St. Peter welcomed William Kent Krueger on February 10th – and he generously spent a lot of time with us. After visiting a high school class, he stopped by the college, where he spoke to a nice crowd and read a part of his new book, Red Knife. After that, on to the public library to sign books for fans and then a light supper with Bob and Kay Moline and a number of St. Peter Reads friends. Finally, he gave a great talk to a great turnout at Trinity Lutheran church about his writing process, how he got kicked out of Stanford (though he never quite got around to the details) and how his itch to write is all Hemingway’s fault. The importance of story in our lives was a theme throughout his talk.
After signing more books and chatting with readers, we finally let him head for his home in St. Paul. If you haven’t read his books yet . . . it’s not too late. There are still some wintery nights left to curl up with a good book. And then you can talk it over with others who have joined in as St. Peter Reads.
