#the family clause

Scandinavian literature is famous for its crime novels and bleak landscapes. But looking past Stieg Laarson, what Swedish books available in English translation should you read? Please don’t assume that all Swedish literature is cold crime investigation and psychological thrillers—you should know that childhood classic Pippi Longstocking came from Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, translated by Florence Lamborn. 

I spent much of my March reading excellent Swedish literature, from emotional contemporaries to creative, thrilling speculative fiction, from Karin Tidbeck to Johannes Anyuru to Fredrik Bachman, to give you my most recent list of books in translation for Book Riot.