Explore the 2026 SASS Book Talks, featuring Merrill Kaplan at the annual conference in Brooklyn and an upcoming conversation with literary translator Rachel Willson-Broyles.
Spring 2026 · SASS Conference, Brooklyn
Author Merrill Kaplan discusses The Paganesque and The Tale of Vǫlsi at the 2026 SASS conference in Brooklyn. The book offers a new reading of the medieval Icelandic tale, exploring how storytelling, folk belief, and satire create an imagined pagan past for a Christian audience.
D. S. Brewer / Boydell & Brewer
Buy the book →A recording of this conversation is not available.
Fall 2026 · Upcoming Online Event
Monday, November 9, 2026
1:00 p.m. Central · Online
Join SASS for a conversation with literary translator Rachel Willson-Broyles about her recent work, with a focus on the third novel in Ann-Helén Laestadius’s trilogy, which began with Stolen.
Marcus Cederstrom will chair the session and lead an initial Q&A, followed by an open discussion.
Rachel has translated Swedish literature into English since 2008. She earned her Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2013.
The recording will be added here when available following the November 9 conversation.
