Jonas Eika and Kristin Roskifte have been awarded the Nordic Council’s book prizes for this year. Separately, Greta Thunberg declined the environment prize.
Iceland’s Uppheimar: From the Underworld to the Top of the Volcano
Operating out of a converted car dealership, Kristján Kristjánsson publishes some of the most exciting literature in Scandinavia
Unraveling the Mysteries of Nordic Publishing in Göteborg
• The Göteborg Book Fair, Scandinavia’s largest book event, starts this Friday, with Africa as the featured region, with more than 70 writers from the continent attending. • Scandinavian writers are hot all over the world and the fair’s timing just prior to Frankfurt offers a preview what’s likely to be featured from the Nordic countries at the big show. …