<div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextContent" style="font-family:Helvetica;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0px 18px 9px"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jt66udj70" alt="Ford Lobby TV.jpg" width="465" height="262"><br></div><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px"><strong>Bexley Public Library</strong> invites you to join us on April 23 at Capital University's Mees Hall to hear Pulitzer Prize-winning author <span class="gmail-il">Richard</span> <span class="gmail-il">Ford</span>. In this special evening event, <span class="gmail-il">Richard</span> <span class="gmail-il">Ford</span> will discuss his life and career followed by an onstage conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin. Writing since the 1970s, Mr. <span class="gmail-il">Ford</span> is recognized as one of America's greatest living authors. His novel, <em>The Sportswriter</em>, was named by <em>Time Magazine</em> as one of the best 100 books written in English since the magazine's inception. He won the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Prize for his novel <em>Independence Day, </em>the first novel to ever win both prizes, and he was also named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for <em>Let Me Be Frank With You. </em>His most recent book, <em>Between Them</em>, is a beautiful and stirring memoir of his parents. And an eagerly anticipated <a href="https://bexleylibrary.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=351068817baad3b219b2d8c35&id=231eb0e9dd&e=7a22d80528" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">film adaptation</a> of <span class="gmail-il">Ford</span>’s novel <em>Wildlife</em>, directed by Paul Dano and starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal, released in October 2018 to critical acclaim.<br></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px"><br>Students can attend for FREE by reserving their free <span class="gmail-il">ticket</span> through Eventbrite and bringing a valid student ID.<br><br>Guests will have the opportunity to meet Mr. <span class="gmail-il">Ford</span> after his talk.<br><br>Mr. <span class="gmail-il">Ford</span>'s books will be available for sale before and after his presentation courtesy of Gramercy Books.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:9px 18px"><table class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:1px solid rgb(224,224,224)"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnTextContent" style="font-family:Helvetica;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0px 18px 9px"><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:22px;line-height:33px">Details</h3><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px"><u>Date</u>: Tuesday, April 23<br><u>Time</u>: 7:00 pm (doors will open at 6:00 pm)<br><u>Location</u>: Capital University's Mees Hall<br><u>Address</u>: E. Mound St., Bexley</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-m_1547387472040869497mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-width:100%;table-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