Author Kent Krueger Visits Land of ROCORI

This Thursday evening, April 30th, 2009, author William Kent Krueger will be the guest of the Cold Spring Friends of the Library.  At 6:30 pm, Krueger will conduct a short reading and discussion of his award winning books at Peace Lutheran Church in Cold Spring. (across from Cold Spring Brewery Distribution Center) 

Tickets are $5.00 with all proceeds going to the Cold Spring Library Expansion Fund.

Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities.  After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at free-lance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota.  He currently makes his living as a full-time author.  He’s been married for over 30 years to a marvelous woman who is an attorney.  With his wife and two children, he makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves.

Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota.  His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe.  His work has received a number of awards including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize.  The eighth book in his series, Red Knife, was released in September 2008.  He does all his creative writing in booth #4 at the renowned St. Clair Broiler in St. Paul.

Red Knife has been nominated for the Minnesota Book Award. The awards ceremony will be held on April 25.

The results of the contest are in! Two winners will receive an advance copy of Red Knife. Were you stumped? Find the answer to the contest question.

Publishers Weekly called Red Knife "outstanding... Simply and elegantly told, this sad story of loyalty and honor, corruption and hatred, hauntingly carves utterly convincing characters, both red and white, into the consciousness."

Kent's previous books, including Thunder Bay, are all available in paperback.

DigElog ROCORI will have an exclusive interview with author Kent Krueger later this week along with highlights of his evening program @ Peace Lutheran Church in Cold Spring.