Monday, August 17, 2009

Julie Kramer to visit Library

A winner of this year's Minnesota Book Awards will speak and sign books at the Ortonville Public Library Saturday, September 19 from 1 - 3 p.m. Julie Kramer, author of "Stalking Susan" and "Missing Mark", grew up on a corn and cattle farm on the Minnesota-Iowa state line. Kramer, a career television news producer, used to run WCCO-TV's award-winning I-Team. Now she does freelance network news producing.
In "Missing Mark", a TV reporter answers a want ad reading "Wedding Dress For Sale: Never Worn" and is pulled into a dangerous missing person case. People Magazine recently gave "Missing Mark" a big rave.
In "Stalking Susan", a television reporter discovers a serial killer targeting women named Susan. "Stalking Susan" won the Minnesota Book Award for genre fiction and Best First Mystery at the RT Reviewers Choice Awards. It was a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award and is also a nominee for Best First Novel in two other mystery competitions, the Anthony and the Barry Awards.
Kramer will talk further about her path to publication and writing process, as well as how the news media operations. Copies of both books will be available for purchase at the event.
This program is supported by the Minensota Book Awards through grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in conjunction with State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, and the Minnesota Library Foundation.
Lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Ortonville Public Library.

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