Here’s a great way to add a new dimension to your book discussion group. We select a
list of books (mostly fiction, and a couple of good mysteries) that feature Northwoods
and Minnesota authors and illustrators. Meet with your own group for your group’s
current pick, then join with others to discuss the Books in the Woods selections as you
wish. Afternoon presentations (in various formats — these can be readings, presentations, or panels) feature the authors who will be joining us for the weekend. Previously featured authors include William Kent Krueger, Chuck Logan, Faith Sullivan, Mary Logue, Deborah Woodworth, Jim Northrup, Kelly Dupre, Joan Drury, Erin Hart, Ellen Hart, Shannon Olson, Sarah Stonich, Will Weaver, Lorna Landvik, and KJ Erickson.

We are pleased to once again be co-sponsoring this special weekend with our friends, Joci Tilsen and Jim Bour, from The Valley Bookseller in historic Stillwater, Minnesota.

We are delighted to announce that BRIAN FREEMAN will be one of our featured authors at the upcoming Books in the Woods.
Brian Freeman is the author of psychological suspense novels featuring detectives Jonathan Stride and Serena Dial. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 17 languages and have appeared as Main Selections in the Literary Guild and the Book of the Month Club. His debut thriller, IMMORAL, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar®, Dagger, Anthony, and Barry Awards. His second novel, STRIPPED, was named among the top 10 mysteries of 2006 by a leading American reviewer.

His latest book, STALKED, will be available in February, 2008 – just in time for Books in the Woods!

We are equally delighted to announce that our other featured author is Mary Relindes Ellis. Her first novel, The Turtle Warrior, won the Wisconsin Library's Association's 2005 Banta Award for Literary Achievement, was a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Awards, was an Official Pulpwood Queens Book Club Selection, made Amazon.com's top 25 fictions picks of 2004, and was a BookSense Pick. Her fiction has appeared in Glimmer Train, The Wisconsin Academy Review, The Bellingham Review, and in the anthologies, Uncommon Waters: Women Write About Fishing, Gifts From the Wild, and Bless Me Father: Stories of a Catholic Childhood. She currently lives in Iowa City, Iowa where she is a graduate student in the Iowa Writers Program and where she teaches fiction writing.

Download the Books in the Woods 2008 Brochure (PDF)

We look forward to seeing you at our Ninth Annual Books in the Woods – make your reservations now, as we will be filling up again this year.