Actress and Singer Mandy Moore to Join 'Advice for Living's' Mel Robbins at the Borders(R) Downtown Crossing Store in Boston

Actress and Singer Mandy Moore to Join 'Advice for Living's' Mel Robbins at the Borders(R) Downtown Crossing Store in Boston

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders is excited to host recording artist, songwriter and actress Mandy Moore on the original, in-store talk series with Mel Robbins called "Advice for Living" Monday, July 16. Robbins will interview Moore before a live studio audience at Borders at the Downtown Crossing store in Boston during Robbins' weekly series beginning at 6 p.m. Following her interview, Moore will be performing songs from her new CD, "Wild Hope," and sign copies of her CD for fans beginning at 7 p.m.

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Robbins' interview with Moore will be anything but a typical celebrity interview. Robbins will focus on Moore's journey of self-discovery that led to the release of "Wild Hope," her first album containing original songs, and highlight the steps Moore took to change her life. Audience members are sure to find inspiration to reach their dreams and to change their lives like Moore.

Studio audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions of both Moore and Robbins during the interview portion. Robbins has also collected questions from her viewers through her Webcam for Moore to answer.

Robbins is a career advisor, life coach, columnist for the daily newspaper, "The Metro" in Boston, Philadelphia and New York and host on the Sirius Satellite Radio's Lime Channel. She is considered one of the top life coaches in America working as a private coach since 2001 with individuals and businesses including such Fortune 500 companies as Johnson & Johnson, AG Edwards and Bank of America. Previous episodes of "Advice for Living with Mel Robbins" at Borders include "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts and a radio listener, Liz George.

Borders has partnered with Robbins to offer its 19 million members of Borders Rewards,(R) the company's customer loyalty program, a unique opportunity to learn how to find what they want out of their life and career. Customers can watch a video of Robbins coaching two people currently stuck in their careers and helping them find their dreams at the company's Web site, www.bordersmedia.com/melrobbins.

For one-on-one life coaching with Robbins, customers can log on to www.melrobbins.gather.com.

Moore is currently staring in the movie "License to Wed" with Robin Williams and recently appeared in the film "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton. Her previous film roles include the 2005 critically acclaimed, "Saved" and "A Walk to Remember" in 2002. Moore is also a successful recording artist with her first release in 1999 "So Real," followed by "I Wanna Be with You," "Mandy Moore" and "Coverage." Her latest CD release is "Wild Hope." More information on Moore is available at www.mandymoore.com.

About Borders Group, Inc.

Borders Group, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BGP. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., the company is a $4.1 billion global retailer of books, music, movies, and gift and stationery items. Through its subsidiaries, Borders Group has more than 32,000 employees and operates over 1,200 stores. More information on Borders Group is available at www.bordersgroupinc.com.

About Mel Robbins:

A graduate of Dartmouth College and Boston College Law School, Robbins' early career included being a criminal defense attorney in Manhattan and an executive in two technology companies. She also bought, ran and sold a successful franchise business with her husband. Robbins has received extensive training, instruction and certifications on coaching, productivity techniques and public/motivational speaking. She has been coaching individuals through other organizations since 1996 and launched her own coaching company in 2001. An avid fly-fisherman, telemark skier and yoga addict, Robbins lives outside Boston with her husband and three young children. More information is available on Robbins at www.melrobbins.com.

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