

Yrsa Sigurdardóttir and Fredrik Backman longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2018
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s Why Did You Lie and Fredrik Backman’s Britt-Marie Was Here are longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2018. The shortlist will be published next year in April and the winner will be announced on June 13th.
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‘Eighteen Below Zero’ No. 1 in Norway
Eighteen Below Zero doesn’t budge from the No. 1 spot on the official Norwegian bestseller list for paperback fiction, claiming the top spot for the fifth week in a row.

‘The Tractor Who Wants To Fall Asleep’ published in Sweden
Add variety to your child’s bedtime routine with the third and latest book from the author of The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, the New York Times and international bestseller that parents have been raving about! The Tractor Who Wants To Fall Asleep features child-tested, parent-approved techniques to reclaim bedtime and provide a sweet and tender end to each day.
Let your child be lulled to sleep with the story of the little red tractor Alex, the tiredest little tractor around. Alex the Tractor takes your child on a relaxing and cozy ride across the countryside, where they encounter friends like Yawning Carrot, Half-Asleep Leon and the sleepy apples. Written with the purpose of helping your child fall asleep easier, The Tractor Who Wants To Fall Asleep’s design encourages relaxation, sereneness and sleep.
Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s The Tractor Who Wants To Fall Asleep includes new and improved materials such as insightful sleep tips and answers to frequently asked questions that will help guide families to an even more satisfying nighttime routine!

‘Operation Mummy’ No. 1 on the October bestseller list in Norway
Operation Mummy, the new glow-in-the-dark book from the Detective Agency No. 2 series, claims the No. 1 spot on the official Norwegian bestseller list for the month of October. Operation Mummy is the twelfth installment in the Detective Agency No. 2 series.

‘1793’ sold to 25 territories
Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1793 has now been sold to 25 territories! 1793 is Natt och Dag’s debut novel; a compelling, vivid, frightful and utterly fascinating portrait of Stockholm at the end of the 18th Century.

‘The Pact’ published in Denmark
In The Pact, Ravn puts it all on the line in order to find out who killed his girlfriend Eva in their home five years ago. New clues lead Ravn to an aging killer-for-hire and a group of corrupt police officers with ties to a terrifyingly influential person in the highest echelon of society. But it isn’t till Ravn forms a pact with the gangster kingpin Kaminsky that he gets the crucial knowledge and connections that will allow him to bring Eva’s killer to justice. But everything has a price. And in this case, the price is 71 million missing Danish kroner.
The Pact is the fifth installment in Michael Katz Krefeld’s bestselling Ravn series, and the novel wherein the mystery of Ravn’s girlfriend’s murder is solved.

Matias Faldbakken shortlisted for Norway’s most prestigious literary award
Matias Faldbakken’s The Hills has been shortlisted for the Brage Prize, handed out by the Norwegian Publishers Association, as one of four nominees in the ‘Fiction’ category. The prize, named after the Norwegian god of writing, has established itself as Norway’s most prestigious literary award since its inception 25 years ago.
The judges have the following to say about The Hills: “A novel with a warm sense of humor, effortless elegance, and a playful and disarming feeling of nostalgia. As a whole, it sharply distinguishes itself through its charming play on traditions. But there are darker elements beneath the surface, which give the seemingly playful novel both seriousness and gravitas.”
The winner of the 2017 Brage Prize will be announced on November 21st.

Jørn Lier Horst dominates the September bestseller lists in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst dominates the September bestseller lists in Norway, coming in at No. 1 on the bestseller list for fiction as well as for children’s fiction. On the fiction list it is Horst’s The Katharina Code that claims the No. 1 spot, while it’s the Detective Agency No. 2 series by Jørn Lier Horst and Hans-Jørgen Sandnes that occupies the majority of the positions on the children’s list. At No. 1 is Operation Ghost, No. 2 Operation Circus, and at No. 5 comes The Search for Captain Krogh’s Gold, the first activity book of the series.