<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">MFAers-- check out the Events and News for Susan Straight and Akashic's new noir releases -- and also Michael Jayme on the event bestseller list!<div><br></div><div>R<br><div><br><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div><br></div><div>--- On <b>Thu, 3/4/10, Skylight Books <i><<a href="mailto:info@skylightbooks.com">info@skylightbooks.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><br>From: Skylight Books <<a href="mailto:info@skylightbooks.com">info@skylightbooks.com</a>><br>Subject: March News from Skylight Books<br>To: <a href="mailto:gailarose@yahoo.com">gailarose@yahoo.com</a><br>Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:21 AM<br><br><div id="yiv1337098941"><div id="rootDiv" align="center"><table style="MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #bac5d1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#bac5d1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle"><table style="WIDTH: 600px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="600" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1px; PADDING-LEFT: 1px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #6c8591" align="left" bgcolor="#6c8591"><table style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="left" width="100%" colspan="2"><table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK31" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" align="middle"><img height="60" alt="website logo collage" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/726.jpg" width="745" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.726"></td></tr></tbody></table><table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK2" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d6dce4" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" bgcolor="#d6dce4" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="middle"><p align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#cc0000">Skylight Books Newsletter</font></b></span>
</p><div align="center"><b><font color="#cc0000">Los Angeles / March 2010 </font><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT4F-mUltfq5AlrB1oLqats1U4CNVdr5TQlje6LZWTykPc__fhC_LRxJRcsO6GneauOGbjMOus_mIZV1iYthdu-StPZt7aR5nEpt9dxV4tp2JQ==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><font color="#cc0000">www.skylightbooks.com</font></a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"><table style="WIDTH: 160px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="160" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle" width="100%"><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: #6c8591 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #6c8591 1px solid; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #6c8591 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #6c8591 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffcc" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #d6dce4; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #5c788c" valign="top" align="middle" bgcolor="#5c788c"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #d6dce4; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#d6dce4" size="2"><b>In This Issue - Events and News</b> </font></td></tr><tr><td align="middle"><b><a style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" href="http://us.mc824.mail.yahoo.com/mc/welcome?.partner=sbc&.gx=0&.tm=1269413369&.rand=9lr4v0k8ggfj9#LETTER.BLOCK9" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5c788c" size="1">Write Girl Teens Read from "Silhouette"</font></a></b> </td></tr><tr><td align="middle"><b><a style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" href="http://us.mc824.mail.yahoo.com/mc/welcome?.partner=sbc&.gx=0&.tm=1269413369&.rand=9lr4v0k8ggfj9#LETTER.BLOCK10" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5c788c" size="1">CalArts MFA Students</font></a></b> </td></tr><tr><td align="middle"><b><a style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" href="http://us.mc824.mail.yahoo.com/mc/welcome?.partner=sbc&.gx=0&.tm=1269413369&.rand=9lr4v0k8ggfj9#LETTER.BLOCK11" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5c788c" size="1">Robert S. 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<div><div><font color="#000000">These are just a few of the events we are selling books at this month</font></div><u><strong>Tues, March 2 at 7:30pm</strong></u></div><div><div><font color="#5c788c">Writers<br>Bloc Presents<br><div><div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; color: rgb(92, 120, 140); font-family: Verdana; ">best selling author/NY Times columnist <strong>JUDITH WARNER</strong> in conversation with columnist <strong>CAITLIN FLANAGAN<u> </u></strong></div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; color: rgb(92, 120, 140); font-family: Verdana; ">$20. In Beverly Hills; for info/reservations: www.writersblocpresents<br>com </div></font></div><font color="#5c788c">
<div> </div><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #990000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><u>Fri, March 5 at 7:30pm</u></span></b></div></font></div><font color="#5c788c"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Zocalo Public Square presents author </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">JOHN A. RICH discussing The Psychological Wounds of Urban Violence</span></div></font></font></div><font color="#990000" size="2"><font color="#5c788c">
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<div align="left"><strong><font color="#990000" size="2"><u>Mon, March 15 at 7:30pm</u></font></strong></div><div align="left"><font size="2">Zocalo Public Square presents</font></div><div align="left"><font size="2"><strong>TED CONOVER</strong> discussing How Roads Shape Our Lives at The Actors Gang in Culver City.
<div>Info/reservations:</div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><u><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT42na05ECimW07LSBw4Ud9ikzv88vmV8jWSs6V19WCvC2U2kmkR2Q_M-uLuktPA4HGs-Vobk0s75u0FNSPhemNayhCIrfN4QJ6LTlTTg6ekBvHrnC0HJzRu" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>www.zocalopublicsquare.org</em></strong></a></u></span></div><div> </div></font><div> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #990000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><u><strong>Thurs, March 18 at 6:45pm</strong></u></span></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Los Feliz Library presents its</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Architecture and Beyond series: </span></font><span style="COLOR: #5c788c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
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Boyle<br></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">4. <a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5cy11OX6YmiowwjiLFrQfs1BLLgVe5bban4Eiqe1p6JiZbPKYJu-GKeQLGDu4jMiEHHbWZSWeM5Qv3B1_fY-34HO26RcEYrDYq-tAE3DkNtN1OWlG6IWxZOtT29aUOFc6TxOqh5IlxEw==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</a> by Stieg Larsson<br>5. <a style="COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT4VsPg2_pRx7HvyPyZ-oZOfO5qh9ElI9G4c6otxwE88Fv7Q9up0p5RpvP2TDBOMSHQO8H8KTFWykZHiiHxhrBT3MB_8GS1Gv8jqICPD_jjKThy7FLYcZcBtmqB0PcC2YYxmrsMNRHaxkA==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</a> by Lewis Carroll<br>6. <a style="COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT7h9pcGE-By4w7-wqmoKRepNC8U3PbuEg3nblmVnTlQG8fY8WnabZ3NImALFb18b_4Y_KW3sC8dtz79p2k09TDVn2SBJNPr8rVxbrG-QMci7EHa2Il3uUxpaHOLUiEHmpnvVkf1kIoisg==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Then We Came to the End</a> by Joshua Ferris<br>7. <a style="COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT49S6WPvpmA8ivQm8G3bU54AQj-GLw5kGR7I26bvjDp1b2tkrtPEUkQk4KgTqBGv5lBq78TvuKg6rVWNm5scNmpz7gtVq0Mytfcka5CojY29SUevm8qC7MzBpFdHm-gVOXtoAJrcvAiPg==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">A People's History of the United States</a> by Howard Zinn<br></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">8. <a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT6v5q-LVQgdhGxTbUB25JwNaGYqGXdvT0RSVJkfeCik_t6J4Zsz9W9jCecckmzGAZBA1Q4i5fNrrItRFEkX4DSrl0lzDNCDXtFre0RpB4ubP_idohjDXRVul5sg1qd3QuKS_0wIEHhY-A==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Let the Great World Spin</a> by Colum McCann<br>9. <a style="COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5JSWlEiKv6jCvv6ujtrly7Dah_ruOuvnGvo_JU7d2rn9ljU1WfmK3tlJXlmI6YFdIf3z6PBfRMQyx-mDgVzPDvz9QSFv-lH1bdnizoKj23EZz9pBrHNKJIGXTA-n2tZSOhPRwrQeIfYw==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Point Omega</a> by Don DeLillo<br>10. <a style="COLOR: blue; 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<div> </div><div><strong><font color="#990000" size="3"><u>We're on TV</u></font></strong></div><div>With the goal of reaching new customers in these challenging times, Skylight Books has just created a TV Commercial!! It's part of a test market program Time Warner Cable is doing with a number of small businesses. The commercial itself was created by young filmmaker and 'friend of the store', <strong>Jamieson Fry</strong> and his crack production team<strong>,</strong> and it will air (starting this month) on numerous cable channels in the Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, East L.A. and Hollywood Hills areas. As this is a new adventure for us, I'd love to hear if you see it and any feedback you can give us. We'll also put it on our website sometime this month so everyone can see it. </div><div> </div><div><font color="#990000" size="3"><strong><u>Save the Library!</u></strong></font></div><div>While we understand the City of L.A. is in a financial crisis and has to make a number of cuts, you may not realize the extent of the massive cuts planned for our local library system, which will lead to many fewer hours and services, and the likely closing of some branches. For more information, and suggestions about what you can do: </div><div><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5xeFFos2V6aHwgyWWQ9nwwLjDFFEslQpE5_Avy5mBHIkn03NowKG1EJMAQJlEedeEmEK7TKc2pyUCMSxBgg0YTo7ZSbc70dytl-neoBlryqKDqXCs3fTPt" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><strong>http://www.savethelibrary.org/</strong></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><font color="#990000"><u>Have you visited IMIX bookstore in Eagle Rock recently?</u></font></strong> </div><div>It's a unique, small neighborhood bookstore that can use a little extra hand right now. Imix carries contemporary works of fiction and non-fiction from all over the Americas, bi-lingual children's books, special learning tools - as well as one-of-a-kind 'chucherias' from LA artists/artisans. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5q9EjmeaPCK_BSbzfAqyNBzt_vop8VfxkcCSPcCa_9PslFJYvf-Eov-cXaDaKEs-BY7NP_ydqdwJOyGfo5N1TYfUsq-4x_QLhCS7VSsRbVIQ==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">www.imixbooks.com</a></div></font></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr><tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="top" align="left" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK9">
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<div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><img height="113" alt="lfvbid holiday festival" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/478.jpg" width="230" align="left" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.478">Teen girls from the Write Girl program will read from <em>Silhouette</em>, the new anthology of their work!<br></span></div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">WriteGirl is a creative writing and mentoring non-profit for teen girls. Hear the authors read their original works. From tumultuous relationships to accordions to Hindu mythology, <em>Silhouette</em> covers a wide range of themes and genres, all told through the unique voices and perspectives of this diverse group. Join us. Get inspired!</span> </div><strong><font size="4"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b>ROBERT S. LEVINSON</b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><img height="259" alt="Robert S. Levinson" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/780.jpg" width="150" align="right" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.780"></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.</span></font></span><br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica,
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<div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">A launch party for the latest book from Los Angeles crime fiction author Robert Levinson. </span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">The cover art of this new book is a detail from an oil painting by James Strombotne, whose work hangs in major museums and private collections. The author and artist will be signing "limited edition" reproductions of the cover suitable for framing, with complimentary copies offered to the first 12 who attend and purchase the book at the event. </span></div><a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5FEv3cF8fH_eZY5NXOTnE62G0Jyt9dzU1q5v7DOokdcB9sd0VG8XcTM_fFE-Y0kIJoPvqSE28WfS7SkysYpUOBxM0jAVAa95StyBc38Bo7Ej_EsPK2dEtcpKIl9wob-YjmnVC7lTmyZDn74JzhEF4m5iQksplm8lbICRsWFZm7cQ==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">more info...</a><br></font></td></tr></tbody></table></a><a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK12">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b>LISA LUTZ<br></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.<br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Spellmans Strike Again </span>(Simon & Schuster)<br></span></font></span>
<div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><em><img height="261" alt="Lisa Lutz" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/781.jpg" width="200" align="left" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.781">New York Times</em>-bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Lisa Lutz will be here to read from and sign her fourth and final installment in the uproarious and kooky Spellmans mystery series. </span></div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">Lisa Lutz is the author of <em>The Spellman Files,</em> <em>Curse of the Spellmans<span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><em>, and </em></span></em><em>Revenge of the Spellmans. </em>Although she attended UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, the University of Leeds in England, and San Francisco State University, she still does not have a bachelor's degree. Lisa spent most of the 1990s hopping through a string of low-paying odd jobs while writing and rewriting the screenplay <em>Plan B, </em>a mob comedy. After the film was made in 2000, she vowed
she would never write another screenplay. A motion picture adaptation of <em>The Spellman Files</em> is in development with Paramount Pictures.<span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br><br></span></span><a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT68rQxDIn6g7Ii7zLVv9JjucycD62zEiR8VtNdliHcxfwW6vdTm0LPkHKcKwUYc_P9l6SyBfYOQb6OXAKhtwThPfYe_EezYfVpsQz8n0x12CbiKKhLYNH2ibbMsfJny-dUvACzJtAPrMUDkwB2k7sf5x_FkA4PyXxsFmrNkzbZAUrrtvy28YyduFV7SkPKCEz8=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">more info...</a><br></font></td></tr></tbody></table></a><a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK24">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b>DC PIERSON<br></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, March 20 at 5:00 p.m.<br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To </span>(Simon & Schuster)</span></font></span><br><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><img height="240" alt="D C Pierson" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/792.jpg" width="240" align="right" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.792">A launch party for the debut novel from DC Pierson, about the typical high school experience: the homework, the awkwardness, and the mutant creatures from another galaxy.<br></span></div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">DC Pierson was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ. He graduated from NYU's Dramatic Writing Department in 2007 with a degree in writing for television. His comedy group DERRICK made a feature film called "Mystery Team." He publishes short stories and unsolicited opinions on his website, <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT4NyaaCPHIFyhSYL-qgUcDGLfh7WrXzE65BfeITO-df55C8Pk42BhV_GO3zzTX8DioAjG26v8VPKRa9UQ3ojszlMZMMWte6ObLR4mxrM68OBw==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">dcpierson.com</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">.</span> This is his first novel.</span> </div><a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT6oi6YGijcH8YpXc6ULCh4JN9I4TQU1n2h2SVHgFTR5DLDdSxKOlgg5GzsOyULp2CmsaNG4vmOECU1dEsbS_8WpRlQWJw5WRcIJgO4ynev8l_RIFBuV0aeDGb4deNK4yfD9gdCZ0KDJgohmMm2skYhFFbdfNPHS_4RHKPubU5adroSxhWQafQibqFNScieeS_6A1RAq_vW5jw==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">more info...</a><br></font></td></tr></tbody></table></a><a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK13">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b>ROBBIE CONAL<br></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sunday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m.<br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Not Your Typical Political Animal </span>(Art Attack Press)<br><br></span></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img height="270" alt="Robbie Conal" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/782.jpg" width="208" align="left" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.782"></span></font></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">Political artist Robbie Conal will be here to present <em>Not Your Typical Political Animal</em>, a humorous and soulful collection of 20 years worth of writings, drawings, and paintings featuring his political animal muses.<br><br>Robbie Conal <span style="FONT-SIZE: small">has gained national prominence as the country's premiere street poster artist. Conal's work has been featured on <em>CBS This Morning</em>, <em>Charlie Rose</em>, and in <em>Time</em>, <em>Newsweek</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, <em>Vanity Fair</em>, <em>People Magazine</em>, <em>Interview</em>, and scores of daily newspapers around the country. His books include <em>Art Attack: The Midnight Politics of a Guerrilla Poster Artist</em> (HarperCollins, 1992), <em>Artburn </em>(Akashic Books, 2003), and <em>Not Your Typical Political
Animal</em> (Art Attack Press, 2010). He continues to teach drawing, work on new posters and paintings, and live in Los Angeles with his wife and their two cats, Smilla and Bodhi.</span><br></span>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b>JEFF GARLIN<br></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m.<br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World </span>(Simon Spotlight)<br></span></font></span><span>
<div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><img height="345" alt="Jeff Garlin" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/783.jpg" width="240" align="right" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.783">Actor Jeff Garlin (<em>Curb Your Enthusiasm</em>) will be here to present his new book, </span>in which he chronicles his year-long journey to reduce both his physical footprint (losing weight) and his carbon footprint (going green) in his laugh-out-loud self-experimental memoir. </div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">Jeff <span class="il">Garlin</span> is best known for his work on <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm.</em> He also spent three seasons on NBC's <em>Mad About You</em> and has appeared on <em>Arrested Development</em>, <em>Everybody Loves Raymond</em>, <em>The Late Show with David Letterman</em>, <em>The Daily Show with John Stewart</em>, and <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">WALL-E</span>.</span> </div></span><a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT76iAoR6bHU9luDQEGe0UoYJoUJerOBiVc2L4OhBweUK7SfJD40NPI2v8hC4S6x57EWXbRYYdAqILiHUlCu03x2ylgOcOghys8ISvI3dSsclIOQB-NGOEh2gakapT2GOuEQ0wFiDTZ2JSqJVAYDQpORsfBCD7b0IYOGKUSqbMcvxAWMsSVbGAnw" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">more info...</a><br></font></td></tr></tbody></table></a><a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK15">
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<div>ROBERT S. LEVINSON, ROBERT WARD,<br>JERVEY TERVALON, and NAOMI HIRAHARA</div></font></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, March 27 at 5:00 p.m.<br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics and Orange County Noir </span>(Akashic)<br></span></font></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><img height="200" alt="Los Angeles Noir 2" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/784.jpg" width="127" align="left" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.784"><img height="200" alt="Orange County Noir" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/785.jpg" width="127" align="left" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.785">Seven wonderful mystery writers will be here to present two new entrants in the very popular Akashic Noir anthology series: <em>Los Angeles Noir 2</em> and <em>Orange County Noir</em>. Editors Denise Hamilton and Gary Phillips and contributors Susan Straight, Robert S. Levinson, Robert Ward, Jervey Tervalon, and Naomi Hirahara will read from their work.</span><br><br></span><a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5I8PO1kQeISPYexsm-LAufjoTK0UapSk2v-GpCEDINyreol5_iAJ9Sn6WqdtOAIRwu4UmYjJGLuakrnV8_DcashXma396sxrcePGpSdxXZ6UyRj4JMQv0m7GRaX5tcFCP7O1L87PwdycUnUc2pGhW4akHXucffvgse9KaTI2_Xyb5Xb5pUOqp-RwChtYfxEXVHUZx9zBH4MPu4pu0-OK97KYKfLlYkJMA=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">more info...</a><br></font></td></tr></tbody></table></a><a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK17">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b>MOLLY WIZENBERG<br></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m.<br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table </span>(Simon & Schuster)<br></span></font></span><span><br><img height="292" alt="Molly Wizenberg" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/786.jpg" width="200" align="right" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.786">Creator of the popular and award-winning food blog <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT6tAwq3dj3EKg6RQUDYXJZ8lYJ2hlqPEXzruv1arrIXblnCuJrDDJor4ZpoQYkR21m_9qYZ_Sn0U-uYVCcBbJy17pszQXgsR3R9K1HvuIVjZmjEKixBr3fy" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Orangette</a>, Molly Wizenberg will be here to discuss her new book, <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A Homemade Life</span>.<br><br>"Molly Wizenberg writes with wit, style, and heart. Her delicious recipes are a special gift to every reader -- and home cook." --Barbara Fairchild, Editor-in-Chief, <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Bon Appetit Magazine</span><br><br>Molly Wizenberg is a freelance food writer and the creator of Orangette. She writes the monthly column "Cooking Life" in <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Bon Appetit</span>, and her writing has also been featured in <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Modern Bride</span>, <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Town & Country</span>, and on NPR.org. She has degrees
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b>ARTHUR PHILLIPS<br></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,51,153); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="COLOR: rgb(92,120,140)" size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m.<br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Song Is You </span>(Random House)<br></span></font></span><span>
<div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small"><img height="305" alt="Arthur Phillips" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/787.jpg" width="240" align="right" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.787">We're thrilled to have Arthur Phillips here to read from and sign the new-in-paperback novel <em>The Song Is You</em>, one of our <a title="Staff Favorites" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5yR_B-n8R6ZrFrv4qtlIpVEol3XxDDTlXUS2t6tiAKQPvZahNdErbaBC6UjWcXoeT48MI4XDWHxQLs61tpAYwfhpRXsyl3UeYTNlVbWy9X8NRkBdVWJEPt-r5ErDefk5IN0iGTrOJW4O5vpf413lpVhfsJjCNrV9XOhRlhPW-IjlTDdqNH7xKJLPqSrTCsbEY=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Staff Favorites</a> from 2009! </span></div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">"One of the best writers in America." -<em>-Washington Post Book World<br><br></em>"Enthralling . . . brilliant . . . triumphant." --Publishers Weekly, starred review </span></div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: small">Arthur Phillips is the internationally bestselling author of <em>The Song is You</em>, <em>The Egyptologist</em>, and <em>Prague</em>, which was a <em>New York Times</em> Notable Book and winner of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. He lives in New York with his wife and two sons. </span></div></span><a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT5oms3IpvJ0vkOEZdlGlbzniyr38IB_UL_SlqpHui2XxRwWo0XVW_37A6T5giIdeEGzbU-lw7KC7o30d0TXBmjN_PfCV3H_QzAzU_aR-fg9L9aIQAYCUmkUdrauSsTr99QcFKDVdL3YyYllt-S3tiFjSg4w-hf0WLFagMue61N8XA==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">more info...</a><br></font></td></tr></tbody></table></a><a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK20">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="5"><b><font size="4"><font size="5"><font size="4">BOOK GROUPS:</font><br>GRAPHIC NOVELS<br></font></font></b></font></div></font></td><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #990000" align="left" width="1%" background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" bgcolor="#990000"></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2">
<div> <br>Most book groups (at least the ones registered with our store) read prose novels. And most of the books recommended in this space are same. But we thought we'd change it up this time, and encourage all you book clubbers to try out a graphic novel this month. We've chosen three that are acclaimed, staff-endorsed, and full of things to discuss at your meeting. Here are three picks:<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br></span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br></span></span><a style="COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT7qpkKIIoAYMdQKTZ7VgC5sW4HxdKqZ99VTkOjJdb81H8k_wA20bvLp77fSvzVMjK1r_GmdVDOT5fxt9XlLhPBcnQyWgEdzJZQxhH0LK8GW-VdREk_ZEUeK46ew2mqCZf2WGdACDttC4w==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><img height="119" alt="Logicomix" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/788.jpg" width="85" align="left" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.788">Logicomix</a> written by Apostolos Doxindis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna</span><br>A particularly "thinky" selection. <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Logicomix</span> is about the spiritual odyssey of Bertrand Russell and his quest for mathematical truth. "Reading <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Logicomix</span> is like stumbling upon the best college class you never expected and settling down for enlightenment." --<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Boston Globe<br><br></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT6rAmo4AUqH1zK_l7Y4cmj9BH9zTEL-oicvcsYfGtkU5lTORfBMqdj4E9WsQEGXKILJgM9TCslDA5U3jGLQsr0cXX65ZPq-oArF_2sci368att4gIP4v02Xz5Sb2dNwXIm8jqNihGfKMw==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><img height="119" alt="Fun Home" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/789.jpg" width="79" align="right" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.789"></a><a style="COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT6rAmo4AUqH1zK_l7Y4cmj9BH9zTEL-oicvcsYfGtkU5lTORfBMqdj4E9WsQEGXKILJgM9TCslDA5U3jGLQsr0cXX65ZPq-oArF_2sci368att4gIP4v02Xz5Sb2dNwXIm8jqNihGfKMw==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Fun Home</a> by Alison Bechdel</span><br>In this graphic memoir, the author examines her relationship with her distant and exacting father. "A masterpiece about two people who live in the same house but different worlds, and their mysterious debts to each other." --<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Time</span>, Ten Best Books of 2006<br><br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT7w2LDhlqDFDWkU8If3HZcUQ8BAQgHPtp6dZ2XVtVy1r-ImFc5pImatWNAuNbhpc_M_kAbrTngB1n5DXShPMbQxQQCpH9igl2i2X_ntIJg2Ewl_OtK7qGb9NTrN3C4YBXrUhpZX2gQwxA==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><img height="119" alt="Asterios Polyp" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs009/1100617963533/img/790.jpg" width="90" align="left" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.790"></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a style="COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT7w2LDhlqDFDWkU8If3HZcUQ8BAQgHPtp6dZ2XVtVy1r-ImFc5pImatWNAuNbhpc_M_kAbrTngB1n5DXShPMbQxQQCpH9igl2i2X_ntIJg2Ewl_OtK7qGb9NTrN3C4YBXrUhpZX2gQwxA==" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">Asterios Polyp</a> by David Mazzucchelli</span><br>Recently nominated for a 2009 <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Los Angeles Times</span> Book Award, this gorgeously drawn book is
the story of an architect who leaves New York City for a small town in the heartland. "It's a remarkable, bravura achievement--funny, harrowing and thought-provoking." --<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">San Francisco Chronicle</span><br><br>If you have a book group but you're not registered with the store, remember that book groups that do register get 15% off their pick each month. E-mail Emily at <a href="http://us.mc824.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=emily@skylightbooks.com" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:emily@skylightbooks.com">emily@skylightbooks.com</a> now to find out how to register your book group! You can check out our registered book groups <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103106787187&s=1179&e=001YBW0-hpqpT7zqInpF8qnrVqWHDdn1s2DCEKi1ChaNMNGnkaVVibKQ3BOAjMALXZysCUfjsB9MA7u6vFiMJNlIxWDHMr16JVP-0d3hm3EjDbhTYtpqhL2rrWgO2FPY91MvnZD32xNytU=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</div></font></td></tr></tbody></table><table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK17" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2">
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