Reviews
Curated and edited by Darcy Hurford
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Nora, eller brinn Oslo brinn
A love triangle between three people and three Scandinavian capitals is the subject of Johanna Frid's debut novel.
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Ett kilo socker
Journalist Helena Trus writes about her grandmother’s experiences during the Holocaust – a reflection on the trauma of persecution and war through the generations.
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Gul utanpå
Patrik Lundberg's riveting memoir is a meditation on belonging, exclusion, and the longing for community, connection, and culture.
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White Monkey
In this poetry collection Adrian Perera addresses structural racism and hegemonic whiteness, combining the power of poetry with the realism of a narrative.
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Mai betyder vatten
Kayo Mpoyi's debut novel is the story of family trauma and its impact through the ages, as seen through the eyes of Adi, a six-year-old diplomat’s daughter from Zaire.
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Norra Latin
A haunted school, a mystery from the past and two classmates a world apart, in this acclaimed novel from Sara B. Elfgren
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Orbánistan. Rädsla och avsky i det illiberala Ungern
Investigative journalism at this level of intelligence and personal engagement is always more worthwhile than most other sources of ‘news’.
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Pärlfiskaren
The first in a new fantasy quartet by award-winning Finland-Swedish author Karin Erlandsson.
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Mannen i skogen
This biography by Jens Liljestrand places the author Vilhelm Moberg in his historical and cultural context and demonstrates the ways in which he was often determinedly and independently at odds with his times.
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Nordisk fauna
Andrea Lundgren explores the borderlands of the human and natural worlds to create a northern magical realism with a dark, earthy undertow.
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Nuckan
‘To reclaim the word “spinster” is not in any way dangerous, destructive or pitiable – quite the reverse. […] All I am doing when I call myself a spinster is acknowledging my own story.
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Vi kommer snart hem igen
A graphic novel for young adults by Jessica Bab Bonde and Peter Bergting tells the stories of six survivors of the Holocaust. 'This book is arguably more necessary and urgent now than at any time in recent years.'
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Geniet från Breslau
Boy meets girl at a dance school. Boy becomes a prominent scientist, girl becomes one of the first women to gain a doctorate in chemistry. Who is the genius from Breslau in Lena Einhorn's latest novel?
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Huset med de två tornen
Impersonating a French journalist in order to meet the Rolling Stones, amorous interludes with older girls, and the endless search for jeans – even if cobbled together from heavy-duty sailcloth – these were all part of Maciej’s teenage years behind the Iron Curtain.
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Tjuren från Solna
In his sixth novel Gunnar Ardelius returns to key issues facing young Swedes in the modern world.
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Breven från Maresi
With Maresi Red Mantle Maria Turtschaninoff confirms her status as an internationally renowned author of fantasy.

















