The Viking Way
Terje Birkedal reviews renowned archaeologist Neil Price’s new book, The Viking Way, a heady text but rich with content.
Category: Books
A trio of Vikings and a loveable Valkyrie
Illustrator Adam Auerbach of Brooklyn is an award-winning artist and children’s book author with a penchant for Vikings and valkyries.
Summer reading picks
As is the tradition at The Norwegian American, our staff offers summer reading picks to get you reading, thinking, and wondering this summer.
Summer completes Knausgaard’s seasonal quartet
Christine Foster Meloni reviews the fourth and final installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s series of seasonal essays with Summer—just in time for the season.
Jon Fosse’s The Other Name: Septology I–II
Brooklyn-based writer and filmmaker Leif Larson reviews Norwegian author Jon Fosse’s newest novel, The Other Name: Septology I-II.
The Rise of Little Big Norway, by John F. L. Ross
The historical and cultural forces that have shaped modern Norway are the subject of John. F. L. Ross’s compelling book, The Rise of Little Big Norway.
Spring into Spring with Knausgaard
Christine Foster Meloni of The Norwegian American reviews the third book in Karl Ove Knausgaard’s seasonal quartet.
Give me five
Christine Foster Meloni of The Norwegian American presents her five favorite Norwegian crime authosrs for the 2020 Easter edition.
Påskekrim picks
Three crime fiction and film fanatics—Prof. Andrew Nestingen, Andy Meyer, and Lori Ann Reinhall—share their 2020 påskekrim picks.
Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon
Book review Andy Meyer The Norwegian American Before even opening Michael Engelhard’s 2017 book, Ice Bear, the reader knows they’re in for an adventure. The large-format book, published by University of Washington Press, is...
