Nesbø’s “Blood Ties” continues the Opgård brothers’ saga of control and murder in their town. The review praises Nesbø’s skill in crafting a morally complex tale exploring family and home, and notes the changing publishing landscape.
Norway’s obsession with Easter crime (påskekrim) began with a 1923 PR stunt — and now it’s a beloved holiday tradition of murder & mystery!
Liese Greensfelder’s summer farm job in Norway turned into a year-long challenge of resilience, hard work, and unexpected community bonds.
There’s something cooking on Norway Block in Minneapolis with Matfestivalen, an ekte norsk food festival featuring lutefisk and much more.
“Boreal Ornament V” by Tara Austin is a new exhibit at Vesterheim Museum that presents the traditional art of rosemaling in a modern narrative.
Christina Foster Meloni reviews Barbara Sjoholm’s In the Palace of the Snow Queen, a creative travelogue about her journey to the Far North.
Tove Andersson writes about the production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens at Norway’s national theater in Oslo starring Anne Kringsvoll.
Jerry Holt writes in Crime Corner about Philip Kerr’s last book before he died, A Quiet Flame, featuring Bernie Gunther in Nazi Germany.
Terje Birkedal writes about a mission during World War II that is covered in Frode Lindgjerdet’s book, Operation RYPE, published in 2023.
Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall writes about General Gabler’s Theatre in Seattle and its groundbreaking non-binary theater company.
Synneva Bratland writes about Norwegian Novel Naive. Super coming to life on stage with producer Kurt Engh at Norway House in Minneapolis.
A review of newly published book, The Viking Battalion, which tells the story of the Norwegian-speaking unit of the U.S. Army in World War II.
