Mari and Jonna, writer and artist respectively, have been together for decades.
Jansson wrote it in her 70s, and created two delightfully real women characters also in the winter of their lives. Swedish speaking Finnish author Tove Jansson is best known for her wonderful Moomin comics, but this novel first published in 1989 is well worth your time. Let’s get to the list! Fair Play by Tove Jansson (Translated by Thomas Teal) Just to be clear, when I say Nordic and Scandinavian, I am including books from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Denmark. The only requirements were a main queer woman or non-binary character, written by a Nordic / Scandinavian author, and set in a Nordic / Scandinavian country or featuring a Nordic / Scandinavian protagonist. But what to do when you’ve already read those and are in the mood for more Nordic-set queer fiction? That’s where this list comes in! It includes a variety of different genres. Book 2, Trap, and book 3, Cage, are also both available in English, FYI. Snare is the first book in the Reykjavik Noir Trilogy, dark crime thrillers set in Iceland with a queer woman protagonist. This is actually the second time someone has written in raving about Snare and asking for similar recommendations! (I answered the first question with a list of 8 Dark Lesbian Mysteries and Thrillers That’ll Give You Deep Chills). I was recently chatting on Twitter with Britta Lundin, author of an awesome queer YA novel Ship It by the way, who sent me this super fun request to answer for this month’s Ask Your Friendly Neighborhood Lesbrarian:Īlso, queer Scandinavian books would be dope! I read Snare by Lilja Sigurdodottir and now I’m eager for more Nordic stuff! The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
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