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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Longmire Author Craig Johnson Headlines <i>Speaking Volumes</i> Event</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Author <b>Craig Johnson</b> will visit Marion on <b>Friday, October 29 for the 5th Annual
<i>Speaking Volumes </i>event held at Marion Public Library, Marion, Ohio</b>. He is scheduled to speak at 7:00 pm, with a book signing afterwards.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Speaking Volumes</i> is a fundraising event coordinated by the BookMarks, a separate nonprofit organization devoted to supporting Marion Public Library. The volunteer-run group raises money through a variety of events, including an annual
book sale held at the Library. All proceeds go to support the operations of the Marion Public Library.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tickets to this BookMarks event are on-sale, available at Marion Public Library and on the BookMarks’ website at MarionOHBookMarks.org.
<b>General admission program is $30 per person</b>. A <b>$75 admission ticket includes an exclusive mingle hour with Johnson starting at 6:00 pm</b>, just before his scheduled speaking engagement.<br>
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<b>Go to the BookMarks’ web site for tickets: <a href="https://bamlfg.wildapricot.org/event-4470732">
https://bamlfg.wildapricot.org/event-4470732</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the
<b><i>Longmire</i> mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series <i>Longmire</i></b>. He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, and his novella
<i>Spirit of Steamboat</i> was the first One Book Wyoming selection. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty five.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Copies of select Craig Johnson titles will be available for sale for the signing event taking place after the program.<br>
This will be a masked event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Diane Watson</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marion Public Library | Communications Manager |
<a href="MarionLibrary.org">MarionLibrary.org</a><br>
Let’s Read 20 | Coordinator | <a href="LetsRead20.org"> LetsRead20.org</a><br>
445 East Church Street, Marion OH 43302 <b> |</b> direct 740-383-9703<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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