Want to See NYT Bestselling Author William Kent Krueger? A Few Priority Tickets Remain for Friday, Oct. 10

New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger may live in Minnesota, but he is certainly beloved in and around Forsyth County. The author of NYT bestsellers “Ordinary Grace,” “This Tender Land” and “The River We Remember” as well as an award-winning mystery series, will lead a pair of sold-out Forsyth Reads Together events Oct. 9 and 10.

While a free standby line will be available for each talk, there are still about 15-20 priority seats available for Friday, Oct. 10. Those pre-order tickets are $30.75, which includes a copy of Krueger’s new release, “Apostle’s Cove,” priority seating and a photo with the author. Tickets are available here, while they last.

Both events will be hosted by Forsyth County Public Library, in partnership with Bookmiser and Arts On The Creek.

On Thursday, Oct. 9, Krueger will be in conversation with Patti Callahan Henry, author of 18 novels, including her most recent NYT bestseller, “The Story She Left Behind.” A standby line will be available for the sold-out 6 p.m. event at Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming.

Krueger’s Friday, Oct. 10, appearance will be from noon-2 p.m., also at Sharon Forks Library. Of the two events, a few priority tickets remain for just this one.

With 26 works and more than 1.5 million books sold, he will be discussing “Apostle’s Cove,” his newest Cork O'Connor title. The series, which follows a half-Irish, half-Ojibwe sheriff turned private investigator in Minnesota, is being adapted for television by the production company behind the “Outlander” series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Go to forsythpl.org for details about both events.

Forsyth County Public Library offers author events year-round, including the Forsyth Reads Together and Forsyth Writes Together programs, providing numerous opportunities to meet and interact with acclaimed authors.

Since 1998, Bookmiser has hosted author appearances across the greater Atlanta metro area as well at its bookstore at 3822 Roswell Road, Marietta. Bookmiser’s co-hosted events have featured, among many others, Fredrik Backman, Brad Thor, Ann Patchett, Delia Owens and Charles Frazier. For more Bookmiser details, go to bookmiser.net.

Arts On The Creek founded the Johns Creek Literary Fair in 2022, with headliners including Rick Bragg, Kristin Harmel and this year’s keynote speaker, Karen White, appearing Nov. 15. For more information about AOTC, go to artsonthecreek.org. For details about this year's Johns Creek Literary Fair, click here.