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William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger
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William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of twelve previous Cork O’Connor novels, including Northwest Angle and Trickster’s Point, as well as the novel Ordinary Grace. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Visit his website... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Life owes me nothing, no matter how hard I work. Whatever good comes to me in the end is simply a gift and a blessing.
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My life in 8 words: "Family. Reflection. Writing. Discipline. And always the dream."
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Atria Book Club Bites will be released on June 04, 2013 in eBook
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The William Kent Krueger Collection #2 will be released on July 16, 2013 in eBook
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Tamarack County will be released on August 20, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
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William Kent Krueger will be at HOWARD STREET BOOKS,115 E. Howard Street,Hibbing on 05/18 See details
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William Kent Krueger will be at THE VILLAGE BOOKSTORE,201 NW 4th Street, #105,Grand Rapids on 05/18 See details
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William Kent Krueger will be at MONTICELLO PUBLIC LIBRARY,200 W. 6th Street,Monticello on 05/16 See details
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Trickster's Point will be released on May 07, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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Trickster's Point is now available in Trade Paperback
May 07, 2013
Ordinary Grace will be released on March 26, 2013 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
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Ordinary Grace is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 26, 2013
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Life owes me nothing, no matter how hard I work. Whatever good comes to me in the end is simply a gift and a blessing. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Gus McCrae, the wonderfully flawed and philosophic former Texas Ranger in Larry McMurtry's fine epic Lonesome Dove. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Forest ranger. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. I suppose anywhere that's warm and where there's a white beach that runs along a blue sea. In Minnesota in winter, that always sounds lovely. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. It well might be Abraham Lincoln. And I'd advise him to skip the play at Ford's Theatre. Learn more about William Kent Krueger

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The Olympian, May 13, 2013
...I Love Most” by Jacqueline Winspear 2. “The Ophelia Cut” by John Lescroart 3. “Trickster’s Point” by William Kent Krueger 4. “A Still Life” by Louise Penny 5. “Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach” by Colin Cotterill ...
Pine And Lakes News, May 8, 2013
...Author William Kent Krueger will sign copies of his book “Ordinary Grace” from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Turtle Town Books & Gifts in Nisswa. If you would...
Huffington Post, May 6, 2013
...authors were David Baldacci, Stephen Cannell, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Steve Hamilton, Greg Iles, Dean Koontz, William Kent Krueger, James Patterson, Paul Wilson, and Stuart Woods. My dad had a relatively specific method for keeping...
Denver Post, April 28, 2013
...t Go, by Lisa Scottoline, $27.99 3. Benediction, by Kent Haruf, $25.95 4. Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger, $24.99 5. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, $27.99 6. The Dinner, by Herman Koch, $24 7. The Art Forger, by B. A. Shapiro, $23.95...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19, 2013
...by Marek Krajewski. "Life After Life: A Novel," by Jill McCorkle. "Ordinary Grace: A Novel," by William Kent Krueger. "What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved," by John Mullan. "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," by Maria Semple. by...
Globe and Mail, April 19, 2013
...of the idea and meaning of the grace of God. In the hands of anyone less talented than William Kent Krueger, it could turn into a schmaltzy mess, but Krueger never lets an excess word destroy the structure. The setting is New Bremen, Minn., in the golden...
Paris Star, April 17, 2013
...never forgotten them and they are both learning that you can never outrun your fate. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger is a coming of age tale which is told from the perspective that forty years gives Frank Drum. In 1961 Minnesota, thirteen...
The Olympian, May 13, 2013
...I Love Most” by Jacqueline Winspear 2. “The Ophelia Cut” by John Lescroart 3. “Trickster’s Point” by William Kent Krueger 4. “A Still Life” by Louise Penny 5. “Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach” by Colin Cotterill ...
Maryland Gazette, May 12, 2013
...Communications. Education: Bachelor's of fine arts in journalism from Southern Methodist University. Currently reading: "Ordinary Grace" by William Kent Krueger. By SHANTEÉ WOODARDS swoodards@capgaznews.com CapitalGazette.com | 0 comments ...
Pine And Lakes News, May 8, 2013
...Author William Kent Krueger will sign copies of his book “Ordinary Grace” from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Turtle Town Books & Gifts in Nisswa. If you would...
Lacombe Globe, May 7, 2013
...children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register by May 7. The book of the week is William Kent Krueger’s novel Ordinary Grace. This is not part of his regular series but rather stands on its own. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would...
Huffington Post, May 6, 2013
...authors were David Baldacci, Stephen Cannell, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Steve Hamilton, Greg Iles, Dean Koontz, William Kent Krueger, James Patterson, Paul Wilson, and Stuart Woods. My dad had a relatively specific method for keeping...
Pine And Lakes News, May 1, 2013
...and at the end of the book we feel as though we are saying goodbye to treasured friends. William Kent Krueger has written such a book in “Ordinary Grace.” It is 1961 in the small Minnesota town of New Bremen. Frank Drum, then 13, narrates the...
California Democrat, May 1, 2013
...F. McManus “Power Trip” by Jackie Collins “The Road to Cardinal Valley” by Earlene Fowler “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger “Death of Yesterday” by M.C. Beaton “Leaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs novel” by...