Club Book spring lineup includes William Kent Krueger, Laura Lippman and Peter Geye

Club Book, the Metropolitan Library Service Agency's free lecture series that brings notable writers to libraries outside of the two downtowns, has announced its winter/spring season. Visiting writers include a Man Booker finalist, a beloved local memoirist, a best-selling mystery writer and an Oprah author. Here's the lineup:

• Omar El Akkad: 7 p.m. Feb. 13, St. Anthony Park Library, 2245 Como Av., St. Paul. His debut novel, "American War," offers a dystopian view of a future marked by climate change and war.

• Peter Geye: 7 p.m. Feb. 26, Rum River Library, 4201 6th Av., Anoka. Minneapolis writer Geye is the Minnesota Book Award-winning writer of three novels set on Minnesota's North Shore.

• William Kent Krueger: 6:30 p.m. March 1, Carver County Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd., Chanhassen. The best-selling author of the Cork O'Connor mysteries, Krueger is also the winner of five Minnesota Book Awards.

• Laura Lippman: 7 p.m. March 14, Thomas County Park, Dakota Lodge, 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul. The author of the Tess Monaghan series of mysteries, Lippman consistently makes the New York Times best-seller list.

• Ariel Lawhon: 6:30 p.m. April 16, Hennepin County Library, 830 Winnetka Av. N., Golden Valley. Lawhon's historical novels include "The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress," and "Flight of Dreams."

• Anita Shreve: 6:30 p.m. April 19, R.H. Stafford Library, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury. Shreve is the author of nearly two dozen books, including "The Pilot's Wife," which was an Oprah Book and a national bestseller.

• Patricia Hampl: 7 p.m. May 3, Scott County Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Av. SE., Prior Lake. St. Paul writer Hampl is a nationally known memoirist, the author of "A Romantic Education," "The Florist's Daughter," and her new memoir, "The Art of a Wasted Day." Hampl is a three-time Minnesota Book Award winner and a professor at the University of Minnesota.

• Emily Fridlund: 7 p.m. May 7, Ramsey County Library, 2180 Hamline Av. N., Roseville. Edina native Fridlund is the author of a story collection, "Catapult," winner of the Mary McCarthy Award, and a novel, "History of Wolves," a finalist for the Man Booker Prize.

• Samantha Irby: 7 p.m. May 9, Hennepin County Library, 8500 W. Broadway Av., Brooklyn Park. The comedian and memoirist is the author of the popular blog, "Bitches Gotta Eat." Her essay collection, "Meaty," was a best-seller--and is being reiussed this year--as was her latest book, "We Are Never Meeting in Real Life."

Laurie Hertzel • 612-673-7302

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