Alabaster River News Today

Award-winning novelist Kent Krueger has written 23 books, including 19 in the popular Cork O’Conner mystery series. On Saturday, Krueger comes to Charleston for the West Virginia Book Festival. He spoke to Bill Lynch about his books, writing and his latest standalone novel, The River We Remember.

Discussing "The River We Remember," new novel. Free, but ticket required (livestream also available).

Isthmus Picks for Sept. 18-21 includes the opening of a new exhibit remembering Wisconsin artist Truman Lowe; a book talk on ‌Sing a Black Girl’s Song, collecting unpublished work by the late Ntozake Shange.

William Kent Kruger's novel, "The River We Remember," is a work of art

  In August, 25 readers won an advance copy of THE RIVER WE REMEMBER by William Kent Krueger, which is now available and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. We asked them to read the book and let us know their thoughts on it. We are happy to their comments with you here. Many thanks to all who took the time to give us such wonderful feedback.

On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota, gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circ...

These are our picks for the must-read historical fiction titles hitting shelves this Fall, with stories for every kind of reader.

Come on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at noon in the Cumberland Room at the Library as the Cumberland County Playhouse performs some of Elvis Presley’s songs from their present production of

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Garden District Book Shop invites you to meet New York Times bestselling author William Kent Kreuger on Sept. 27. Krueger

On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota, gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circ...