by LYS editorial team | 2021, Feb, Tue | Svensk kultur, Svenska som andraspråk
Jag har en trendspaning. Många arbetsplatser gone digital organiserar fredagsfika online, med eller utan kaffebröd men inte sällan med en lek eller tävling för att hålla samtalet igång och arbetsmoralen uppe. Och här går det visst trender. Det är inte helt omöjligt...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Feb, Thu | This Land is No Stranger, Veronika Brand
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...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Feb, Thu | Nordic Noir
The new year, 2021, brings with it an array of exciting and sensational crime fictions. A portion of what is in stock for the year to come includes: proceedings with a brilliant retro of ladies composing spy fiction, another flood of Nordic noirs, some Swedish...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Feb, Tue | 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...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Jan, Fri | 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...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Jan, Tue | 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...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Jan, Tue | 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...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Jan, Mon | 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...
by LYS editorial team | 2021, Jan, Mon | This Land is No Stranger
The writing is done, the book is published, the sales are coming in… and so to the questions about the story and the process. Hindsight is a hard task master but one that we bow down to even when we know we’ve done a great job. By Gil Reavill, co-author of This Land...
by LYS editorial team | 2020, Dec, Mon | Make Sweden your Home, Uncategorized, Swedish language
The Swedish language (just like all languages) has its peculiarities. Social media has become a great place for memes that share the funny, obscure, and downright nonsensical. But who makes these memes and how accurate are they? And what do they teach us about Swedish...
