Saturday, November 15, 2008

"How I Wrote a Minnesota Book Award Book"

On Thursday evening, November 13, sixty people filled the Northfield Public Library meeting room to listen to Minnesota mystery writer William Kent Krueger at a program titled "How I Wrote a Minnesota Book Award Book." Krueger, who has won four Minnesota Book Awards, and has been a finalist for eight awards, captivated the audience with his stories of how he began writing the Cork O'Connor series, and where he sees his writing going in his next two books. Many people asked questions and Krueger gave entertaining and thought provoking answers. Thank you to River City Books for selling copies of his books at the event. The program was supported by the Minnesota Book Awards through grants from the Department of Education - State Library Services and the Minnesota Library Association Foundation.