Scandinavian Readers
Scandinavian Readers meet monthly to discuss a book of the month. The topic is usually Scandinavian fiction or nonfiction that has been translated into English, but other books are occasionally selected. The Readers group meets on the 3rd Monday morning of every month. If interested in Scandinavian books you're welcome to join us at any of our meetings. We welcome anyone with an interest in Scandinavian literature. Please contact Liv Ramstad at ramstad.liv@gmail.com for the location and time of the meeting.
This month we will meet at the Forest Park Library, 655 Waycross Rd, 45240
WHEN - Monday April 15th, 2024
BOOK - The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck, pub. 1943
"In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors."
For those who cannot attend in person, you can join our discussion with Zoom. For additional information, contact Liv Ramstad at ramstad.liv@gmal.com.
April 2024: The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck
February 2024: Children of Ash & Elm by Neil Price
September 2023: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
April 2023: Scientist E. O. Wilson and Life in Nature by Richard Rhodes
February 2023: Gone Viking by Helen Russell
December 2022: Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
November 2022: The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow
October 2022: If you lived here I'd know your name by Heather Lende
August 2022: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: A novella by Fredrik Backman
July 2022: Short stories from the Danish book The Trouble With Happiness, and other stories, by Tove Ditlevsen
June, 2022: Mirror Shoulder Signal, a Novel by Dorthe Nors (Danish) (at Wilmington library)
May 2022: Hotel Silence by Audur Olafsdottir (Icelandic)
April 2022: Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
March 2022: The Sound of Language by Amulya Mallodi
February 2022: The Accidental Further Adventures of a 100 year old man by Jonas Jonasson (Swedish)
December 2021: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas.
(The Hallmark movie based on this book is titled Christmas with Holly.)
November 2021: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
October 2021: Swedes Hollow by Ola Larsmo.
September 2021: The Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon.
August 2021: The Story of More by Hope Jahren; Praise to the natural world and encouragement for others to follow, with consideration of climate change, by the esteemed author of the March 2021 book selection.
July 2021: A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson, a murder mystery; Publisher states: Told in an unusual three-part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them?
May 2021: Anxious People, a novel by Swedish author Fredrick Backman; Publisher Simon & Schuster says: Anxious People is an ingeniously constructed story about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious times.
April 2021: What Linnaeus Saw is a scientist's Quest to Name Every Living Thing by Karen Magnuson Beil, a biography of Carl Linnaeus
March 2021: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, an American of Norwegian descent is a scientist's memoir and expression of praise to the natural world. A geochemist and geobiologist, Professor Jahren now teaches and has established the Jahren Lab at the University of Oslo in Norway.
February 2021: Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford, historical fiction. This is not a Scandinavian book. It takes place in London, 1924, and involves the beginning years of the BBC.
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