Northwords

a northern state of mind

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Kiruna, on the Move

Kiruna, the Swedish mining city above the Arctic Circle, will soon begin its move to a site some two miles away from where it i...

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The Striped Armchair's review of With the Lapps

One of my favorite book bloggers, Eva at the Striped Armchair, has written a lovely review of With the Lapps in the High Mountains from s...

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Writing Historical Fiction about the Young Carl Nielsen and (Younger) Emilie Demant Hatt

I first encountered the name of the Danish artist and ethnographer Emilie Demant Hatt (1873-1958) in Northern Norway in 2002...

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Just Published: Two Novels about Emilie Demant Hatt and Carl Nielsen

I’m really pleased to announce that my novel about the young Emilie Demant Hatt, Fossil Island , and its sequel, The Former World ,...

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About Me

Barbara Sjoholm: I've traveled in and written about the Nordic countries and Sápmi for many years, and have published numerous books about the North, including translations, travel narratives, and cultural history. Most recently I translated By the Fire, a collection of Sámi folktales, many told by women, collected and illustrated by the Danish ethnographer and artist, Emilie Demant Hatt (1873-1958). The University of Minnesota Press will publish a new book in February, 2023, From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture, with stories of Sámi objects and their makers over the centuries. www.barbarasjoholm.com has more about all my books. I also write mysteries under the name Barbara Wilson. See www.barbarawilsonmysteries for more about them.

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