av LYS editorial team | 2021, feb, tis | book reviews
A young English woman, Ellie, moves to Stockholm from London to live with the man she loves, Johan. A Midsummer party in the archipelago sets off a series of unexpected events, and Ellie starts doubting the motives of her boyfriend. In a new country, where she...
av LYS editorial team | 2021, jan, fre | Nordic Noir
Divorce in Nordic countries is a reality in both the real and fictional worlds. But are the divorces and divorcees depicted in Nordic Noir a true reflection of the lived reality or an imagined misery to align with the exaggerated grey and dark underbelly of Nordic...
av LYS editorial team | 2021, jan, tis | This Land is No Stranger
Does an author need to have first-hand experience of the setting for their novel? Clearly not if you write sci-fi, but how about with Nordic Noir? A totally fictionalised location is one thing, but a real place needs to be accurate so errors don’t distract from...
av LYS editorial team | 2021, jan, tis | Nordic Noir
A reader’s first foray into a specific literary genre can define their future reading enjoyment and set a benchmark for all novels that follow. The proliferation of Nordic Noir means some readers are picking up defining classics after they have been converted...
av LYS editorial team | 2021, jan, mån | Nordic Noir
An author’s persona and mystery can add layers to their work that are hard to strip away from the written words on the page. But what happens when a reader comes face to face with their literary icon? Can it inspire beautiful prose or leave a bitter taste of...
