I read Eva Ibbotson's The Great Ghost Rescue, Roald Dahl's The Witches and of course Lord of the Rings again and again. Who Will Comfort Toffle? by Tove Jansson made a huge impression, although it was very scary. Tidbeck: As a child I loved everything by Astrid Lindgren, especially The Brothers Lionheart and the illustrated story Most Beloved Sister. GeekMom: What were your most treasured books as a child? What are your most treasured books now? The overt sexism I've run into has been as a geek in the gaming and fandom circuits – it's the usual objectification, ridicule and/or being ignored – although I've gotten off easy compared to other women I know. What is difficult is talking about sexism in speculative fiction and in geek culture there's a good discussion going on but also a lot of resistance and an unwillingness to acknowledge obvious issues, even in a country that's supposed to be ahead in feminism and equal rights. Find them online at karintidbeck.I haven't faced overt sexism as a writer, but it's obviously hard to say if I'd had more readers and an easier time reaching out had I been a man. They dedicate their free time to games, historical fencing and forteana. Tidbeck’s short fiction is published at Tor.com, Uncanny Magazine, Lightspeed and more. Their 2021 novel, The Memory Theater, was named one of the best speculative fiction books of the year by The New York Times. The novel debut Amatka was shortlisted for the Locus Award in 2018.

They debuted in 2010 with the Swedish collection Vem är Arvid Pekon? Their English debut, the 2012 collection Jagannath, received the Crawford Award and was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. Karin Tidbeck is based in Malmö, Sweden, where they write speculative fiction in Swedish and English. Find them online at and Instagram as words Their short fiction has appeared at Tor.com, Uncanny Magazine, Lightspeed and more. They debuted in 2012 with the collection Jagannath, followed by the novels Amatka and The Memory Theater. Find them online at and on Instagram as wordsĬrawford Award winner and World Fantasy Award finalist Karin Tidbeck writes speculative fiction in Swedish and English. Karin Tidbeck writes speculative fiction in Swedish and English. Photographer: Patrik Åkervinda Photographer: Severus Tenenbaum AUTHOR BIOS

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