Welcome to The Nordic Reader! We’re a podcast about books in translation. We chat with publishers, bookstores, authors, libraries, and literary agents - anyone and everyone involved in creating and sharing books! Our lens is Nordic and our first season’s special focus is on Finland 🇫🇮 We hope you join us and enjoy listening!
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to The Nordic Reader! We’re a podcast about books in translation. We chat with publishers, bookstores, authors, libraries, and literary agents - anyone and everyone involved in creating and sharing books! Our lens is Nordic and our first season’s special focus is on Finland 🇫🇮 We hope you join us and enjoy listening!
Recent episodes include "Dog Park by Sofi Oksanen" (27 August 2026, 57 minutes), "The Summer Book by Tove Jansson" (5 August 2026, 36 minutes), and "Esther, the Butcher by Mariia Niskavaara" (16 July 2026, 55 minutes).
The Nordic Reader publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 11 episodes.
Booking probability for The Nordic Reader is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Nordic Reader requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Nordic Reader's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Nordic Reader are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. The Nordic Reader has an arts audience.
The Nordic Reader is an arts podcast with 11 episodes published.
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The Nordic Reader
In today’s episode of The Nordic Reader, we are joined by award winning author Sofi Oksanen. Sofi is author of six novels, a number of plays and librettos, essays, poetry and non-fiction works. Her books have been...
Episode #9
In this, the 9th episode of The Nordic Reader podcast, we discuss Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book. First published in Swedish in 1972, it has been translated into English by Thomas Teal. Tove Jansson is probably...
The Nordic Reader
In today’s episode we are joined by author Mariia Niskavaara to talk about her debut novel, Esther, the Butcher . Published in Finnish in October 2025, the English translation by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson is expected to be...
Episode #7
In today’s episode of The Nordic Reader, we are joined by literary translator Mia Spangenberg to chat about her translation of Pirkko Saisio’s Lowest Common Denominator . Originally published in Finnish in 1998, Mia’s...
Episode #6
In today’s episode of The Nordic Reader, we are joined by Anna Kokko to discuss Francesca Giannone’s novel, The Letter Carrier . Anna is an Executive Editor at WSOY, where she works with translated fiction. Originally...
Episode #5
In today’s episode of The Nordic Reader, we are joined by translator Lola Rogers to discuss her translation of Johanna Sinisalo’s novel, The Core of the Sun. Originally published in Finnish in 2013, Lola’s English...
Episode #4
In today’s episode of The Nordic Reader, we chat to author Petra Rautiainen about her debut novel, Land of Snow and Ashes . The novel is translated by David Hackston. Published in 2020, Land of Snow and Ashes won the...
Episode #3
On the corner of Nervanderinkatu and Dagmarinkatu in central Helsinki, you’ll find the Arkadia International Bookshop . As you enter the shop, you will find yourself in a large, cosy room, with couches, a piano, and...
Episode #2
In today’s episode of The Nordic Reader we are joined by Daniel Seton to discuss Giuliano da Empoli’s novel, The Wizard of the Kremlin . The Editorial Director at Pushkin Press, Daniel acquired and published the English...
Episode #1
In this first episode of The Nordic Reader, we are joined by author Juhani Karila to discuss his novel Summer Fishing in Lapland (is more dangerous than you think). The book is translated into English by Lola Rogers...
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