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Barbara Sjoholm

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I’m a writer of nonfiction, including memoirs (Blue Windows) and travel books (The Pirate Queen). As Barbara Sjoholm I have published essays and travel articles in The New York Times, Smithsonian, Slate, and American Scholar, as well as many other publications. My focus as a nonfiction writer has been on Scandinavia and the Indigenous Sami people of the Nordic countries (Black Fox, Palace of the Snow Queen). I also translate from Danish (By the Fire: Sami Folktales) and Norwegian (Clearing Out by Helene Uri).

As Barbara Wilson I have a long career as a mystery writer, with two series featuring lesbian sleuths, Pam Nilsen, a printer in Seattle, and the globe-trotting translator Cassandra Reilly. Gaudi Afternoon, with Cassandra, and set in Ba ...more

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	The Palace of the Snow Queen: Winter Travels in Lapland 3.85 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pirate Queen: In Search of Grace O'Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea 3.36 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Editor's Guide to Working with Authors by Barbara Sjoholm (Goodreads Author), Barbara Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incognito Street: How Travel Made Me a Writer by Barbara Sjoholm (Goodreads Author), Barbara Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steady as She Goes: Women's Adventures at Sea (Adventura Series) by Barbara Sjoholm (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tania Aebi (Contribution by), Jill Fredston (Contribution by) 3.39 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If You Had a Family by Barbara Sjoholm (Goodreads Author), Barbara Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salt Water and Other Stories by Barbara Sjoholm (Goodreads Author), Barbara Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking on the Moon: Six Stories and a Novella by Barbara Sjoholm (Goodreads Author), Barbara Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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NORLA and Are Tjihkkom, Sámi Translator and Publisher

Are Tjihkkom, Sámi Translator and Publisher Back in the late seventies, relatively few people outside Norway knewmuch about Norwegian authors other than Sigrid Undset, Knut Hamsun, and Henrik Ibsen. The Norwegian Authors Union decided to create an organization with support from the state’s Ministry of Culture to support the translation of Norwegian literature to other languages.This was Read more of this blog post »

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“[I]n the long run it's worthwhile to see the manuscript as a text capable of improvement.”
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“After having read the manuscript, you may well want to know more about the author’s intentions before you make blind assumptions in your editorial letter.”
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