Screens overtake books as Faroese reading week begins

Children, young people and adults are reading too little as screen media overtake books, Oddfríður Marni Rasmussen, deputy chair of the Faroese Writers’ Association, told KVF.

The association and Kringvarp Føroya have launched “Read Faroese Week”, which begins today in connection with Book Days. Rasmussen said that the more people read, the easier it becomes to get through books.

KVF will focus on Faroese literature and reading in Faroese throughout the week. Each morning, the broadcaster’s morning programme will host an author who will read a short passage from their own work.

This year’s Book Days will be held on 14 and 15 November at the Nordic House in Tórshavn.