ASF + Scan House Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Nursery
Szilvia Molnar
Our book talk with Swedish author Szilvia Molnar on her new and haunting novel THE NURSERY is NOW STREAMING on our Youtube channel! See below for this incredible discussion as well as other book talks by Nordic authors: https://t.co/tINllAPplr
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rabbit Factor: Volume 1
Antti Tuomainen
Starting at 6 PM ET tonight!! Join us to chat about Antti Tuomainen's "The Rabbit Factor" in Nordic Book Club Online. Thanks @krishaamer for sharing! https://t.co/QmZ5HcNba4
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World
Eliza Reid
Our talk on "Secrets of the Sprakkar" w/ author Eliza Reid, First Lady of #Iceland, is streaming on our youtube! Follow along as Reid explores the policy, people, & history that has resulted in Iceland topping the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index 🇮🇸 https://t.co/YKECx0wuxs
Paperback, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China
Erika Fatland
Travel through literature! Erika Fatland's book talk on "High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China" is now streaming on our YouTube channel! See it here: https://t.co/Ie4RNZ79Fe
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Liar
Martin A. Hansen
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11 for a book talk with Paul Larkin and Morten Høi Jensen on Martin A. Hansen’s THE LIAR, one of the greatest works of modern Scandinavian fiction, out from @nyrbclassics! https://t.co/QTh87gVe0C
Paperback, 2023
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Piano Concerto
Robert Schumann
Join us tonight at 7:30 PM for Music on Park Avenue with Per Tengstrand and Princeton chamber music group, Opus! They will be performing “Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54,” the only concerto written by Robert Schumann. Tix: https://t.co/t0TceRe549
Paperback, 2014
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
Reid Mitenbuler
Our WANDERLUST book talk is now streaming! Meticulously researched and grippingly written, Reid Mitenbuler’s vivid portrait of the “Most Interesting Man in the World” chronicles the story of the wildly eccentric Peter Freuchen. https://t.co/ofQXMWXYkF
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle
Sofia Lundberg
On Tue, June 13, authors Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman & M.J. Rose discuss their book: The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint! The authors will discuss the groundbreaking Swedish artist & four of her contemporaries. @penguinrandom RSVP: https://t.co/e00mGimwGI
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithu
Erika Fatland
Our virtual talk w/ acclaimed Norwegian author Erika Fatland on her book "The Border" is now streaming! Experience the colorful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of Russia's bordering nations in this book talk! Out from @Pegasus_Books! https://t.co/tDb1qBoYcb
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain
Margaret Willson
TOMORROW, hear Margaret Willson discuss her book WOMAN, CAPTAIN, REBEL: THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF A DARING ICELANDIC SEA CAPTAIN. It's not too late to RSVP! https://t.co/zb1So0qtWl
Paperback, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book