Category: Cold Climate Novels for Summer

by MMB May 10, 2019

Best of 2018 Cold Climate Novels for Summer Discussion of writing style Fairytales Review of literary fiction Review of previously published novel Review of translated novel

Luminous, mysterious and bothersome – The Taiga Syndrome, by Cristina Rivera Garza

What is the Taiga? And what is the “Taiga Syndrome”? The Taiga is a snowy, fir-forested region in the highContinue Reading

by MMB February 19, 2018

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Classic crime fiction with a Canadian twist – The John Cardinal Series, by Giles Blunt

I watched the final episode of the second season of Cardinal, based on the books by Giles Blunt, on Feb. 8,Continue Reading

by MMB September 13, 2017

Cold Climate Novels for Summer Detective fiction detective novel Discussion of writing style Modern fiction Mysteries and Thrillers Review of modern fiction Review of Thriller

Straight to the jugular – Blood on Snow, by Jo Nesbo

Update In June 2017 it was announced that the Italian production company Cattleya had picked up the rights for theContinue Reading

by MMB September 17, 2016

Cold Climate Novels for Summer Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style Pastoral Literature Review of Fantasy Review of historical fiction Review of previously published novel

Revenge served cold in the snow – The Blue Fox, by Sjón

Introduction to the works of Sjón “Sjón, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Reader of Sjón. Her current mission:Continue Reading

by MMB April 1, 2016

Cold Climate Novels for Summer Detective fiction Discussion of writing style List of similar books Mysteries and Thrillers Review of historical fiction Review of new book Review of new novel

An Excellent Cold Climate Mystery: Wolf Winter, by Cecilia Ekbäck

Murder on an imaginary mountain I wondered, when I read this, how Cecilia Ekbäck came to know Blackåsen Mountain inContinue Reading

by MMB December 31, 2014

Cold Climate Novels for Summer Fairytales Pastoral Literature Review of modern fiction

A child comes from Alaskan woods – The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Eowyn Ivey was raised in Alaska, was educated there, and lives there. Ivey was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize forContinue Reading