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Nordic Book Club, April 2025

Tue, Apr 08

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Virtual, via Google Meet

Nordic Book Club, April 2025
Nordic Book Club, April 2025

Time & Location

Apr 08, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

Virtual, via Google Meet

About the Event

Join us in April as we read Big In Sweden, by Sally Franson. This comedic novel is about an American woman with Swedish heritage who travels to Sweden to compete in a reality television gameshow.


From the publisher (Mariner Books):


Paulie Johansson has never put much stock in the idea of family: she has her long-term boyfriend Declan and beloved best friend Jemma, and that’s more than enough for her. Yet one night on a lark, she lets Jemma convince her to audition for Sverige och Mig, a show on Swedish television where Swedish-Americans compete to win the ultimate prize: a reunion with their Swedish relatives. Much to her shock, her drunken submission video wins her a spot on the show, and against Declan’s advice Paulie decides to go for it. Armed with her Polaroid camera, a beat-up copy of Pippi Longstocking, and an unquenchable sense of possibility, Paulie hops…


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