As I said in my review the other day – there have been three books released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Haakon and Mette-Marit’s marriage. This is the second one I’m reviewing. It is called Mette-Marit: Prinsesse av folket. En illustrert feiring av Norges kronprinspar, (Translation: Mette-Marit, Princess of the people. An illustrated celebration… Continue reading Book review: Mette-Marit – Prinsesse av folket
Category: Books
Book review: 10 år med Kronprinsparet
This August, ten years have passed since Crown Prince Haakon married Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in Oslo Cathedral. A slew of books (okay, three, so far) are coming out, two television specials are coming later this month, and the couple are also being interviewed left and right about the past ten years, and their causes. The… Continue reading Book review: 10 år med Kronprinsparet
Harry Potter
I haven’t seen Harry Potter yet. As a huge HP fan… It’s not very impressive, but I also find that the longer I go without seeing it, the less inclined am I to do so. I enjoyed the book, but it was also very dark and depressive. Do I really want to go into Christmas… Continue reading Harry Potter
Review: Kongen som må ut og hente melk
From time to time, interesting picture books for children pop up on the Norwegian market. Some of the time the subject is the royal family. One such excellent book was Olavs første skitur by Tor Bomann-Larsen. A new one in this category is Kongen som må ut å hente melk by Tora Marie Norberg. (Translation… Continue reading Review: Kongen som må ut og hente melk
A review: Vivian Seving, etc.
Recently, I was asked to hold a talk on books for some of my colleagues, and the afternoon before the book-talk, I picked up Ari Behn’s latest. The likelihood that someone else had read it was slim, since it’s just come out, and it was thin (unlike the latest tome on the Queen Mother, which… Continue reading A review: Vivian Seving, etc.
Märtha Louise with a new series of books.
Princess Märtha Louise will be writing a series of books called “The Angel School,” publisher Cappelen Damm reports. The books will be presenting the topics that are taught in Astarte, her school, for self-development. She will be writing them with Elisabeth Samnøy, who is also the other partner in Astarte. It is unknown how many books… Continue reading Märtha Louise with a new series of books.
Book review: The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. (First published in 2006).
1015 København K: One reader’s review
I picked this book up in October 2007, as something to read on a long train ride. It was a substitute for the gossip magazines I would buy on other occasions when I am on a journey. As a substitute for that, it works just fine. The style is similar to the style of Ekstrabladet,… Continue reading 1015 København K: One reader’s review
Princess Benedikte, biographies
Queen Ingrid once said that: “Benedikte is the most royal of my three daughters,” and Mette Bacher, the author of Benedikte: Prinsesse til Danmark, concurs in her foreword.