by LYS editorial team | 2021, Mar, Fri | Nordic Noir
Before Netflix and TV screens took over, reading was the purest form of entertainment. Now, even many of us bookworms have fallen out of the habit of reading. Why bother, when there’s a movie on almost all the classics ever written? But all the subtle details, the...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Mar, Thu | Nordic Noir
Imagine you are a writer, and parallel to drafting your book — a crime novel — you are blogging under the name of the main character. Not to trick anyone, just for the fun of it and to explore your fictional character’s feelings and experiences. One day, you publish a...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Mar, Tue | This Land is No Stranger
In the best classic noir novels, firearms can rise to the level of main characters. Given the restrictive laws in many Nordic countries, Scandinavian mystery writers tend to be a little less gun-happy than their American counterparts. Still, it sometimes seems that...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Mar, Mon | This Land is No Stranger
Sarah Hollister co-wrote the crime novel This Land is no Stranger together with New York-based Gil Reavill. In this interview, she tells us where she found the inspiration for their Nordic Noir novel and how the idea evolved over time An interview by the LYS editorial...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Feb, Sun | Nordic Noir
Rarely does the world experience something as devastating as the recent global pandemic. Pandemic’s adverse effects on health and emotions were equitable as they affected everyone around the globe without discrimination. While you can adopt healthy habits to become...
