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LANSING - New York Times best-selling author Cookie Johnson is coming to Lansing as part of the Capital Area District Libraries' annual spring author series.

Twenty-five years after basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson shocked the world by revealing his HIV-positive status, Cookie talks about their marriage and the emotional journey that has lasted nearly four decades in her book "Believing in Magic."

WLNS anchor Sheri Jones will moderate the event on May 25 at the Library of Michigan.

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Admission is free, but seating is limited, so registration is required.

Register by calling 367-6312 or at their website.

The same series will bring two authors to different library branches in April.

Inspirational author Lynn Austin has won eight Christy Awards, Christian fiction award, more than any other author. She will be at the CADL Holt-Delhi branch on April 29.

Austin's latest title, "Waves of Mercy," tells the true story of the Dutch immigrants who settled the town of Holland, Michigan in 1846.

Her book Hidden Places, was made into a Hallmark Channel movie.

Seating is on a first come basis.

Author and addictions therapist Terrence Shulman, author of Hoarding Disorder and Treatment Options (Adults), will be at the CADL Haslett branch on April 29.

Shulman is the founder of the Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending and Hoarding in Southfield, He is the author of several books and has counseled thousands of people with compulsive addictive issues.

Contact Vickki Dozier at (517) 267-1342 orvdozier@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @vickkiD.

CADL Spring Author Series

Lynn Austin, 2 p.m. April 29 at CADL Holt-Delhi branch, 2078 N. Aurelius Road, Holt

Terrence Shulman, 2 p.m. April 29 at CADL Haslett branch,1590 Franklin St., Haslett

Cookie Johnson, 7 p.m. May 25 at Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo St.

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