Mau Reads
Welcome to Mau Reads
Watch a video where our students, authors and other participants talk about why you should join Mau Reads.
About Mau Reads
- The book clubs are voluntary and are held outside regular class time 4 times a year. They are conducted in both Swedish and English and have a limited number of places, first come, first served.
- Current book clubs are announced in the calendar on the student website and registration is required. They are free of charge and you will receive the book to be read.
- Participation is based on trust, and your intention should be to read the book you receive and participate in the discussions at the meetings in your book club.
- The book clubs consist of 4 sessions: kick off, two book discussion sessions and a final author discussion. The author talk is open to everyone, but book circle participants prepare questions for the author with their group.
- All book club meetings are held at Orkanenbiblioteket at 17.15-18-15. Coffee is served at all meetings.
I am happy and proud that Mau Reads offers our students fascinating and thoughtful reading experiences as well as new encounters and inspiring conversations about literature, knowledge, societal development, and human relations.
Mia Rönnmar, Vice-chancellor at Malmö University
Students have their say about Mau Reads
I gained new insight into ideas we discussed and met new people. It is nice to see familiar faces when walking around the university.
It was really exciting to chat about a book with other people, it taught me to look at the story from new points of view.
Read a cool book, met some great people, learned some things. Overall a really positive experience.
I gained a new reading experience on a perspective that I’ve never read anything about before.
Previous book clubs and authors' talks
Patrik Lundberg
Patrik Lundberg
Patrik Lundberg is a writer and active as a reporter and columnist at Dagens Nyheter. In 2024 he was awarded an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Culture and Society at Malmö University. He often depicts class and exclusion in his texts and has won the Grand Journalist Prize. The book Fjärilsvägen describes the author's childhood in Sölvesborg, but also his time as a student at Malmö University. The book is mainly about his love for his mother and her class journey downwards after the divorce. During the author talk, Patrik Lundberg was interviewed by Aage Radmann, Associate Professor of Sports Science at Malmö University.
Susanna Alakoski
Susanna Alakoski
Susanna Alakoski was born in Vaasa, Finland, but came to Sweden in the 1960s. Her debut in 2006 with the novel Svinalängorna, is based on Susanna's personal experiences. Susanna Alakoski is a social worker and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Health and Society at Malmö University in 2015. Svinalängorna is about a residential area in Ystad that is filled with immigrants and low-income earners during the 60s and 70s. It is a story about people's vulnerability in an everyday life that is slowly falling apart. Susanna Alakoski was interviewed by Magnus Nilsson, professor of literature at Malmö University
Ia Genberg
Ia Genberg
Ia Genberg is a Swedish journalist and author. In 2022, Genberg was awarded the August Prize for her fourth book The Details. The book received several awards, has been translated into several languages and was an international success. The Details is a novel with four portraits of people that the author has loved and been changed by. The story shows the presence of time in a person, how everything we have been through remains and continues in us. Ia Genberg was interviewed on a digital author talk by Martin Cathcart Fröden, Senior Lecturer Senior lecturer, within the arts at Malmö University.
Previous book clubs
Liv Strömquist
Liv Strömquist
Liv Strömquist is a Swedish comics writer and cultural personality, known for her satirical and socially critical comics that often explore gender, politics and culture. In 2016, Liv Strömquist was awarded an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Education and Society at Malmö University. 2019 The Reddest Rose was released, which is about romantic love from the ancient Greeks to reality TV and is a collection of humorous comic essays about how historical and societal changes have changed “romantic love”. During the author talk, Liv Strömquist was interviewed by Sara Kjellberg, Head of Library at Malmö University.
Nicolas Lunabba
Nicolas Lunabba
Nicolas Lunabba made his debut as an author in 2022 with the book Will you Care if I die? His "Sommar in P1" 2021 was praised for its humanisation of young people caught up in spirals of violence. Lunabba has received awards for his work with children and young people. He is active in "Helamalmö", was named Compassionate Person of the Year in 2022 and was awarded an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Health and Society at Malmö University the same year. During the author talk, Nicolas Lunabba was interviewed by Jesper Fundberg, Senior Lecturer at the Department for Police Work at Malmö University.
Ann-Helen Laestadius
Ann-Helen Laestadius
Ann-Helén Laestadius is an award-winning author and journalist. She has Sami roots and grew up in northern Sweden. Her book 'Stolen is an international bestseller about a young Sami girl growing up, and a powerful fable about family, identity and justice. The book provides an insight into the minority Sami people living in northern Sweden and their vulnerability. Stolen was named Book of the Year 2021 and has attracted attention far beyond Sweden's borders. Ann-Helén was interviewed on a digital author talk by Martin Cathcart Fröden, Senior Lecturer Senior lecturer, within the arts at Malmö University.
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