The Scottish Society for Northern Studies will be holding a virtual half-day conference on Saturday 25 November. The virtual event, titled ‘Partners in Crime’, will explore the literary cross-currents between Scotland and Scandinavia via the prism of the crime fiction genre, drawing on a range of practical and scholarly perspectives. The programme will include authors Arne Dahl (Jan Arnald) and Lin Anderson in conversation. There will also a translator panel featuring Anne Bruce, Kari Dickson and Ian Giles, and UCL’s Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen will also give a talk.
Further programme details are online at: https://www.ssns.org.uk/events/scottish-scandinavian-crime/
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