A long-read article – settle in. The proliferation of Nordic Noir in the last two decades was made possible by earlier Scandinavian authors who paved the way with bold and challenging stories set against the everyday realities of life, death, and everything in...
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...
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...
The unwieldy antlers, the mystical presence, the traditional Nordic companion. It could only be a moose. Or a reindeer. Unravelling the truth about both creatures is an exercise in mythical and actual history, pop culture, and lived experience which often reveals an...
Gil Reavill co-wrote the crime novel This Land is no Stranger together with Stockholm-based Sarah Hollister. What is it like, publishing a book with a small Swedish publishing house, compared to similar experiences in the US? An interview by the LYS editorial team How...
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...
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