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Publishing Poe at Piratz: Tales from the Creative Crypt

Childrens Books editor Jennifer Emmett, writer Karen Lange and graphic designer Marty Ittner present the working process behind "Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe."

Kids will take part in an interactive demonstration on to redesign the cover using fonts, images and colors in a page layout program. Afterward, there will be a costumed reading of Poe's"Tell-tale Heart" in the Piratz's decorated-for-Halloween back bar.

Tales from the Creative Crypt is part of Pyramid Atlantic's The Big Read: inspiring people across the country to pick up a good book.

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