The World of Books

John Grisham is a writer I enjoy and like. Both as a person and as a writer. He is, as far as I can tell, a straight-talking, socially conscious, and likeable guy. John Grisham puts his money where his mouth is, both in politics and in charitable, philanthropic and other matters.
He was recently interviewed in [...]

Missing grabs the reader from the first page, and doesn’t let go until the gruesome end. This fabulous thriller won Best Scandinavian Crime Novel (previous winners include Peter Hoeg’s Miss Smilla and Henning Mankell’s Faceless Killers) and Silverpocket Awards in 2002. With Missing Karin Alvtegen has enjoyed massive success all over Europe.
Sibylla Forstenström is the [...]

While Before You Sleep was not viewed as controversial in Norway, American reviewers have regarded it as a “detailed and sexually frank novel.” Such labels aside, Before You Sleep is a great and interesting story of a Norwegian family, Blom, with strong and also somewhat eccentric women, that spans several generations. The story moves [...]