I went for 100 books to read this year. I did not really make it, but did read 86 books . Of these, 43 books came from my TBR shelves....

Christmas Eve is here. I celebrated with my father, brother and niece. It was a quiet Christmas. As usual we started with Disney...

The day before the big day, at least in Sweden. We celebrate Christmas on the December 24. The evening before used to be the big day of...

Today I prepared for my trip to Karlskrona to celebrate Christmas with my family. Days are grey and not very Christmas like. The best...

Today I have been to St. Pauli church here in Malmö to listen to the Christmas Gospel of Luke, and other related texts, as well as...

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." From Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoj I have had this book on...

"I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them." – Emma Thompson That is true....

Today I have been to a second hand shop to buy a few Christmas presents. We, that is, my family, decided to buy second hand Christmas...

The Ten Greatest Books Ever Written? Every year various literary connoisseurs publish lists of the best books ever written. Some of them,...

My favourite cooking books One of my favourite cooking books is Nigella Express. Nigella Lawson shares her fast recipies in this book. I...

Today I am reading a blog post from my blogging friend Jeanie over at The Marmelade Gypsy She and her partner Rick were recently...

There are some favourite authors where I am thinking of reading all, or, at least most of their works. For now, I am trying to go through...

Today is the Saint Lucia day, a Swedish tradition leading up to Christmas. Lucia brings warmth and light in the darkness that is...

I have been to Oslo for a couple of days. Always nice to visit, even in the winter. I did not have time to read anything, and reading has...

Second hand books I love going to second hand shops. More and more people discover the pleasure of shopping there. It is exciting, since...

The Nobel Family Today is December 10th, and in Sweden it is the Nobel day - the day this year's laureates will receive their prizes in...

Christmas reading I am not really a person who reads Christmas novels. I have read, maybe the most famous one, Charles Dickens A...

Second of Advent and the day to light the second candle. Here in Sweden it is rather dark this time of the year. December is therefore a...

In the foot steps of Jo Nesbø Tomorrow, on Sunday, December 8, I am heading towards Oslo for a couple of days. I found a quote from...

Martin Cruz Smith Today is December 6, and that is also the title of a thriller by Martin Cruz Smith (In England it was published under...