Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club. Discussions typically take place the last Tuesday of the month in the Halldór Laxness Library at Scandinavia House and online in our Goodreads group during the last week of the month.

The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist (Other Press, June 2009) is a gripping exploration of a society in the throes of a system geared toward eliminating those who do not contribute by conventional means.