Explore the profound societal narratives of Scandinavia’s Sámi people in Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius a gripping masterpiece. In what is often seen as the model example of societal structure, it surprises many to find that Scandinavia is still coming to … Continue reading Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius | Nordic Watchlist Book Review
While in the UK many families will be joining the easter bunny to head off on an Easter Egg hunt, in Norway you are more likely to find folk settling down for a good murder. Before you cancel your Easter … Continue reading Discover the Tradition of Påskekrim: Exploring Easter Crime in Norway
There’s often a lull in new book releases in the New Year after the frenetic round of releases to capture the Christmas sales, but 2024 has already seen announcements of several new books that look like being ‘must reads’ on … Continue reading 8 new Nordic novels to look out for in 2024
English translations of Nordic Noir books have continued to be big best sellers in 2023, as readers’ appetite outside of Scandinavia shows no sign of abating. New writers, as well as new books in long-running series, all hit the market … Continue reading Top 10 Best Nordic Books 2023
We’ve been a little quiet on the book front of late as our chief literary content creator Marc counts down the days to his now rapidly approaching November wedding. However, don’t fear, here are four of his recent highly recommended … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist selects some perfect autumn reads!
Described as the “The undisputed queen of Icelandic Noir”, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is the multi-award-winning author of the fantastic Thora Gudmundsóttir series, the brilliant Freyja & Huldar series, and a superb collection of standalones. Her latest book, ‘The Fallout’, again translated … Continue reading Award-winning Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir talks about the Icelandic Noir book festival and her latest novel ‘The Fallout’
Lina Bengtsdotter is an award-winning Swedish author, probably best known for her Charlie Lager series. Nordic Watchlist were able to speak to her shortly after the third and final book in the series, ‘For The Lost’ was released. Read on … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist speaks to award-winning Swedish author Lina Bengtsdotter
Nordic Watchlist’s Marc Harries interviews Norwegian author Silje Ulstein about her debut novel, Reptile Memoirs which is available now. Reptile Memoirs Synopsis: Liv has a lot of secrets. Late one night, in the aftermath of a party in the apartment … Continue reading “I became intrigued by the similarities and differences between humans and snakes” Norwegian author Silje Ulstein discusses her new novel Reptile Memoirs
Here at Nordic Watchlist, at least to date, we’ve focussed our book reviews on some of the outstanding works of fiction coming out of the Nordic region. This time around our Nordic book specialist Marc Harries turns his attention to … Continue reading Top 5 Nordic Non-Fiction Must Reads
April was admittedly a little quiet on the Nordic front – there were no TV shows released in the UK and only a handful of films – but that didn’t stop us from discovering some top picks to share with … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist’s Picks of the Month: April 2022