‘Winter Stories’ Receives Starred Pre-Publication Review

The upcoming US edition of Ingvild H. Rishøi’s critically acclaimed short story collection Winter Stories has been lauded in a starred pre-publication review from Booklist. Here’s an excerpt:

“With sympathetic characters, expert pacing, and palpable tension, Rishøi builds each tale toward a gripping conclusion. […] In a department-store fitting room, a pillow shop, or a snowed-in country road, Winter Stories explores how seemingly everyday interactions can carry extraordinary consequences. The past meets the present as promises, regrets and betrayals intertwine; relationships that are over but not forgotten surface for characters tracing the choices that led to their current crucible moments – all while Rishøi finds light amid the darkness of a Norwegian winter.”

Winter Stories will be published in the US by Grove Atlantic on December 2nd, 2025.