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The Petoskey News: Harbor Springs Festival of the Book announces One Bay, One Book Community Reads

by Diane Hoban | Apr 7, 2021 | News: Grants

The Harbor Springs Festival of the Book recently announced the inaugural One Bay, One Book Community Reads program.

The program will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 on Zoom. The community is invited to gather together, virtually, for the One Bay, One Book program featuring 2018 festival presenter and National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson, as he discusses “The Removed.” The novel is a story steeped in Cherokee myths and history, a novel about a fractured family reckoning with the tragic death of their son long ago…

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