Karin Slaughter
Keynote Speaker: Karin Slaughter is the international and New York Times best-selling author of several novels, including the Grant County and Will Trent series. Most recently, she combined the two series to form a third, which includes the novels Undone, Broken and Fallen. Known for her razor sharp writing style, Ms. Slaughter’s novels have sold over 20 million copies worldwide and have been published in nearly 30 languages. Dubbed as “one of the best crime novelists in America,” Karen Slaughter, a Georgia native, attributes much of her success to libraries and is founder of the SaveTheLibraries project.