Usually the 3rd Monday of the Month (See dates listed below)
- 7-8 pm
- via ZOOM
Interested in books that depict historical and cultural aspects of Nordic life, including a few Nordic noir crime novels? If so, you are invited to participate in our meetings. Read the book – then join in the discussion. Books are selected by our members, and upcoming books are listed below the Zoom Instruction Form.
Zoom Instruction Form – Complete and click on “Submit” to request Zoom number and password:
Information on our upcoming meetings:
Monday, June 14, 2021 – Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman – The author presents a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. These primeval stories are fashioned into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds, delves into the exploits of deities, dwarves, and giants, and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people.
Monday, July 19, 2021 – The Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg – A sexy over-the-top psychological thriller that tells the story of the scorned wife of a billionaire and her delicious plot to get her revenge and bring him to his knees. The author paints a vivid portrait of a dark and complicated anti-heroine who is both the abused and the abuser, the victim and the victimizer.
Monday, August 16, 2021 – Winter Grave by Helene Tursten – In this thrilling mystery set in rural Sweden, Detective Inspector Embla Nystrom must solve a murder case and find two missing children before the small town takes matters into their own hands. The plot is fast moving, and fans of noir will find themselves fully engaged in the puzzle the author creates in her storytelling.
Books read in the past include:
- The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
- The Quiet Girl by Peter Høeg
- My grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry by Fredrik Backman
- Eva’s Eye by Karin Fossum
- Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
- Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen
- KonTiki by Thor Heyerdahl
- Hunger by Knut Hamsen
- Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida
- Woman at 1000 Degrees by Hallgrimur Helgason
- The Devil’s Wedding Ring by Vidar Sunstøl
- Inspector Detective Huss by Helene Tursten
- The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
- The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen
- The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberhol
- A Winter Book: Selected Stories by Tove Janssen
- American by Day by Derek Miller
- The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
- An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
- Norwegian by Night by Derek Miller
- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
- Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti
- The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg
- All In by Simona Ahrnstedt
- Nikolai’s Fortune by Solveig Torvik
- The Ship in the Hill by William Sullivan
- Nemesis by Jo Nesbø
- The Half-Drowned King: A Novel by Linnea Hartsuyker
- Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck
- A Treacherous Paradise by Henning Mankell
- The Lion’s Mouth by Anne Hold
- Blackwater by Kristin Ekman
- Red Moon over White Sea by Laila Hietamies
- Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason
- Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
- Kristin Lavransdatter, Book 2 – The Wife by Sigrid Undset
- Kristin Lavransdatter, Book 1 – The Wreath by Sigrid Undset
- Lucifer’s Tears by James Thompson
- Snow Angels by James Thompson
- The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
- The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
- Miss Julie by August Strindberg
- The Shetland Bus by David Howarth
- Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie by O. E. Rolvaag
- Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
- The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
- A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
- The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
- The Indian Bride by Karin Fossum
- Song of the Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown
- Independent People by Halldór Laxness
- Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
- Pelle the Conqueror: Childhood by Martin Anderson Nexo
- My Mother Gets Married by Moa Martinson
- The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman by Nancy Marie Brown
- To Siberia by Per Petterson
- The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
- Hannah’s Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson
- Sunpath by Michael Maryk
- Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
- Unto A Good Land by Vilhelm Moberg
- The Settlers by Vilhelm Moberg
- The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
- The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen
- Royal Physician’s Visit by Per Olov Enquist
- Seal Woman by Solveig Eggerz
- God’s Mercy by Kerstin Ekman
- The Fish Can Sing by Halldór Laxness
- The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles by Roy Jacobsen
