New Swedish Books, spring 2017 1
63 Spring 2017 Johanna Lindbäck (b. 1972) Map for
Lovers and Other Lost Ones Publisher Gilla Böcker/Lilla Piratförlaget lillapiratforlaget.se info@lillapiratforlaget.se Rights Lilla Piratförlaget ada@lillapiratforlaget.se Selected Works Lite ihop (Lilla Piratförlaget 2013) Chapter book Kanske ihop (Lilla Piratförlaget 2014) Chapter book Jan Svensson (Lilla Piratförlaget 2015) Chapter book Swedish Arts Council’s Ambassador for Reading, 2013-2015 Map for Lovers and Other Lost Ones Julia and Rasmus meet on the only jetty with some kind of phone coverage, each with a mobile phone in their hand. They are both, more or less reluctantly, in the Stockholm archipelago during summer, and they don’t know each other at all. Yet. Johanna Lindbäck is known for her popular, familiar and characterdriven stories for young readers. Particularly noticeable is her dialogue and authentic tone. This is a well written and entertaining love story that brilliantly hooks the reader and doesn’t let go until the last page is finished and you’re left grinning like a fool. Photo: Stefan Tell