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 Irish and Ojibwe heritage.  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.  His latest book, Northwest Angle, was a 2012 Minnesota Book Award finalist. The twelfth book in his series, Trickster’s Point, will be released this coming August.

 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.  With his wife of 39 years and his children, he makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves.  He does all his creative writing in a little St. Paul coffee shop whose identity he prefers to keep secret.

 Krueger will be talking about his life and writing, and signing books, on Tuesday, May 22^nd at 6:00 p.m. at the Thief River Falls Public Library.  This event is presented by Pioneer 90.1 Radio, in collaboration with the Thief River Falls Public Library, and is free and open to the public.

This project was funded in part or in whole with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on 11/4/08 which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota’s arts and cultural heritage.

Please mail completed applications, by May 30, 2012 to:

Northwest Regional Library
P.O. Box 593
210 LaBree Avenue North
Thief River Falls, MN  56701

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 Think about it.  You might not recognize the Irish author, Bram Stoker, but just about everyone knows his fictional character, Dracula. What did the witches toss into their cauldrons in William Shakespeare’s MacBeth?  And don’t even mention these little fur balls to a public health official unless you’re prepared for a cautionary lecture on rabies.

Agassiz Audubon Society’s Director, Heidi Hughes never gave them a thought – except at Halloween.  But she still had a healthy fear of them – even though she’d never actually seen one.  When she finally did, everything changed.  Her first close encounter with a Brazilian free-tailed bat left her captivated.  She’ll tell you why and much more when she presents a special Agassiz Audubon program about Minnesota Bats – along with tips on how to become a “bat watcher.”  She’ll help you find answers to any and all questions about Minnesota’s night-flying heroes.

Where: Greenbush Public Library
When: Tuesday, May 8, at 1:00 p.m.

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Where: Warroad Public Library
When: Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m.

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Willing to try something new – something way more efficient than a barn cat?

We’re talking about American Kestrels.  And if you have the right habitat, all you need to attract them – is a wooden nest box.

 Kestrels are smallest and most colorful falcons in North America.  About the size of a Blue Jay, this feisty predator eats about 20% of its body weight each day.  At the end of a year that’s a total of more than 20 pounds of grasshoppers, cicadas, beetles, moths, mice and small birds.

Heidi Hughes will be at the Thief River Falls Library on Monday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. with all the information on this amazing Falcons!

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est selling author Beverly Lewis will be making two stops in our area to promote her latest book The Fiddler. The first book in a new series Home to Hickory Hollow.

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