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from Love in Swedish by Marit Kapla
Marit Kapla marries prose poetry with investigative journalism to create poignant portrayal of the conditions of love in our time.
Translated by Linda Schenck.
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from The Flight of the Swallows by Majgull Axelsson
In Majgull Axelsson's latest novel, an aging psychologist feels a surprising affinity for an abused teenager who enters her office with a combative demeanour and an armour of foul language.
Translated by Kathy Saranpa.
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from Yani by Nora Khalil
In her August-Prize-nominated Yani, Nora Khalil tells a collective coming-of-age story about alienation and belonging among a close-knit group of friends in suburban Stockholm.
Translated by Catherine Venner.
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from A Third World by Martin Björklind
Martin Björklind's debut novel, a philosophical metropolitan thriller, reaches beyond the physical world to offer a reflection on the nature of reality.
Translated by Neil Betteridge.
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from The Purpose of Bees by Göran Bergengren
In short, captivating essays that blend personal experience with extraordinary facts, Bergengren celebrates the remarkable lives of bees and the role that they play in our world.
Translated by Fiona Graham.
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In memoriam
Eivor Martinus 1943-2023
Tom Geddes celebrates the life of Eivor Martinus, a writer, prolific translator of Swedish literature and drama, and teacher of language and literature.
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Stig Dagerman at 100
Bengt Söderhäll, Chair and Co-founder of the Stig Dagerman Society, discusses Stig Dagerman’s lasting legacy and impact, and some of the events taking place to mark his centenary.
Translated by Alex Fleming

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Natten
Sara Gordan’s The Night was received with unanimous, overwhelmingly warm praise for her unique style of novelistic autobiography that focuses on a troubled, loving parenthood.
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Det som känns förbjudet
This picture book by Annica Hedin takes an innovative approach to exploring knotty moral issues for very young children, aged 3-6 years. It begins with a question – what do we do in secret which we know is wrong, and what happens if somebody notices?
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Häng City
Luleå, northern Sweden, 1999. Summer is just beginning, and for three boys on the edge of teenagerdom, long months of freedom beckon. In Mikael Yvesand's Hang City adventure is always round the corner – and sometimes right under your nose. If you can see that far.
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En annan Edith
Best known for her poetry, Edith Södergran (1892 – 1923) also left a substantial body of photography. In Another Edith, award-winning book designer Nina Ulmaja analyses some of these photos and links them to Södergran’s biography – and her own.
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De tar allt ifrån mig
In They’re Taking Everything Away from Me, An intense YA novel set in Northern Sweden, Linda Jones describes Frida, a fifteen-year-old coming of age in a community that is falling apart.
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En bok för Ingen
Nominated for 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize, A Book For Nobody surprises and delights thanks to Isabella Nilsson’s playful approach to writing about difficult topics.

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