Oh, what a wonderful time we all had on July 30 at the South Lake Minnetonka One Book-One Community event. This was the first event of its kind for which Ordinary Grace has been chosen. The community center was filled to capacity. The audience was warm and receptive. The atmosphere was festive. I was, of course, … Read more
My novels have been translated into many languages, none of which I can read. I always wonder if meaning gets mangled in the process. I’ll probably never know for sure, but a look at what translating has done to some of my book titles might provide a clue. Here are some of my books with … Read more
We’re only a month away from the release of book number fourteen in my New York Times bestselling (I never get tired of saying that) Cork O’Connor series. It’s called Windigo Island, and I’m pretty pleased with it. Stories come from so many places—your own experience, the experiences that others relate to you, news accounts, family … Read more
In Minnesota, killing someone isn’t the worst crime you can commit. The worst crime is what we call here “getting the big head.” This means letting an honor or some publicly recognized good work make you believe that you’re better than other folks. In my own mind, this isn’t quite as bad as murder, but … Read more
I’m a writer in part because of the scary stories I used to hear around campfires when I was a Boy Scout. There was something wonderfully exciting in all the terrible possibility beyond the reach of the firelight. In my adolescence, I became a spook story junkie. Discovering Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House … Read more