Authors
Elsa Beskow
Elsa was born on February 11, 1874 in Maria Parish on Stockholm’s south side. But winter-girl Elsa was a summer child at heart. And it’s that time of year that she mainly writes about in her books. She once wrote: “Why must there always be pictures of winter? It’s much more fun to see pictures of su…
Eva Bexell
Eva Bexell (b. 1945) is an author, journalist and daughter to a minister, which inspired her series about the naughty grandchildren of a minister, that today are seen as modern classics in Swedish children’s literature. Her debut, ‘The Minister’s Naughty Grandchildren’, came in 1976, with the conseq…
Jenny Bicho
Jenny Bicho (b. 1972) is born and raised in south Stockholm. She is an author, journalist and documentary filmer, and when she can’t be found in the stables or writing books about hobby horses, she runs a production company handling film and photo. “I don’t like playtime, but I do like all forms of…
Daniel Birnbaum
Daniel Birnbaum (b. 1963) is a critic and professor in art theory. He previously headed up the Modern Museum of Art in Stockholm, and has produced exhibitions in museums in Europe, Asia and the US. In 2009 he was the head of the Venice Biennale, which is the scene of Schellenberg’s Ring.
Jonna Björnstjerna
Jonna Björnstjerna has been scaring children since 2007 with her books about ghosts, trolls, monsters and whatever else goes bump in the night. Most of the time it is the family of the wonderful Rabbits that feature as the unfortunate protagonists, but sometimes Jonna writes about humans too. Apart…
Frida Blom
Frida Blom (b. 1991) lives in Alingsås with her partner, children and dachshund. EVERYTHING I’VE LEARNED ABOUT GRIEF is her debut.
Callum Bloodworth
Callum Bloodworth (b. 1990) grew up in the UK before moving to Sweden in his early teens. Today, he lives with his family on Ekerö, outside of Stockholm. He has written several popular feel-good and YA novels. His latest novel, Autumn Evenings marks the second novel in the new and brilliant ‘The Col…