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From: "Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [E]" HE 200 nih. gov> To: "Emily Libresco" HB opivotalventures.org> Cc: "Courtney Wade" pivotalventures.org>, HE 0 «21 esfoundation.org" )gatesfoundation.org>, "Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E]" od.nih.gov> Subject: RE: NIH Director hoping to bring you and your book to NIH Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:49:19 -0500 Importance: Normal Hi Emily, Thanks for reaching back out. We can be pretty flexible here. Here are responses to the queries you posed: . How much flexibility do you have in the programming? We'd be working with a pretty tight time frame. I noticed that you listed the lunch as optional. Would the meet/greet/book-signing time also be negotiable, if we were able to make this work? Do authors ever pre-sign books for Big Read participants instead? Yes, lunch is optional, as is the meet/greet/book-signing. We have had authors do pre-signing in the past, and we could arrange a private pre-signing session if that works best with Melinda's schedule. . How many people typically attend your book talks? And what's the typical book buy size? We are anticipating a full house in Masur Auditorium which accommodates 480 people. Typically the books sales are in the 100-150 range, but our bookstore is projecting to sell at least 200 copies of Melinda's book. . Would 6/23 in the afternoon work for timing? I know you mentioned you have some flexi 23 in the afternoon would work great! Best, Francis From: Emily Libresco [j@pivotalventures.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 5:23 PM To: Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [E] HE od. nih.gov> Cc: Courtney Wade pivotalventures.org>; n/t gatesfoundation.org; Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E] mee Subject: RE: NIH Director hoping to bring you and your book to NIH Hi Francis, Thanks again for this kind invitation and thorough proposal. We have a few follow-up questions: « How much flexibility do you have in the programming? We'd be working with a pretty tight time frame. I noticed that you listed the lunch as optional. Would the meet/greet/book-signing time also be negotiable, if we were able to make this work? Do authors ever pre-sign books for Big Read participants instead? « How many people typically attend your book talks? And what's the typical book buy size? « Would 6/23 in the afternoon work for timing? I know you mentioned you have some flexibility. Thanks in advance for your thoughts on these questions. All the best, Emily