Monica Drake will read from her debut novel, Clown Girl.

Throughout our more than 1,300 stores around the world, Borders is finding new ways to help our customers create richer and more satisfying lives through knowledge and entertainment and to connect with the books, music and movies that help shape and define us all.

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, Borders Group, Inc., is a publicly held Fortune 500 company with annual sales of $4 billion. Our stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BGP. Borders Group operates over 487 Borders superstores in the U.S.; 61 Borders stores outside the U.S., located primarily in the U.K. and the Pacific Rim; 30 Books etc. stores throughout Great Britain; and over 650 stores in the Waldenbooks Specialty Retail segment. Borders Group has also acquired London-based Paperchase Products Limited, a retailer of stationery, cards and gifts with over 100 locations. Teamed with Amazon.com, the company also offers online shopping through www.borders.com.

More than 34,000 employees worldwide engage our customers with a rich shopping experience and provide them with the books, music, movies, and other entertainment items they love in a relaxing, enjoyable atmosphere. We are a company committed to our people, to diversity, to our customers, and to our communities.