{"id":31049,"date":"2023-11-08T14:44:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=31049"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:51:17","slug":"bobcat-reads-author-talk-this-tender-land-by-william-kent-krueger","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/bobcat-reads-author-talk-this-tender-land-by-william-kent-krueger\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Talk: William Kent Krueger of This Tender Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/10\/this-tender-land.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/10\/this-tender-land.webp 336w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/10\/this-tender-land-193x300.webp 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you would like to participate but find the cost of the book prohibitive, please email us at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you know?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We are entering our third year of the <span style=\"font-family: var(--fontSansSerif)\">Bobcat Reads alumni book club!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong><em>300 alumni<\/em><\/strong> have already signed up to participate in the Bobcat Reads alumni book club!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alumni participants span 41 different majors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alumni of all 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