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‘I May Be Wrong’ No. 1 bestselling biography of 2020
Sweden’s biggest online book retailer Adlibris has listed their most sold titles throughout the year, crowning Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrong as their No. 1 most sold biography of 2020.
‘Anxious People’ a 2020 Book of the Year Award finalist
Fredrik Backman continues to gain the recognition of both readers and critics in the US with his novel Anxious People. The title was announced as a nominee in the fifth annual Book of the Year Award in November, and it is now official that it has made it to the finals.
The ones who will decide the winning author and title are the members of the US based book club “Book of the Month.” The final winner will be revealed December 23.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
Week 50’s (December 7-13) top placements are divided equally between Lars Kepler, Björn Natthiko Lindeblad and Stina Jackson. Lars Kepler is No. 1 in hardcover with The Mirror Man, also coming in at No. 2 in e-books. Björn Natthiko Lindeblad meanwhile occupies the No. 1 spot on the non-fiction list with I May Be Wrong, which is also No. 2 in audio. The last No. 1 spot, that of the paperback list, goes to Stina Jackson and The Last Snow.
‘The Last Snow,’ ‘The Inner Darkness’ and ‘Storm Watch’ on Dagens Nyheter’s Best Crime Novels of 2020 list
Sweden’s leading newspaper Dagens Nyheter has chosen Stina Jackson’s The Last Snow, Jørn Lier Horst’s The Inner Darkness, and Kristina Ohlsson’s Storm Watch as three of their “Best Crime Novels of 2020.” Literary critic Lotta Olsson gives the following reviews:
“Stina Jackson debuted with The Silver Road two years ago: a brilliantly told story of rural villages, forests, and lonely girls. The Last Snow is at times even better.” (The Last Snow)
“Jørn Lier Horst raises the suspense level to horror proportions.” (The Inner Darkness)
“Kristina Ohlsson succeeds in combining suspense, feelgood and social realism.” (Storm Watch)
‘Knocking’ to premiere at Sundance
The psychological thriller Knocking will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2021. The film is based on the short story Knocks by acclaimed Swedish author Johan Theorin, and the script is written by Emma Broström. Knocking is directed by Frida Kempff and is her feature debut. Kempff has previously directed the documentary Winter Buoy and shorts like Micky Bader, which among else won a Cannes Jury Prize in 2010.
Cecilia Milocco (Involuntary) stars as a woman who moves into a new apartment following a tragic accident. She soon begins to hear a disturbing knocking sound. Is it a call for help, or a message in Morse code? As the knocking grows more intense she confronts her neighbors, but they all claim to be unable to hear it.
‘The Mirror Man’ No. 1 in the Netherlands
Lars Kepler’s The Mirror Man is No. 1 on the Dutch bestseller list for thrillers and crime fiction. This marks the novel’s third consecutive week at the top.
The November bestseller list in Sweden
For the second month in a row, Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrong comes in at No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for non-fiction. The title is also No. 2 on the audio list. The No. 1 spots on the hardcover, e-book and audio lists meanwhile go to Lars Kepler and The Mirror Man.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
The bestseller lists for the first week of December see Lars Kepler’s The Mirror Man claim the No.1 spots on the audio and e-book lists, and the No. 2 one on the hardcover list. The No. 5 placement goes to Hans Rosenfeldt’s When Crying Wolf.
The non-fiction list has the ever popular Björn Natthiko Lindeblad appear at No. 2 with his I May Be Wrong. He is also No. 2 in audio, where he’s joined by Ulf Lundell and Weekdays 3 at No. 4.
New on the paperback list is Stina Jackson, whose just published softcover of The Last Snow is No. 2.
‘The Labyrinth’ published in Sweden
A world covered in ruins and ash. An alien phenomenon has ravaged Earth’s atmosphere and forced its few survivors underground. But there are still secrets left to be uncovered. Matt, Sigrid and Charlie leave the safety of their enclave to go on an expedition into the wastelands of the surface world. During their journey, they will be forced to confront their hidden pasts from the time before civilization fell.
Simon Stålenhag is the internationally lauded artist and author of The Electric State, Tales from the Loop and Things from the Flood. Now, Stålenhag returns with a hauntingly chilling tale of the ultimate cost of survival: The Labyrinth.
The November bestseller list for children’s fiction in Norway
Detective Agency No. 2’s seasonal booklet for 2020, The Search for the Gingerbread Man, sails to No. 2 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s fiction. However, it isn’t the only title from the series that’s featured: Operation Red Ribbon appears at No. 4.