A visual snapshot of some of our favourite Scottish-Nordic books for Book Week Scotland 2017.
Enjoying our ScotBookFlood Issue and want to find out more? This specially curated Pinterest board presents some top titles from non-fiction to fiction for adults, young adults, and children for furthering your Scottish-Nordic reading.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
McSmörgåsbord: Nordic Post-Brexit Learnings For Scotland
‘Reviewing this smörgåsbord of European relationships, where does a post-Brexit Scotland fit in?’
Matt Haig: Father Christmas Q&A
‘I drew a little bit from Scandinavian folklore. I have some Norwegian family so that helps.’
ALSO ON BOOKS FROM SCOTLAND
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Book Week Scotland: Hannah Lavery Talks Poetry
‘We will dance to The Specials in our sock feet before we open the back door and yell it to the sky. …
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A Year of Conversation: Keep Blethering!
‘As a translator, you are constantly practising this art of conversation by not imposing your own th …
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Happy Halloween! Things We Say in the Dark
‘She needed to be able to touch the sides of her world. Everything was so vast and she felt that her …
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‘It is a day to think twice about the colour of your footwear, nail varnish, contact lens.’
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Translation as Conversation: Turning Together
‘As a translator, you are constantly practising this art of conversation by not imposing your own th …
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‘To my mind, whisky is a drink of dreams and it makes me smile from my heart.’
FEATURED AUTHOR:
Hannah Lavery
Hannah Lavery is a Scottish poet, playwright and performer. The Drift, her autobiographical spoken word show, was part of the National Theatre of Scotland’s 2019 season and Black History Month 2019. Her play, The Lament for Sheku Bayoh, was commissione …
FEATURED PUBLISHER:
HarperCollins
HarperCollins UK publishes a wide range of books, from cutting-edge contemporary fiction, to block-busting thrillers, from fantasy literature and children’s stories to enduring classics. It also publishes a great selection of non-fiction titles, includ …