- Publisher Level: $775 – includes a pre-lecture with the author, the four lectures and luncheons, and premium seating. A few seats available, no two seats together are available. Email Marlene at the address listed below for more information.
- Editor Level: SOLD OUT!
- General Level: $550 – includes the four lectures and luncheons, located in the back of the room.
- Lecture Only Level: SOLD OUT!
- Must be a current member of the Friends of the Library to attend the Nick Linn Lecture Series.
- For more information, call the office at 239-262-8135 or email Marlene at mhaywood@collier-friends.org.
- We try our best to accommodate table requests but cannot guarantee table seating.
- No refunds.
2025 Lecture Series
Kate Quinn
Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with New York Times bestsellers The Alice Network and The Huntress.
In the summer of 2017, Reese Witherspoon selected The Alice Network for her book club, and it was also selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Month, a GoodReads Best Books of the Month, and an NPR Best Book of the Year. The Huntress has earned similar accolades, and was recognized as a February Library Reads pick, a March Indie Next Pick, and one of Marie Claire’s Best Women’s Fiction Books of the Year. The Rose Code, was published in March 2021. Her latest novel, The Diamond Eye, was released in March 2022.
William Kent Krueger
William Kent Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers.
Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019, and spent nearly six months in the top ten of the New York Times bestseller list. His most recent novel, The River We Remember, was published in September 2023 and an instant New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and International Bestseller.
Jamie Ford
Jamie Ford is the great-grandson of Nevada mining pioneer, Min Chung, who emigrated from Kaiping, China to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name “Ford,” thus confusing countless generations. His debut, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. His second book, Songs of Willow Frost, was also a national bestseller. His work has been translated into 35 languages. (He’s still holding out for Klingon, because that’s when you know you’ve made it). His latest novel, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy, was released in August 2022.
Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner, a #1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist, began her career in food service, but after catching her hair on fire numerous times, she took the hint and focused on writing instead. A self-described research junkie, she has transformed her interest in police procedure and criminal minds into a streak of internationally acclaimed novels, published across 30 countries. Her novel, The Neighbor, won Best Hardcover Novel from the International Thriller Writers. She has also been honored for her work with animal rescue and at-risk children. An avid hiker, gardener and cribbage player, Lisa lives with her family in New England.
Venue
Tickets
Includes: four luncheons and four lectures, premium seating in front, pre-lecture
Editor Series – $650
SOLD OUT!
General Series – $550
Includes: four luncheons and four lectures, seating in the back of the room
Pre-Lecture Reception: 11:15 am
Luncheon & Raffle: 12:00 pm
Author Lecture: 1:00 pm
Book Signing: 1:50 pm
Contact Information
Nick Linn Lecture Series Gallery
