Leonardo St Paul's, London
GOLDSBORO BOOKS STAGE
Friday 13 June 2025
12:45 - 13:35
Jón Atli Jónasson, Lex Noteboom,
Johana Gustawsson, Thomas Enger,
moderated by Quentin Bates.
Our Bookshelves made richer by these
authors from abroad.
Jón Atli Jónasson is an Icelandic playwright and screenwriter. He has
written for several films. He is a founding member of the Mindgroup, a
European umbrella group of people involved in experimental
theatre. Considered one of the foremost Icelandic playwrights.
Lex Notebloom studied modern history at the University of Amsterdam. After his studies,
he worked as a brand strategist for various advertising agencies while writing
a science fiction thriller.The Man With a Thousand Faces is his
debut thriller and also his first Dutch language story. It was received very
well in the press and was nominated for best Dutch Thriller debut of the year.
Johana Gustawsson, born in France, has a degree in political science, Johana Gustawsson
has worked as a journalist for the French press and television. She married a
Swede and now lives in London. She was the co-author of a bestseller, On se
retrouvera, published by Fayard Noir in France, whose television adaptation
drew over 7 million viewers in June 2015. She is working on the next book in
the Roy & Castells series.
Thomas Enger was born in Oslo. but grew up in
Jessheim. He has an education in journalism and has also studied sports and
history. He worked at the Norwegian online newspaper Nettavisen for nine years. He
has composed music and written books since the age of 18. He is also working on
a musical.
Quentin Bates is an
English novelist of mystery/crime fiction novels. Quentin found himself working
in Iceland
for a year, which turned into a decade, and has used some of that experience as
well as a university writing course to develop his Gunnhildur series. Although
he is British, Quentin is more in line with Scandinavian crime fiction authors.
Quentin is also a full-time journalist and feature writer for an obscure
nautical trade magazine.
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