Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
LightNews LightNews
banner
bjornlarssen.com
Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
@bjornlarssen.com
2.7K followers 340 following 4.8K posts
Norse grimdark and historical fantasy author. Queer from the Tortured Authors Department. Queen's Book Asylum and Before We Go Blog contributor. ’Land’ (The Ten Worlds book 2) out now! https://www.bjornlarssen.com
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
bjornlarssen.com
Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · May 25
🇮🇸 #Iceland, 1920. Side effects of too much truth include death… in this historical suspense novel set under the Northern lights.

🥇 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal – Best Historical Fiction.

📕 e-book (all stores) • paperback • hardcover • audiobook

➡️ www.bjornlarssen.com/storytellers
Right side: the cover of ‘Storytellers’ by Bjørn Larssen. Left side – review quotes: ★★★★★ This story feels like how I would believe Iceland feels to an outsider looking in, rough, dark, and beautiful. ★★★★★ Bjørn Larssen’s “Storytellers”, firmly cements his place as a masterful storyteller in a 20th century saga set in rural and rugged Iceland. ★★★★★ If you don't believe that the blacksmith, a depressive alcoholic, could steal your heart, give this book a try. ★★★★★ This unique tale is storytelling at its best. ★★★★★ Storytellers is an incredible read. I'd love to go to Iceland one day - seeing the Northern Lights is on my bucket list. Even if I never do, though, I feel like I've kind of been there with this book. A suspenseful, hilarious, poignant, extraordinary book. ★★★★★ Hauntingly atmospheric, it somehow shows us all the dark bleakness of the place while inspiring us with wanderlust to see it. The author's love of Iceland shines through. ★★★★★ This exquisite tale comes together brilliantly at the end … in quite a satisfying and impressive way. The reader can feel the heart and soul that went into writing it. ★★★★★ There is something magical and enchanting about Storytellers that makes it an unputdownable book.
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
bjornlarssen.com
#WIPSnips Today, Freya graces Jötunheim with her presence – an act so rare that they can’t believe it. Can they believe it? No, they really can’t believe it.

A longer excerpt in alt-text!

#NorseMythology won’t know what hit it…

Book I:
→ www.whyodindrinks.com
“You, there! Where am I?” “Who’s asking?” “I am Freya,” she said, shaking off the hood. “The Goddess of—” “Your Grace…!” the man gasped, dropping to his knees in the cold mud. “I couldn’t thank you enough for gracing us with your presence!” No, Freya thought, rather pleased, in this weather you couldn’t. Bragi had been here already. This will forever be the greatest day of this man’s life. She considered letting him kiss the hem of her cloak and decided it was already dirty enough. “I would love to meet the local leaders,” she said. “Actually, I would love to be carried to meet the local leaders. In a litter. Not ‘in litter’. Arrange it.” The man tried to walk backwards while still kneeling. “I can’t believe it,” he whispered. “The Goddess Freya. My family won’t believe it.” “I can’t believe it,” confirmed the local chieftain relatively soon afterwards, as Freya sat by a long hearth that turned the room into a giant smoker instead of warming it. “The Goddess Freya. Anything for you, Your Grace. Anything. If we had known, we would have organised a spontaneous gathering of your followers. I have sent messengers to nearby towns. If you can wait until tomorrow, we’ll spontaneously gather…”
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
bjornlarssen.com
Sometimes, like right now, I find myself thinking about Madonna’s lyric “I like to singy-singy-singy like a bird on a wingy-wingy-wingy” (‘Impressive Instant’) and how I will never write anything as good as that.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
bjornlarssen.com
This happens to me all the time, it’s why I shave the sides of my head.
nils.readindiefantasy.com Nils O @nils.readindiefantasy.com · 15h
From: At the Road's End

Toini's cheeks heated up anyway, knowing exactly what kind of thought must have gone through her sister's head. Clearly, the flowers growing out of her head and that changed colour with her mood weren't the kind you'd find at your local florist's.

#WIPSnips
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
bjornlarssen.com
*listening to ‘She Drives Me Crazy’*
*it remains timeless and perfect*
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
bjornlarssen.com
#WIPSnips Today, Freya graces Jötunheim with her presence – an act so rare that they can’t believe it. Can they believe it? No, they really can’t believe it.

A longer excerpt in alt-text!

#NorseMythology won’t know what hit it…

Book I:
→ www.whyodindrinks.com
“You, there! Where am I?” “Who’s asking?” “I am Freya,” she said, shaking off the hood. “The Goddess of—” “Your Grace…!” the man gasped, dropping to his knees in the cold mud. “I couldn’t thank you enough for gracing us with your presence!” No, Freya thought, rather pleased, in this weather you couldn’t. Bragi had been here already. This will forever be the greatest day of this man’s life. She considered letting him kiss the hem of her cloak and decided it was already dirty enough. “I would love to meet the local leaders,” she said. “Actually, I would love to be carried to meet the local leaders. In a litter. Not ‘in litter’. Arrange it.” The man tried to walk backwards while still kneeling. “I can’t believe it,” he whispered. “The Goddess Freya. My family won’t believe it.” “I can’t believe it,” confirmed the local chieftain relatively soon afterwards, as Freya sat by a long hearth that turned the room into a giant smoker instead of warming it. “The Goddess Freya. Anything for you, Your Grace. Anything. If we had known, we would have organised a spontaneous gathering of your followers. I have sent messengers to nearby towns. If you can wait until tomorrow, we’ll spontaneously gather…”
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
bjornlarssen.com
SOME good news from there.
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
bjornlarssen.com
Interestingly, 2016 was 50 years ago, but 1990 was 20 years ago and this is a hill I will die (of old age) on.
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d
50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
bjornlarssen.com
#Novmemeber

I don’t know if that’s fun, but I have a degree in maths which I used to get jobs as a graphic designer. Interviewers would be reading my CV and go ‘whoa, this must have been so difficult’. I’d answer truthfully ‘mostly boring’. And I’d get the job. As a designer. :)
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 1d
#Novmemeber 10

Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!

This is meant to be fun, so if "fun facts" make you cringe, feel free to adjust this prompt. You could do two truths and a lie, or just give us a non-personal fun fact that brings you joy.
10. Get to know the author: a fun fact about YOU A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
bjornlarssen.com
Somehow, I manage to be at #4, #6, and #7 simultaneously. With the same book.
dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d
Note from my notebook (2018). Still relevant.
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
bjornlarssen.com
My #1 favourite remains Empress & Soldier by @marianl.bsky.social. Two completely different voices in first person. Magic-free fantasy, or history of the alternative world.

With magic included: The Children of Chaos by @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com (time for re-read)

(I cheated!)

#AMoRaR
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 1d
Daily Challenge 10: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read! Remember, this can be a self-published SFF author or small press!

Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
A picture showing today's challenge with the text: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read!
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
bjornlarssen.com
OHHHHHHHH I WANT TO GO I WANT TO GO please release this on DVD/Blu-Ray/Laserdisc/VHS/I am desperate because I won’t be able to go :(
petshopboys.co.uk Pet Shop Boys @petshopboys.co.uk · 1d
PSB are excited to announce “Obscure Pet Shop Boys”, a special run of five intimate shows in April 
2026 at London’s Electric Ballroom. The concerts will feature a setlist of non-single album tracks, b-sides and fan favourites. Full details to be revealed here this Wednesday, 12th November.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
svenninifl.bsky.social
And for #BlueSkyMonday the beach at malarrif in Snæfellsnes peninsula here in #Iceland #EastCoastKin
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
bjornlarssen.com
Day 10 of 30 books on Google brings you an epic high fantasy book by Shannon Knight:

books.bookfunnel.com/30days30book...

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 🩸 #booksky #queersky
Cover of Wish Givers by Shannon Knight. The banner says: 30 Books 30 Days Day 10 Epic High Fantasy Unique Magic Powers Found Family Tropical Island Setting Competent FMC
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
bjornlarssen.com
#WIPSnips Today, we discover Low Quality Facts about Thor’s prowess at making sweet, sweet love after practicing the Art of Seduction.

#NorseMythology won’t know what hit it…
Book I: → www.whyodindrinks.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
bjornlarssen.com
One more day for the Continue the Adventure bundle! 20 books for $19. So, you can have 19 books for $1 each and ‘Land’ (The Ten Worlds II) for free!
ormakal.bsky.social Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 2d
This bundle of second in series books is the perfect blend of adventure and magic! Grab it today! Only one day more!

🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 #writingcommunity 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 #booksky #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #bookish #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky #booklovers

itch.io/b/3359/conti...
Continue the Adventure by Niranjan and 19 others
Continue the Adventure: 20 items for $19.00
itch.io
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
bjornlarssen.com
13 stories for 13 weeks. The Hollow Flame is ready to go – ko-fi and, sigh, I have to start a Patreon… I’ll probably delay everything by six months now to avoid that, then spend an hour doing Patreon. That would be very on-brand for me.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
bjornlarssen.com
#Bookvember ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath demands another re-read, it’s been at least half a year and it’s my comfort read.
woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 3d
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 8!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.

#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 8: Share a book by a female author that you love. What aspect of the female experience does this author capture particularly well? Remember: Quote post using #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
bjornlarssen.com
#LateNightWrite (in the morning) There’s a lot of PTSD, queerness, and autism to be found among my MCs. Subconscious until I noticed, then intentionally cranked up to 11.
blackbirb.bsky.social Blackbird @blackbirb.bsky.social · 2d
#LateNightWrite Across all of your WIPs, what similarities, if any, do your MCs share? And are those similarities subconscious or are they intentional?

Quote or reply below using the hashtag!
Simple canva graphic displaying the same prompt as the body of the post.
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
bjornlarssen.com
Congratulations on your #NewRelease (which I need in my life) George! #PubDay ♥️
georgepenney.bsky.social George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 2d
🧵Out Now! Tiny Moments of Joy: Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand

It's officially live!
Today's the launch day for Tiny Moments of Joy and we couldn't be happier to share the news with you.
You can get your copy here:

www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...

(1)
The first image is the cover of Tiny Moments of Joy: Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand. It's a deep pink colour with a white and orange serif font. There is a border of pale ferns and the vibe is of calm and chill, maybe invoking the desire for a cosy chair and a cup of your favourite beverage... and hopefully ca The second image is of the inside of a book, propped open at the middle by a ceramic red loveheart and a bunch of stones that were found on a beach in Golden Bay a few months ago. I knew they'd come in handy. Rocks are the best souvenirs. The book's interior is white paper with black writing, centred with a vignette per page. Looking at this picture, you now know that this is not an illustrated book, the words draw the pictures, but you get the impression that you will not need pictures because you will enjoy these words very much.
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
nils.readindiefantasy.com
I reviewed a book.
This one's definitely worth keeping an eye on.
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 1d
It's a Month of Rain & Reads, and we do take a little time for reading ourselves, too.

Today, we have a review of The Drowned Heir, by @authorizedmusings.bsky.social, which is also a contender in the SFINCS novella competition.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...

#BookSky #AMoRaR #SFINCS
Banner image for our review of The Drowned Heir. Based on the regular AMoRaR banner with the book dragon and the ghost cat, it also shows the cover of the book.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
bjornlarssen.com
#WIPSnips Today, we discover Low Quality Facts about Thor’s prowess at making sweet, sweet love after practicing the Art of Seduction.

#NorseMythology won’t know what hit it…
Book I: → www.whyodindrinks.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
transrights.northsky.social
Noticing interest in Northsky from several non-English speaking accounts (Spanish, French, German, Japanese primarily showing up in our mentions!)

We welcome all folks as long as they're cool with 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, but will need volunteers to help moderate content in your languages! If that's you 👇
Sign up to Volunteer
northskysocial.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
onefootiniceland.bsky.social
A little hit of Vitamin D makes such a difference! Here's Skútafoss for #WeekendWaterfall and #StunDay - recharge those negative ions! 🤩
#MobilePhotography 📷 #Iceland 🇮🇸 #landscape #waterfalls
A waterfall flowing over the right hand edge of a cave, the roof curve of which frames the top of the picture, with a second smaller chute over on the far side of the horseshoe curve of the drop off. The sun shines brightly in a clear blue sky
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
bjornlarssen.com
One more day for the Continue the Adventure bundle! 20 books for $19. So, you can have 19 books for $1 each and ‘Land’ (The Ten Worlds II) for free!
ormakal.bsky.social Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 2d
This bundle of second in series books is the perfect blend of adventure and magic! Grab it today! Only one day more!

🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 #writingcommunity 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 #booksky #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #bookish #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky #booklovers

itch.io/b/3359/conti...
Continue the Adventure by Niranjan and 19 others
Continue the Adventure: 20 items for $19.00
itch.io
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Reposted by Bjørn Larssen (he/him)
ormakal.bsky.social
Day 9 of 30 books on Google brings to you a sci fantasy book by @jd-rivers.com.

Don't miss it!

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 🩸 #booksky #queersky
30 days 30 books, All on Google Play
Did you know you can buy and read books on Google? With the Playbooks app available on both appstore and playstore, you can not only read book available on the google bookstore, but can upload any epub...
books.bookfunnel.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM