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Nordic Poetry the theme in Paris
Nordic poetry is the theme at the Paris Marché de la Poésie, 27th-30th May 2011: http://fb.me/Ha6QCVOz
Prix des libraires du Québec
The Icelandic author Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir wins the Canadian literature prize Prix des libraires du Québec: http://fb.me/11H2rRi6K
Copia Comes to Brazil
Copia, the social reading platform, will be launched in Brazil later this year: http://fb.me/BYbI4YKW
Paulo Coelho supports book piracy
Paulo Coelho writes in his own blog that he supports book piracy:http://paulocoelhoblog.com/category/pirate-coelho/
Norwegian Literature Festival
The Norwegian Litereature Festival in Lillehammer starts today. The focus of the festival is on cities and books on architecture: http://fb.me/GA4D9KqF
Danish Literature Prize
Naja Marie Aidt wins the Danish literature prize Søren Gyldendal Prisen: http://fb.me/13d1K8HCo
Foreign Fiction in Brazil
More non-English language authors at FLIP 2011, International Literary Festival at Paraty, Brazil, than ever before: http://fb.me/1346WEh9v
Old Norse literature in popular culture
Austrian scholar Dr Rudolf Simek talks about the adaptarion of old Norse literature in popular culture (Thor etc.): http://fb.me/12jOj2Wdv
Paulo Coelho Top 10
A book by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho is in the top 10 bestseller list in Finland (April 2011): http://fb.me/11B25aJz1
Vanity Fair on Scandinavian Success
Vanity Fair writes about the huge success of the Scandinavian crime novels: http://fb.me/HL0ZXqbb