Mark your calendars: Ellen Strömberg, author of YA success We’ll Just Ride Past, will be in conversation with the Anglo-Swedish society on September 18th (18:00-19:15 London time)!
Ellen Strömberg is one of Finland’s most prominent YA voices: her novel We’ll Just Ride Past won her the August Prize, the most prestigious literary award for a work written in Swedish, a nomination for the Finlandia Junior Prize, Finland’s most prestigious literary award, wide critical acclaim and an audience of enthusiastic readers. The novel is also gaining international success, as it has already travelled to 6 foreign language territories.
On Thursday September 18th (18:00-19:15 London time) Strömberg will be in online conversation with the Anglo-Swedish society, a non-profit organization primarily based in London that aims to foster cultural exchange between Britain and Sweden and the Swedish-speaking communities. You can find more details about the event and sign up to take part here.
We’ll Just Ride Past follows Manda and Malin, a duo of best friends in ninth grade. They are nicknamed The Bicycles as they cycle everywhere looking for fun and something to do in a small town where nothing ever happens. One day Malin develops a crush on a guy working at the local pizzeria, and a series on events – both fun and not so fun – begins to unfold. We’ll Just Ride Past is an accurate portrayal of a moment in life where it’s perfectly normal to change style and music taste every week and the world awaits. In Finland, the title it is published by S&S.
Ellen Strömberg is a Swedish-speaking Finnish author whose production ranges from picture books to novels. We’ll Just Ride Past was a domestic and international success and her latest YA novel No Beginning No End has been received with warm praise. It is the story of Benjamin, a shy teenage boy dealing with his mother’s death, as he grows close with Tristan, a mysterious boy.
Don’t miss out on this event!