‘An Unthinkable Fate’ and ‘Zoo Boy’ longlisted for 2023 Feelgood of the Year Award
Simona Ahrnstedt’s romantic historical novel An Unthinkable Fate and Peter Hammarbäck’s heart-warming debut Zoo Boy have been longlisted for the Swedish Feelgood Festival’s award Feelgood of the Year 2023.
To see the list of the nominees and vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below.
‘Scars’ and ‘The Search for the Viking Treasure’ No. 1 in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Engers’ Scars remains No. 1 on the paperback list also this week, just as Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure repeats its No. 1 placement on the children’s list.
‘Just Be Chill’ published in Sweden
The news hits like a bomb: Ivan and Lydia are dating! Nisse can barely believe it, even though he knows that they have liked each other for ages. And now they are together, for real! It feels strange, and when Wasim returns from his vacation with the news that he too has met a girl, the ground beneath Nisse’s feet suddenly feels shaky. Shit! In just a couple of days they will start sixth grade and he is the only one not dating someone. What is he supposed to do?
In the third and final installment about your favorite middle schoolers, the boys have the floor. It is the story about the final week of summer break before sixth grade told from two perspectives, everything that happens, everything that doesn’t, and everything that perhaps should happen. Humor, seriousness, and recognition aplenty!
Just Be Chill is a stand-alone sequel to Cina Friedner’s beloved Never Back Down and Not Entirely True.
‘Killing Moon’ No. 3 in Canada
Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon makes its debut on the official bestseller list of Canada, where it comes in at No. 3 on the hardcover fiction list this week.
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‘A Day and a Half’ to premiere on Netflix in September
The anticipated directorial debut from Fares Fares, A Day and a Half, has now received a premiere date on Netflix: September 1, 2023. The screenplay is written by Fares together with Peter Smirnakos.
The cast is toplined by Fares, Alexej Manvelov and Alma Pöysti.
Jo Nesbø and Martin Widmark No. 2 in Iceland
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø makes its debut on the official monthly bestseller list of Iceland, where it lands the No. 2 spot. Martin Widmark’s The Racecourse Mystery, the seventeenth JerryMaya mystery, is No. 2 among the children’s titles.
‘The Couples Trip’ No. 1 most sold in Sweden this May
The Couples Trip, Ulf Kvensler’s debut thriller, shoots to No. 1 on the official monthly bestseller list for paperbacks in Sweden.
Ulf Lundell and Martin Widmark on the Swedish bestseller lists
Ulf Lundell makes a double showing on the hardcover bestseller list this week, coming in at No. 4 with Weekdays 8, and No. 5 with Weekdays 9. Martin Widmark’s latest JerryMaya title, JerryMaya’s Summer Holiday Book: Work Out with the Priest, apperas at No. 4 on the children’s bestseller list.
‘Killing Moon’ No. 4 in the UK
Jo Nesbø thirteenth Harry Hole novel, Killing Moon, makes its first appearance on Sunday Times Bestseller list, where it lands the No. 4 spot.
‘Killing Moon’ No. 2 in Ireland
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø makes its debut also in the official bestseller list of Ireland, where it lands the No. 2 spot.