Ingalill Margareta Mosander, née Larsson (born 17 July 1943), is a Swedish journalist, known as a prolific book reviewer on television and in printed media.

Biography

Mosander was born in

Eskilstuna Eskilstuna () is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 67,359 inhabitants in 2015, with a total population of 100,092 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality (2014). Eskilstuna has ...

. She has worked as a journalist at ''

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Vecko-Journalen ''Vecko-Journalen'' (Swedish: ''Weekly Record'') was a weekly magazine published under various titles from 1910 to 2002. History and profile ''Vecko-Journalen'' was founded by Erik Åkerlund in 1910. The same year he also established the publis ...

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Expressen ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

'', and at ''

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'' since 1979. In 2006, the magazine ''Svensk bokhandel'' named her "Sweden's most influential journalist in the book business". She was the host of the '' Sommar'' radio show in June 2014. Mosander also reviews books for the website Senioren. In 2004, she was awarded the Axel Liffner-stipend. From 1999 until 2019, Mosander reviewed books weekly for the television show ''

Go'kväll ''Go'kväll'' is a Swedish daily television show broadcast at Sveriges Television. The show consists of interviews, singer performances and cooking. It has had different hosts, including Anja Kontor, Suzanne Axell and Beppe Starbrink. It was ...

'' broadcast on SVT. In September 2019, SVT announced that they had decided not to keep Mosander's book review segment in the show, which led to criticism from many viewers. Mosander protested the decision.

Personal life

Mosander was married to surgeon Bo Eriksson between 1967 and 1974. In 1987, she married journalist

Jan Mosander Jan Eric Gustaf Mosander (born 13 August 1944) is a Swedish journalist and author. Biography Mosander was born in Stockholm and grew up in Helsinki, Finland. In Finland he worked as a reporter for the newspapers ''Västa Nyland'' in Ekenäs and ...

. Ingalill Mosander and her husband were two of five Swedes that survived the ''Costa Concordia'' disaster in 2012. Mosander supported the conviction of the captain,

Francesco Schettino Francesco Schettino (; born 14 November 1960) is an Italian former shipmaster who commanded the cruise ship ''Costa Concordia'' when it struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of ...

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