Trigger warning for child abuse and forced cultural assimilation. None of the five Sámi in […]
The Blue Maiden, by Anna Noyes
Anna Noyes’s The Blue Maiden is a strange book, about a strange pair of sisters. […]
W., by Steve Sem-Sandberg
Trigger warnings for disturbing acts of violence against humans and animals. I’ve always been bothered […]
Folklorn, by Angela Mi Young Hur
Elsa’s family is full of broken people. And, even though she managed to get away, […]
The Wolf and the Watchman, by Niklas Natt och Dag
Trigger warning for extreme violence and sexual sadism. About two years ago, I heard someone say that they didn’t like a book […]
Mothers, by Chris Power
The short stories in Chris Power’s collection, Mothers, range across the world, from Sweden to Mexico. […]
The Dark Blue Overcoat and Other Stories from the North, edited by Sjón
The stories in The Dark Blue Overcoat are written by authors from every Scandinavian country, including […]
Clinch, by Martin Holmén
Even though I finished Martin Holmén’s Clinch (translated by Henning Koch), I’m still not sure if I […]
The Other Son, by Alexander Söderberg
The Other Son, by Alexander Söderberg, picks up a few months after the series debut, The […]