The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 30 (the 22nd-28th of July) see Anders Roslund claim top positions in several categories. His crime novel Knock Knock was released in Sweden on 19th of July and went straight to No. 1 on the hardcover list. Roslund also claims No. 1 and No. 2 in audio, as well as No. 1 in e-book. Jo Nesbø comes in at No. 2 in the hardcover category, No. 3 in audio and No. 2 in e-book with Knife, the latest title in the Harry Hole series.
Photo: Mimmi Torsson
Anders Sparring joins Salomonsson Agency
Anders Sparring is a well-established writer of TV series for children and the author of several successful children’s novels. More recently Sparring has moved in the direction of developing and writing for big drama productions, striving for originality, authenticity, and a focus on the people that are often pushed into the background. Sparring is equally passionate about writing comedy; he is himself a celebrated stand-up comedian.
Throughout his career, Sparring has written for many popular TV shows and gained extensive experience in writing for animated series and for dolls. In 2017, he received a Guldbagge nomination for his screenplay The World of Dolores and Gunellen.
Sparring is currently working on the second season of the hit TV series The Hunters, and the film adaptation of the praised Malin Fors series, based on the books by Mons Kallentoft.
Jo Nesbø No. 1 in the UK
Jo Nesbø’s Knife continues to place at the top of the bestseller list in the UK. This is the novel’s third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Sunday Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction.
‘Knife’ No. 1 in the UK
Knife, the twelfth installment in Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole series, remains at the No. 1 spot on the Sunday Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction in the UK this week.
‘Knock Knock’ published in Sweden
Five red candles on a cake. Anticipation. How was Zana to know that this day would change so many people’s lives? All she wanted was to sing “Happy Birthday.”
When Ewert Grens enters the Stockholm apartment, the scent of spoiled food and something far worse hits his nose. What he sees will stay with him for years to come. Almost two decades have passed when he finds himself back at the apartment again. Someone has returned, and is looking for Zana. It will be a race against time to find her before they do.
Anders Roslund’s bone-chilling Knock Knock is a tale of revenge and treachery, and sees the iconic duo Grens and Hoffman reunite as the world trembles during three explosive days.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 28 (8th-14th of July) see Jo Nesbø keeping a steady hold of the No. 1 spots on the hardcover and e-book lists alike, with latest Harry Hole installment Knife. He also nabs the No. 2 position on the audio list. Lars Kepler joins him in the hardcover category at No. 4 with Lazarus, the seventh novel in the Joona Linna series.
’Knife’ No. 6 on The New York Times Bestseller list
Jo Nesbø’s Knife, published in the US by Knopf last week, debuts at No. 6 on the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction, and at No. 5 on the combined print & e-book list.
Trailer release for ‘Koko-di Koko-da’
Johannes Nyholm’s horror film Koko-di Koko-da, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, is set to be released in theatres in Sweden on August 24th.
In Koko-di Koko-da a couple goes on a vacation in order to reconnect following a family tragedy. They are then confronted by their inner demons in the form of a surreal circus company that pulls them into a maelstrom of psychological terror.
Koko-di Koko-da has been nominated for multiple awards including the ‘Grand Jury Prize’ at the Sundance Festival, the ‘Tiger Award’ at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and ‘Best Nordic Film’ at the Gothenburg Film Festival.
‘Knife’ No. 1 in the UK
The official UK bestseller lists are in and Jo Nesbø’s Knife, published by Harvill just a couple of days ago, entered the list for hardcover fiction at No. 1
Jo Nesbø and Lars Kepler on the Swedish bestseller lists
The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 27 (the 1st-7th of July) see Jo Nesbø claim multiple top positions. Knife, his twelth Harry Hole installment, comes in at No. 1 on both the hardcover and e-book lists and in addition nabs the No. 3 spot on the audio one. In the hardcover category he is joined by Lars Kepler who claims the No. 4 spot with long-running bestseller Lazarus, the seventh installment in the Joona Linna series.