Authors Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Margo Lanagan, Linda Sue

Park, Tim Wynne-Jones, Editor Arthur Levine and Actor Colin Farrell to

Appear at Borders Columbus Circle Store

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ --
 
     Who:   Eoin Colfer is the author of the best-selling Artemis Fowl series.
            Roddy Doyle won the Booker Prize for "Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha."
            Deborah Ellis received a Jane Addams Children's Book Award special
            commendation for her Breadwinner trilogy. Margo Lanagan received a
            Printz Honor for her collection "Black Juice." Linda Sue Park won
            the Newbery Medal for "A Single Shard." Tim Wynne-Jones has twice
            won the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction.
 
            These are six of the 10 best-selling, award-winning authors who
            have come together to write the collaborative novel "Click" to
            benefit Amnesty International. Each chapter is written by a
            different author and each part of the story frames photo-journalist
            George "Gee" Keane's incredible life through a different lens
            spanning settings across the globe and time periods past and
            future. "Click" was edited by Arthur Levine, editorial director of
            Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
 
     What:  Panel with "Click" authors Colfer, Doyle, Ellis, Lanagan, Park and
            Wynne-Jones moderated by Levine and special guest, actor, Colin
            Farrell, in support of his work with Amnesty International.
 
            Colfer, Doyle, Ellis, Lanagan, Park and Wynne-Jones sign copies of
            "Click."
 
     When:  Monday, Oct. 22 at 12 p.m.
 
     Where: Borders
            Time Warner Center
            10 Columbus Circle
            New York, NY 10019
            (212) 823-9775
 
     Why:   This unique signing and panel discussion brings together today's
            brightest authors and popular actor, Farrell, for a special, one-
            time only event exclusively at the Borders Columbus Circle store.
            Fans have this one opportunity to personally meet these authors and
            participate in this exceptional discussion.
 
     Media
     Contact: Media interested in attending this event should register with
              Daryl Mattson at (212) 823-9774 or at
              dmattso1@bordersgroupinc.com. Space is limited and reservations
              are required.
 
              Media interested in interviewing Colfer, Doyle, Ellis, Lanagan,
              Park, Wynne-Jones, Levine or Farrell for this event only should
              contact Tracy van Straaten, vice president of publicity,
              Scholastic Inc. at (212) 389-3782 or at
              TvanStraaten@Scholastic.com.
     About Borders Group, Inc.
     Borders, Inc. is a subsidiary of Borders Group. Headquartered in Ann
 Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group is a $4.1 billion global retailer of books,
 music and movies with more than 1,100 stores and 30,000 employees
 worldwide. More information on the company is available at
 www.bordersgroupinc.com.
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SOURCE Borders, Inc.

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