From the shelf #1

Just finished reading Boel Westin's (link in Swedish) excellent and comprehensive biography about Tove Jansson's life and work; Ord, bild, liv. Don't know if this ever will get an English translation. Made me want to dive deeper into Jansson's catalog for sure. Since earlier, I see her novel Sommarboken (Summer book) (1972) as one of the best ever.




I'm currently reading a slightly strange book; Birds as individuals (1952) by Len Howard. It's a book about the author's relationship with the bird colony in her garden. She studies them as individuals and points out each and every one's personality and temperament. She also has vague theories that the birds might be communicating telepathically A very interesting subject. Apparently, she followed this piece with Living with birds, four years later.




I'm still not finished listening to one of last year's absolute best albums; Diskjokke's Staying In (2007). Slick and a little twisted Norwegian techno.

"Punkkulan" by Lisa Bodland

Swedish publisher Seriefrämjandet has put out the small comic book "Punkkulan" by my dear friend Lisa Bodland. This is a part of their series "Lantis" and is about a pony escaping from the stable to become involved in the punk rock scene. Very recommended indeed (all in Swedish though). Lisa is also such a great musician and we have made two shows together; @ The Good Ship, London (May 2007) and Café Mono, Oslo (January 2008).