Meny
  • It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.

    TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...

    Further reading

Sample of Authors

Portrait image of Diana Norman

Norman, Diana
1933 - 2011

The British author and journalist Diana Norman has become known for her historical novels, some of which were published...

Further reading
Författarporträtt av Biggers, Earl Derr

Biggers, Earl Derr
1884 - 1933

Earl Derr Biggers was an American journalist, theatre critic and the father of Charlie Chan, a Chinese detective from...

Further reading
Författarporträtt av Rudberg, Denise

Rudberg, Denise
1971 -

Denise Rudberg is dubbed the queen of Swedish chick lit, and she has scored commercial high points in Sweden as well as in...

Further reading
Portrait of Elizabeth George

George, Elizabeth
1949 -

Susan Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio. Her family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1950, and Elizabeth...

Further reading