Will Lavender will speak at the Main Library on Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m.  Will is a native of Whitley City, Kentucky. He lives in Louisville, and is a graduate of Centre College with an MFA from Bard College. His debut novel, Obedience, was a New York Times and international bestseller. His novels have been sold in 13 countries.

A former poet and short story writer, Will moved to genre fiction after finding that he loved thrillers.  Will writes “puzzle thrillers,” novels that are not quite mysteries and not quite thrillers but incorporate elements of both. His inspirations are diverse: he writes with the moody atmosphere of Stephen King, with the intellectual gamesmanship of Jeffery Deaver, and with the pacing of Michael Connelly.

Will was a college professor for six years. While teaching, he began to think about ideas such as obedience and the role of the professor in the classroom. This led to his first novel, Obedience.

Will’s latest novel, Dominance, has been more than two years in the making. Again the setting is a college, and again a group of students must race against the clock to solve a tangled mystery.  

            Free tickets for this event are available at all library locations or by email:  jaynep@warrenpl.org  WKU students will be able to swipe their ID at this event.  For more information, visit www.warrenpl.org