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Last October, we gave 100+ book groups the chance to win a copy of THE PRESERVATIONIST and have author Justin Kramon personally visit their group's discussion. We heard from many of you that the book was great and Justin was an absolute delight. Here, Justin shares his experience group-hopping across the country; it seems he enjoyed you as much as you enjoyed him, even if no attempts at kidnapping were made! Make sure to scroll all the way down to see some photos from Justin's travels. And click here to check out reader Valerie Giambona's blog post about Justin's visit to her book group.

Justin Kramon

Justin Kramon is the author of the novels FINNY (Random House, 2010) and THE PRESERVATIONIST (Pegasus, 2013). A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has published stories in Glimmer TrainStory QuarterlyBoulevardFenceTriQuarterlyAlaska Quarterly Review, and others. He has received honors from the Michener-Copernicus Society of America, BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, the Hawthornden International Writers' Fellowship, and the Bogliasco Foundation.

Ed Cress

Ed Cress is a Long Island based Renaissance Nerd with a  a bachelors degree from SUNY Purchase in Drama studies. In addition to four and a half years studying the French language and a semester of studying the Italian language, he also extensively studied the performing arts. For the past five years Ed has been working as a theatre teacher, consultant and performer in various schools on Long Island and Brooklyn. Currently he is a major contributor, editor, podcast personality and blogger for www.ragnerdrok.com.

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