Happy Book Birthday to Blue Notes by Anne Cathrine Bomann, translated by Caroline Waight

Today, we’re celebrating the publication of Blue Notes by Anne Cathrine Bomann, translated from Danish by Caroline Waight!

Happy Book Birthday to Blue Notes by Anne Cathrine Bomann, translated by Caroline Waight!

Join us in welcoming this captivating page-turner about prolonged grief disorder and the world of Big Pharma, with exciting twists and turns all along the way.

In 2020, we published Bomann’s international bestselling novel Agatha—now published in over thirty countries—and we’re thrilled to welcome her latest work, a literary medical thriller (a first for us!), to our catalogue. Originally published in 2021 as Blå Toner, Blue Notes has been released in twelve languages, with more editions to come.

Blue Notes is brimming with existential ideas that probe the ethics of for-profit scientific research during increased scrutiny on the pharmaceutical industry, while offering a highly original literary adventure that underscores the healing power of love.

In addition to being a celebrated author, Anne Cathrine Bomann works part-time as a psychologist, making Blue Notes a well-researched and realistic read. She lives in Copenhagen with her partner and their dog Camus. As a fun bit of trivia, she’s also a twelve-time Danish table tennis champion and played abroad for several seasons.

Bomann has shared a video introduction to the English translation of Blue Notes in anticipation of the book’s release.

Advance Praise for Blue Notes

“Part suspense novel, part character study, Blue Notes takes us into the world of Big Pharma, greed, and the pathologization of emotion. But at its heart, it is a touching meditation on love and loss and what it means to be truly human.”
—Elyse Friedman, author of The Opportunist

“Like watching a beautiful wound heal over, Blue Notes embraces the necessary scars that hold us together.”
—Andrew F. Sullivan, author of The Marigold

“Blue Notes strength lies in the author’s ability to portray the different ways grief can manifest: Bomann uses the individual characters and their lives to open up a discussion about whether grief is really a disease or ‘merely’ an inevitable reaction to loss.”
—Jyllands-Posten

“A captivating novel about grief, science, and love. I was hooked from the start.”
—Anettes Litteratursalon

“Anne Cathrine Bomann writes about grief in the most beautiful way. The novel’s greatest asset is its strong characters, as well as the genuinely moving descriptions of how it feels to be mired in profound grief. It is a fascinating, well-written, and thought-provoking book.”
—Hverdagsbog

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That’s all for now, dear reader. Please join us again in wishing a very Happy Book Birthday to Blue Notes by Anne Cathrine Bomann, translated by Caroline Waight. Available now from our online shop or from your local independent bookstore. Happy reading!

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