Tesco really entering the spirit of Valentines Day. Don't forget to buy your beloved a bottle of washing up liquid for Feb 14th!
Glen Pearce
@pearceglen.bsky.social
Director of Cold War Network,writer for Nordicwatchlist. Heritage, literature, travel and all things Scandi. All views my own.. www.glenpearce.com
The sales have been counted and verified... We can now reveal we served an amazing 2.7 MILLION SCONES over the year. Plus, every single bake and brew you've bought at one of our cafés directly supports our work looking after the places you love. Thank you.
Professor Higgins lied, the rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain!
When it’s grey outside and you just want to stay wrapped up in bed. Photo: Ickworth Estate
Just finished my last book review of the year and also finished writing the @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social Top 10 Books of 2025 list. Who will get the coverted 'Book of the Year' crown? Well that would be telling! Some interesting stats though...
Festive viewing started...repeat viewing of murderous Norwegian Barn Elves
Latest review for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social Olivier Norek’s The Winter Warriors. Discover why this novel is both harrowing and essential... @orendabooks.bsky.social #BookReview #WinterWarriors #OlivierNorek #BookslSky nordicwatchlist.com/2025/11/13/t...
The Winter Warriors by Olivier Norek - Book Review
Nordic Watchlist reviews The Winter Warriors by Olivier Norek and discover why this novel is both harrowing and essential.
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Latest review for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson, published by @orendabooks.bsky.social 20 Nov. A crime thriller that’s as human as it is haunting. nordicwatchlist.com/2025/11/08/s... #BookReview #ScarsOfSilence #JohanaGustawsson #BookSky #LidingöMysteries
A madcap road trip across frozen Finland in Antti Tuomainen's The Winter Job. Published this week by @orendabooks.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/23/t... #BookSky #TheWinterJob #DarkComedy #Finland
The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen - Book Review
Read Nordic Watchlist's The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen - Book Review. The Finnish author's latest novel is out now and published by Orenda Books.
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After 7 years my final visitor day on Orford Ness is done and dusted...departing NT 20 January
Love this story from the Royal Signals today, a war horse given the freedom of the barracks including attending mess dinners...
In The Wake, the gripping second novel in Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s Black Ice series, 5 university friends reunite on Iceland’s Westman Islands for a funeral, but a chilling note and a rising body count suggest their past is far from dead. @hodderfiction.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/10/t...
The Wake by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Book Review
Nordic Watchlist reviews The Wake by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - the gripping second novel in the author's Black Ice series.
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Happy 40th Birthday to Les Miserables, a show that loomed large in my early career.
For Guđrún Guđlaugsdóttir’s A Lethal Legacy, forget fast-paced action—this story is all about slow-burning drama, sibling rivalry, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.. @corylusbooks.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/06/a...
A Lethal Legacy by Guđrún Guđlaugsdóttir - Book Review
Ever wondered what secrets are hiding in a quiet Icelandic farmhouse? In Guđrún Guđlaugsdóttir’s A Lethal Legacy, journalist Alma Jónsdóttir dives into a family mystery after an elderly farmer’s death...
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Snowblind, the first of Ragnar Jónasson's Dark Iceland series gets a tenth anniversary edition from @orendabooks.bsky.social including Fadeout, the prequel that started it all back in Iceland in 2009. Review for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social now live... nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/03/s...
Snowblind/Fadeout by Ragnar Jónasson - Book Review
A decade ago, English readers got to read Snowblind, the first of Ragnar Jónasson's six-book Dark Iceland series. Now finally we also get to read Fadeout, the prequel that started it all back in Icela...
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Well September was a busy month reviewing wise for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social with me writing 12 reviews during the month! Missed any? Don't panic, a thread to catch up... #BookSky #WalterPresents #NordicNoir #ScandiNoir
In what has been a busy September, book review wise there's still time for a couple more before month end..latest is @liljawriter.bsky.social conclusion to the Aróra Investigates series Black As Death. Published by @orendabooks.bsky.social, review now live @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social #BookSky
Norweigian Health & Safety rules deny my wingwalking career...
God how I hate Stansted Airport. Been sent to 4 different gates so far this morning. Each time gate change is announced we traipsed across the terminal only to get there and changed to another gate back on the other side of airport. Now at fourth gate and staff dont know if its the right gate!
Tomorrow, Book of Mormon in Norwegian...what could possibly go wrong?
After a summer break, back on the book reviewing wagon with a vengeance! First batch of 4 reviews now live on @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo must soon run out of things to be with..book 8 just published...
Been prescribed new painkillers for my back. Side effects include 'potential aggressive mood swings' for first few days...what do you mean what's new?
Taking some time off social media. Back in August (maybe!)
So, Tromsø is absolutely stunning. And this was before cuddling husky puppies!
