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by YASS family member Amy Sinar, age 12 When most people think of trolls, they picture something grumpy and living under a bridge. But the Moomins are nothing like that. They’re white, soft, hippo-shaped creatures (though they’re technically trolls), and they’ve been the stars of some of the most imaginative and heartfelt stories ever written. I first discovered them when I was younger, and even now, I still go back to their world whenever I need a bit of comfort – or adventu

On a very rainy Monday evening in York, Caroline Key (YASS committee member) and I made our way through the puddles to meet Karin Sjölin Frudd, former Chair of SveaBritt. Karin and her husband Nigel live in London but also keep an apartment in York — Nigel is originally from Leeds, while Karin comes from Gävle, north of Stockholm.

Beck in Copenhagen, November 2025 At our AGM​ in April, Dr Beck Sinar was voted in as the new Chair of YASS. She lives in a...

On a September evening, around 35 members gathered at the Norwegian Study Centre (YASS) Stephen Keeler to welcome award-winning author...