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CHICAGO—Fantasy book lovers won’t want to miss out on hearing Guy Gavriel Kay, author of 2011 Reading List Fantasy winner “Under Heaven,” speak at the 2011 Literary Tastes Breakfast—a book lover’s dream event that is a part of the Reference and User Services Association’s activities at the 2011 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans.

“Under Heaven” was named the 2011 Reading List’s top Fantasy title. The list is selected by a committee of members of Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES), a special interest section of RUSA that serves collection development and readers’ advisory librarians within 91´«Ã½. “Under Heaven” follows the story of Shen Tai who, haunted by the ghosts of fallen warriors, is forced into the political machinations of the Emperor’s court when he receives a rare and valuable gift. Lyrical language and complex characterization draw readers into this elaborately unfolding epic set in a fantasy world that richly re-imagines 8th century Tang Dynasty China.

The breakfast, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, June 26, features authors from RUSA’s 2011 literary book award selections, including the for outstanding fiction, non-fiction and poetry; for the best genre fiction of the year and the for achievement in Jewish literature. Authors read from their work and discuss their creative process while attendees enjoy a scrumptious breakfast. A book sale and signing follows the event. In addition to Kay, other authors participating in this year’s event will be announced throughout the spring at the , and . Registration for the breakfast and conference is now available at .

The breakfast is a ticketed event sponsored by and is one of many CODES events at the Annual Conference. Conference participants can add the breakfast to their registration by locating it on the list of ticketed events in the (event code RUS2) located at . Those not attending the conference are invited to purchase tickets for the breakfast only by selecting “Preconferences and Ticketed Events Only” as their registration type, then selecting the Literary Tastes Breakfast from the event list.

Breakfast tickets start at $50 for RUSA members, who receive the best price on this and other RUSA events throughout the conference. Join 91´«Ã½ and RUSA or add 91´«Ã½ and RUSA to your membership by calling the 91´«Ã½ membership team at 1-(800)-545-2433, option 5.

The Reference and User Services Association, a division of the 91´«Ã½, represents librarians and library staff in the fields of reference, specialized reference, collection development, readers’ advisory and resource sharing. RUSA is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need. Learn more at .