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The Book Case

William Kent Krueger Takes Us To Minnesota

The Book Case

ABC News

Fiction, Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.1766 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

We don't want to pigeon hole William Kent Krueger as a mystery writer. He writes terrific mysteries that will keep you guessing, sure, but what will keep you coming back is his talent! His sweeping descriptions of Minnesota landscapes, his unforgettable characters and his roots in cultural anthropology will keep you coming back. His new novel, The River We Remember, is a terrific "who done it" that beautifully weaves in themes of PTSD, the cultures of tribal bands in Minnesota, and the joys and perils of small town living. Our bookstore this week is Page 158 in Wake Forest, NC. Why is that their name? Tune in and find out! Books mentioned in this week's podcast: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger The devil’s bed by William Kent Krueger Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger Copper River by William Kent Krueger Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger Red Knife: A Cork O’Connor Mystery by William Kent Krueger Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger Destination Mountain by William Kent Krueger Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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slash setup well hello there and welcome to the podcast I. I'm Kate Gibson, don't you know?

0:40.8

I do know. As a matter of fact, since you're my daughter, I'm Charlie Gibson, and this is the bookcase.

0:47.2

Kate doing her Fargo accent. I don't know. I'm from everywhere. That was like a combination of like

0:52.1

Finn, Fargo, Scotland. There was some

0:55.5

Ireland in there. I don't know. I covered it all. My apologies to my adopted homeland of Minnesota.

1:01.6

Let's do a whole podcast that way. You do you do it in Midwest. This is somewhat appropriate

1:07.3

because our author today is William Kent Kruger, a very prolific author,

1:12.4

who is very much a Midwest author, I think, Kate.

1:15.8

Yes, I live in Minnesota, for those of you that don't know, and he is a Minnesota writer,

1:20.3

and I worked in a Minnesota bookstore for a long time, and every time there was a new

1:24.2

William Kent Krueger book, people from Minnesota would line up. And they were very passionate about him.

1:29.4

I hadn't really realized he had such an incredible national appeal until I worked at that bookstore.

1:33.9

His books are just wonderful.

1:35.3

Every time a new book of his came out, that's a common occurrence.

1:39.3

Yes, it is.

1:39.8

He's an extraordinarily prolific author.

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