Author: Bruce Weir Benidt
Born: 1950
Bio: "Bruce Benidt, a former journalist and college teacher, is currently a communications coach. He is the author of The Library Book, The Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library, and the novel Cross Over the River, Lives of Stonewall Jackson. Born in Washington, D.C., and a longtime Minnesotan, he now lives in the Tampa Bay area." - publisher (2016)