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Newfoundland novelist, short story writer, and playwright Michelle Butler Hallett鈥攁s part of the Winter鈥檚 Tales Authors鈥� Reading Series鈥攚ill give a public reading in on Tuesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. at 69传媒in Main Building鈥檚 Dawson Lounge, Room 520. Butler-Hallett has said that the 鈥渕ystery of suffering鈥� compels her to create rich and powerful fiction. Her new novel is set in England in 1593, and focuses on Christopher Marlowe, the greatest English playwright of his era and a major influence on Shakespeare. The novel explores faith, duty, love, and politics, and the difficult choices which Marlowe and all of us face. The reading is sponsored by the 69传媒Faculty of Arts and The Canada Council for the Arts. Refreshments will be provided and a reception and book signing by the author will follow.