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Karen Russell’s debut novel, “Swamplandia!,” was chosen by The New York Times as one of the “Ten Best Books of 2011” and was long-listed for The Orange Prize. Russell is also the author of the celebrated short story collection “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves.” Her newest novel, “Vampires in the Lemon Grove,” was published in January 2013. The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the reading.