Our keynote speaker, William Kent Krueger, is an acclaimed American novelist best known for his New York Times best-selling Cork O’Connor mystery series set in northern Minnesota. He has also written 5 stand-alone novels, including his award-winning Ordinary Grace and This Tender Land, which spent six months on the bestseller list. His newest book, God’s Country, will be published in August.

Traci Lambrecht is a bestselling American mystery and thriller novelist who writes under the pseudonym P. J. Tracy. For over a decade, she wrote the award-winning Monkeewrench series with her mother, PJ. After her mother’s death, she continued to work solo on this series and also expanded into the Margaret Nolan detective series. Her most recent book is The Deepest Cut.

We welcome Lorna Landvik back as our talented master of ceremonies. She is a bestselling American novelist, actress, and comedian. Ms. Landvik became a national bestseller with her character-driven books like Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons and Oh My Stars. The most recent of her thirteen novels is Last Circle of Love.