Minnesota author William Kent Krueger has written 19 books that star his primary protagonist, private investigator Cork O'Connor. But just as central to his writing is the landscape of Northern Minnesota. It's more than just a setting. It's a character. 'I write profoundly out of a sense of place,' Krueger told MPR News host Kerri Miller at a special spring Talking Volumes earlier this month. 'When I used to teach writing, I taught place as character. Place is one of the most important and versatile characters in any story.

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