Everything and everyone has a story. The Nordic countries are rich with history, culture and art. Explore our vast book selection here to find fiction, nonfiction, children’s titles and much more!
New Ingebretsen’s Anniversary Book!
Happy Publishing Day to Ingebretsen's Nordic Marketplace: a Century of Family, at Home in South Minneapolis! I (Laila Simon) am ...
The Power of Sisu
Have you ever seen the Finnish word, "sisu," [SEE-soo] and wondered what it meant? Sisu is at the root of ...
Atlantic Crossing
Norway During World War II PBS's new Masterpiece series - Atlantic Crossing - centers on the dramatic story of Franklin ...
Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking and Drying Wood
When you hear the words “Norwegian Wood” you probably think of the song by the Beatles. But there’s a new ...
Happy Birthday Elsa Beskow
Happy 145th birthday to Elsa Beskow. Elsa Beskow was one of Sweden's best-loved writer and illustrator of children's books. “For ...
Becoming Astrid
Astrid Lindgren If you were to read a typical biography of Astrid Lindgren it would say when she was born, ...
Who Is Fredrik Backman?
Meet Fredrik Backman The most popular Swedish author since Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” series. If you ...
The Tiny Wish – Anja’s Adventures Continue
Children’s literature has a rich tradition of stories of very tiny people looking at our world from a very different ...
The Christmas Wish – A book to treasure
I have never outgrown my love of children’s books. In my view, it is Christmas every day at Ingebretsen’s when ...