Seen at the food shop...

Seen at the food shop...

We have plenty of news about Trump and American politics.
These days we have too much going on with Norwegian politics.
We might have some BIG changes tomorrow?

Antique market.

This weekend there is a big event at Figgjohallen, south of Stavanger.
An eldorado for collectors and buyers of all things collectable, vintage, retro and of course antique.

So nice to take a look.

This is Ellen Ørnes. She has been the number one on Norwegian TV, as well as writing in magazines and her own books telling about all things that have to do with the different periods and styles etc.

For those who wanted a valuation of old items there were opportunities to do so.

People came from many places in Norway to show and sell from their collections.

JENS

This is the book JENS, that was published less than a year ago.
It is about Jens Stoltenberg, written by him, who also has been our prime minister here in Norway. And who now is the Secretary General for NATO.

Strange that the book is already on sale as low as-70%, and I find it amusing that it happens less than 3 weeks before the election.

The Labour Party is not doing very well these days.... so I guess they have to work hard to change their position and the government.

Stavanger Antikvariat.

STAVANGER ANTIKVARIAT, the place to find some unique old books!

*Remember: Closed on Mondays.

*Remember: A book is a gift you can open again and again
                    - Garrison Keillor

The quote is from their Facebook page.

HAPPY MONDAY!

It is a bit of rain in the air and +12C.

Today I will show you just a snapshot taken one early morning in one of the narrow little roads in the city centre.

I know the feeling.... just HAVE TO find out what is happening in the book I am reading.
So when the woman came walking towards me.... I grabbed my mobile phone in the pocket, and caught the moment.

What was she reading? Jo Nesbø

I hope she will forgive me for publishing this, without asking her.
It just made me so happy to see a person so occupied with READING.

So what are you reading at the moment?

I am reading Elena Ferrante's book " Historia om set nye namnet" ( book number 2)

Keep quiet...

Keep quiet.....

A clear message on the window at "Bøker & Børst."

Which book do YOU recommend others to read this year?

Last year I became so fascinated about a small book, about SILENCE. It was one of very few books I read in 2016. (This year I hope to read several books)
I saw it in the bookshop, it looked different, but reminded me of French books with the white cover, and I flicked through it and decided that it would be NUMBER ONE to read.

The Norwegian author Erling Kagge is absolutely not an A4 person. I mean this positively. (Google the name.)
What is silence ? - Where is it ? - Why is it more important than ever?
Three questions and the author tries to give 33 answers.....

The book rights have been sold to at least 10 countries, so do ask for it, if you are interested.

Let us see if there will be possible to make a long list of book recommendations for 2017.
Please add your choice in the comment section underneath.

LØVÅS BRUKTBU

This is the place to visit if you are looking for old and unique books, magazines etc. that you can no longer find in bookshops.
They have been here for years and hopefully will continue for many more.
Some people still love to read books, not only through internet.
Løvås Bruktbu is also on Facebook.

Sunday afternoon .....

I have just started reading a German book,
"DIE WAHRHEIT UND ANDERE LÜGEN", by Sascha Arango.
It is translated into Norwegian, so that makes it easier.

Do you have a book that you would recommend?

Always something new to learn.

The author Knut F. Thoresen gave a speech today at the library about his new book. ("Til Norge for å dø"). It is about the life as Serbian slaves in German camps around in Norway during World War 2. (More than 4000 of them, and many of them died here in Norway!)

I had an image of Norwegians who gave food and helped some of the prisoners escape to Sweden.
That is what we learned at school (a long time ago).
But here I found myself hearing about Norwegians who worked for the Germans, as prison guards!

I left (for work) before the whole thing was finished, with a question about what we actually have learned from history..... Watching the news on TV really makes me wonder.

A kitchen window.

A restaurant kitchen window.
I am told that they make good food here.

Tore Renberg.

I had the opportunity to meet and hear the author TORE RENBERG (from Stavanger) presenting his new book together with the publisher.

He is just back from a tour in the UK, where his book is out, and where he visited several bookshops to meet the readers.

This is the book I will start reading this weekend.

Take a look at this link for more information:
http://www.torerenberg.no/sider/English/default_english.html

Do you use the library?

The library has changed a bit over the last  months.
It is in the culture house and has plenty of books, a good selection of
newspapers, magazines, music and films.
Are you a regular user of the things your local library can provide?

A new book.

As a child, what did YOU collect?

Today these two women Aslaug Ravndal Gilje and Mimi Britt Vindenes could present their brand new book, about "glansbilder"( in Norwegian ), "Printed Scraps" (I guess that is perhaps the correct English translation).
It was launched at the Children's Museum together with family, friends and other invited guests, including the press.

Mimi has been on both local and National Radio, and tomorrow you can see Aslaug on Breakfast TV (well, if you happen to live in Norway).

The book is wonderful, and I guess it will bring back childhood memories to many people.
One day, it might be translated to English.

Shane Kuhn.

It is not very often we in Stavanger meet an American author, a writer of thrillers who has just started to promote his new book here in Norway !

Shane Kuhn had an audience of readers, booksellers and journalists at the culture house one evening.

Well, I have just started reading the bright YELLOW book, called "Manualen" in Norwegian,
or, "The Intern's Handbook" in English.

It is pooooooooring down with rain outside, nothing better then having a nice warm place and reading something that is written so well that time does not matter.......


Goodnight!

BOKLAGERET

Small businesses are really struggling these days....
This bookshop is selling out their books with prices next to nothing.
And they will probably leave Stavanger before the end of the year.

Reading.

"The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry´" is the book I have enjoyed the most this month.
So what is your favorite book to read these days?

This is just a snapshot of CASSANDRA and ROMINA, who are students here in Stavanger.

They were so happy to find "Inferno" by Dan Brown, that
their faces broke in to really BIG SMILES!

Enjoy the book!
I bought one too:)

YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, is an Icelandic writer, of both crime-novels and children fiction.

I met her, as well as other crime writers, tonight at a meeting arranged by the publisher.

Her books have been translated in to 34 languages.

So this is the book I will start reading as soon as I have finished the book I am currently reading.

What are YOU reading at the moment?

Today I met Mr. Leversen who has just had published a very popular book about Stavanger in the old days.

Well done, also with the Facebook page which you can find here http://www.facebook.com/groups/145517258844800/

If you follow this link you will find some interesting photographs.

PS. We got SNOW today!:)