Author Evening with Johanne Mygind

Name: Author Evening with Johanne Mygind
Start: 2026-10-21T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-21T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Fjerritslev Bibliotek

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 19:00 — 21:00

Fjerritslev Bibliotek, Fjerritslev · 65–80 kr. · ≈ 9–11 €

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Author Evening with Johanne Mygind · Fjerritslev Bibliotek, Fjerritslev

Author Evening with Johanne Mygind: Wednesday 21 October 2026, 19:00–21:00, Fjerritslev Bibliotek, Fjerritslev. Tickets cost 65–80 kr.

Author Johanne Mygind discusses her critically acclaimed novel Giftig, inspired by her own family's connection to Cheminova and the environmental scandal at Høfde 42. Through the novel's protagonist Nanna, the book explores guilt, responsibility, and family bonds as past secrets come to light.

The lecture also addresses West Jutland, the divide between urban and rural areas, and the human consequences of the environmental disaster.

Wednesday, October 21, 7-9 PM at Fjerritslev Library. Admission: 80 kr. Registration required at jammerbibliotekerne.dk.

About the venue: Fjerritslev Bibliotek

Fjerritslev Bibliotek is housed in the former town hall in the centre of town, converted into a library in 1987. The two-storey building - with lift access - has the children's section and adult fiction on the ground floor, while the reading room and non-fiction are upstairs. The basement holds the local history archive for Fjerritslev and the surrounding area. The library is part of Jammerbugt Bibliotekerne and regularly hosts talks and children's events.

Danmarksgade 1, 9690 Fjerritslev Get directions

About: Johanne Mygind

Both of Mygind's novels mine her own family's past - from the feminist movements of the 1970s to the toxic legacy of the Cheminova chemical plant on the Limfjord. A trained journalist and Edvard P. Prize winner, she brings a documentary eye to literary fiction.

2022

Edvard P. Prize won for The Year of Love

What's new

2025-10-30
Johanne Mygind's second novel, Giftig, was published by Gads Forlag on October 30, 2025.
2025-11
The publication of Giftig triggered a public dispute when Mygind accused fellow author Kim Blæsbjerg of basing his novel De bedste familier on her grandfather's story without consent - an accusation Blæsbjerg denied.
2023-2024
Johanne Mygind was artist-in-residence in Lemvig Municipality in 2023-2024, where she worked with children and young people on Cheminova's history together with author Liv Nimand Duvå.

Tracks

Kærlighedens årDebut novel 2021, Gads Forlag - won the Edvard P. Prize 2022

GiftigNovel 2025, Gads Forlag - about Cheminova and the family's legacy at Høfde 42

OpdriftNon-fiction 2009, Gyldendal - 11 rule-breakers tell their stories

Author Evening with Johanne Mygind

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