolly, and Cleveland’s own Les Roberts. Mary Higgins Clark will be recognized with an award for lifetime achievement. Many other authors will be in attendance as well. Details and registration information can be found at <a href="http://bouchercon2012.com">http://bouchercon2012.com</a>. Registration is limited. The chair of the conference is Cleveland area librarian, Marjory Mogg.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bouchercon 2012 Schedule</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thursday, October 4 </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Author p</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>anels begin at 11 am and end at 5 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bouchercon101 panel starts at 10:15 for those who are new to Bouchercon and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>want to learn how to get the most out of BCON2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Afternoon: Robin Cook event<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Evening: Opening Ceremonies at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <b>Friday, October 5</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Author p</span><span style='font-family:"Times New 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Roman","serif"'>Evening: Auction/Reception<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:38.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Canucks event<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Saturday, Oct 6 </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Author p</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>anels begin at 9 am and end at 5 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:38.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Afternoon: Mary Higgins Clark event<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Elizabeth George event<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Evening: Anthony Awards/Reception<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Sunday, October 7</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Author p</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>anels begin at 10 am and end at noon <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:38.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:38.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Click here to register: </span><a href="http://bouchercon2012.com">http://bouchercon2012.com</a>.<span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:38.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Contact: Marjory Mogg</span> <span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:marjorymogg@bouchercon2012.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>marjorymogg@bouchercon2012.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>