The Black Sheep Dances is challenging you to its first
Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010!
Updated to answer questions from participants.
Explore new locations and new cultural traditions, from the land that brought us LEGOS, Ikea and Carlsberg beer, among other essential treasures:
This challenge starts now and runs through December 31, 2010.
Don't know where to start? Scandinavian authors are hot right now (even if the temperatures might be chilly). Stieg Larsson, Per Petterson, Dag Solstad, Hakan Nasser, Henning Mankell, Linda Olsson, Arnaldur Indridason and Knut Hamsun all have great books to get you started. Email me for titles if you get stumped. Once a month I'll throw out some titles and some interesting trivia.
Reading goal:
"Skal" 6 books before year end
Redo?
Leave a comment to sign up with your email address and goal. Sign up as a follower as well. I'll contact you and provide a badge for your blog if you wish (just ask). Additionally, I'll have a sidebar widget listing participants by their name or blog name.
Redo!
There will be prizes to all who complete the 6 book challenge. Prizes not selected yet, but most likely a new book by a Scandinavian author. Maybe a jar of herring. Suggestions accepted!
EDITED TO ADD: You can count books that you were already reading as of March 1, 2010 and any books started since then that fit the criteria of Scandinavian fiction Please make sure your name is on leftside bar of particpants.
EDITED TO ADD: You can count books that you were already reading as of March 1, 2010 and any books started since then that fit the criteria of Scandinavian fiction Please make sure your name is on leftside bar of particpants.
Some titles to get you started:
- Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
- Astrid & Veronika, Linda Olsson
- Shyness & Dignity, Dag Solstad
- Suggest via email your own favorite titles
Email me with your titles as you complete them. I'll keep a file of participants and titles read and if anyone wants to have a discussion or share thoughts on a title, let me know.
