Hi All, The Southwest Michigan Reads committee is excited to present an evening with author Karen Dionne on Tuesday, October 4, 6:30pm at the Van Buren Conference Center in Lawrence. Karen is the #1 international bestselling author of The Wicked Sister and The Marsh King's Daughter, which is soon to be released as a major motion picture. For more information, please see the press release included below or the flyer attached to this email. The event is sponsored by the following libraries and friends groups: Dowagiac District Library, Hartford Public Library, Lawton Public Library, Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library, Paw Paw District Library, South Haven Memorial Library, Van Buren District Library, Watervliet District Library, the Friends of the Lawrence Library, and the Friends of the Van Buren District Library. Thank you! Kayla Jellies Adult Services Librarian Paw Paw District Library 269.657.3800 SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN READS ANNOUNCES VISITING AUTHOR FOR 2022 Paw Paw, MI---Southwest Michigan Reads, a partnership of eight library systems, is inviting patrons on a literary journey through the wilds of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with 2022 visiting author Karen Dionne. #1 international bestselling author and 2018 Michigan Notable Book Recipient Dionne presents a reading and discussion of her psychological thriller The Marsh King's Daughter on Tuesday, October 4, 6:30pm, at the Van Buren Conference Center. Soon to be a major motion picture staring Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn, The Marsh King's Daughter tells the mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything and traverse the treacherous wilderness of the Upper Peninsula to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her father. Dionne draws heavily on her homesteading adventures in the Upper Peninsula during the 1970s to write her wilderness thrillers. Her body of work also includes The Wicked Sister, a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2020. This program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments are included and a book signing follows Dionne's presentation. Southwest Michigan Reads, formerly Van Buren Reads, has hosted visiting authors since 2014, with a brief hiatus in 2020 and 2021. Previous authors in the series include Steve Luxenberg, Loreen Niewenhuis, Kelly Fordon, Wade Rouse, William Kent Krueger, and Raymond Benson. Copies of Dionne's books are available at each of the sponsoring libraries: Dowagiac District Library, Hartford Public Library, Lawton Public Library, Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library, Paw Paw District Library, South Haven Memorial Library, Van Buren District Library, and Watervliet District Library. The Friends of the Lawrence Library and the Friends of the Van Buren District Library have provided additional support for the event. For more information about Southwest Michigan Reads, look for the event page on Facebook or contact the nearest supporting library.