Iowa City author will read from third entry in her Magic Thief series for YA readers

The 2010 edition of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series will conclude with a reading by Sarah Prineas. The author, who makes her home in Iowa City, will read from her work, take questions from the audience, and sign books on Saturday, June 26 at 2 p.m. at Theatre Cedar Rapids. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.

Prineas is the author of The Magic Thief fantasy series for young readers. The books, which feature a boy who goes from a life on the streets to a life of magic, have received numerous honors. The third entry in the series, The Magic Thief: Found, was released in May.

The author’s web site can be found at www.sarah-prineas.com.

Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series is supported by the Giacoletto Foundation with media support from The Gazette and event book sales provided by Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

The week has finally arrived! We are so excited to be presenting Charlaine Harris this Friday, June 18, at 7 pm at Theatre Cedar Rapids. We’re very pleased that Johanna Parker, the Recorded Books narrator of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, will be joining Ms. Harris on stage to read selections from the books.

We’re expecting a big crowd! Theatre Cedar Rapids can accommodate 550 people. If the crowd is bigger than that, folks who don’t make it into the theatre will be allowed to wait outside (literally…outside) the building. With luck, we’ll be able to pump sound to the outdoor speakers so that people will be able to hear the program.

Following the presentation, everyone will be allowed into the facility for the book signing. Barnes & Noble will be onhand to sell books; you are also welcome to bring books from home. Ms. Harris will sign three books; if you’d like to have more signed, she requests you go through the line again.

So, you might wonder how early you should show up to avoid ending up on the sidewalk. Truthfully, I don’t know. I do know this: In addition to hearing from folks from all around Iowa, we’ve heard from people in Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. We anticipate that a line might start forming fairly early in the day.

My best advice is that you check in with our friends at Theatre Cedar Rapids a couple of times throughout the day to see if a line is developing and how big it is. You can reach TCR at 319.366.8591.

Theatre Cedar Rapids is located at 102 Third Street SE in downtown Cedar Rapids. Google Maps should be able to get you there.

Doors to the theatre will open at 6 pm. The program will begin at 7 pm. We are truly looking forward to seeing all of you there.

I also want to be sure you are aware of a related event at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City that will take place on Thursday, June 17. There will be a performance by the Jace Everett Duo (best known for the True Blood theme song, “Bad Things”), a reception with Ms. Harris (which may be sold out), and a free screening of the season three premiere of True Blood. Details are available at www.englert.org.

Thanks for your interest in the Out Loud! Author Series.

Best,
Rob Cline, series coordinator
Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series

Author of Sookie Stackhouse novels participating in Corridor events June 17-18

It caused quite a stir among fans when Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series announced that Charlaine Harris would be coming to Cedar Rapids on June 18. Fans throughout the Corridor now have twice as many reasons to be excited as the Out Loud! Author Series and the Englert Theatre announce that the author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels will be appearing in Iowa City on June 17, as well. And while she is a strong drawn on her own, both events will feature more than just Harris.

On Thursday, June 17, the Englert Theatre will host an evening featuring Harris, the Jace Everett Duo-best known for performing the theme song to HBO’s True Blood, the popular series based on Harris’ novels-and a screening of the season three premiere of True Blood.

The Jace Everett Duo performance begins at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15. Those wishing to attend both the concert and a reception with Harris, during which she will greet fans and sign books, may purchase a ticket for $30. The reception will begin at 8:30. The True Blood screening will begin at 10 p.m. and is free.

Tickets are available from the Englert box office (319-688-2653) or online at www.englert.org. Prairie Lights will provide book sales at the event.

On Friday, June 18, Harris will make her Out Loud! Author Series appearance at Theatre Cedar Rapids at 7 p.m. Harris will speak about the creative writing process and will take audience questions. She will be joined on stage by Johanna Parker who narrates the Recorded Books editions of the Sookie Stackhouse novels. Parker will read selections from the books. The presentation will be followed by a book signing. The event is free and no tickets are required.

Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series is a program of the Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, and Marion Public Libraries and is supported by the Giacoletto Foundation with media support from The Gazette and book sales provided by the Cedar Rapids Barnes & Noble.

More information about Charlaine Harris can be found at her web site: www.charlaineharris.com. The latest book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead in the Family, was released in early May.

More information about the Out Loud! Author Series is available at www.metrolibrarynetwork.org.