<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all, </div><div><br></div><div>Happy Friday! We're almost to the long weekend. </div><div><br></div><div>I just wanted to give a final plug for our <b>forthcoming event with Distinguished Professor and Pulitzer-finalist Lalai Lalami</b>, who I'll be in conversation with about her new book, The Dream Hotel, next <b>Tuesday, February 17th, 5.30-7pm in the Special Collections Reading Room</b> (located on the fourth floor of the Rivera Library). </div><div><br></div><div>There'll be the opportunity to purchase the book and have Laila sign copies, too, after our conversation. </div><div><br></div><div>Do <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-laila-lalami-tickets-1980726541405?aff=oddtdtcreator">sign up here</a> if you haven't already, and please share widely! It should be a fantastic event. </div><div><br></div><div>Have a fun and/or restful weekend! </div><div><br></div><div>Warmth and light, </div><div><br></div><div>Phoenix </div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><b>Dr. Phoenix Alexander (he/him/his)</b></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><i>Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy </i></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt">University of California, Riverside</span></p><div style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)">P.O. Box 5900 | Rivera Library, Room 406c</div><div style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Riverside, CA 92517-5900</div><div style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Department Website: <span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://scua.ucr.edu/" title="https://scua.ucr.edu/" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://scua.ucr.edu/</a></span></div></div></div></div>