Kristina Ohlsson’s just published Icebreaker, the second installment in her August Strindberg-series, enters the official Swedish bestseller list for ebooks at No. 1 and the equivalent for hardcover fiction at No. 2 this week. Anders Hansen’s Brain Blues stays firmly put at at No. 1 on the non-fiction list, while also claiming the No. 1 spot in audio.
Jo Nesbø’s Rat Island and Other Stories claims the No. 2 spot on the official Finnish bestseller list for hardcover fiction for the month of October. Liza Marklund’s The Polar Circle can be found at No. 5 on the list.
Liza Marklund’s The Polar Circle, the first installment in her new trilogy, was the most sold book in Iceland in October, across all genres.
The trailer for this year’s Christmas calender, An honest Christmas with the Knyckertz, has been released. The series is based on the books about the Knyckertz family written by Anders Sparring and Sparring is also writing the script for the series, with Leif Lindblom directing.
An honest Christmas with the Knyckertz will premiere on SVT December 1st.
The Nordic Film Days have a long and storied tradition in Lübeck, and from 3-7 November, over 130 films from Scandinavia and the Baltic region were presented. Caroline Cowan’s praised feature film Eva & Adam received the Children’s Jury Award, with the following motivation: “One film really won us over. We thought it was very appropriate for our age group and the young actors were totally believable. It was a tender and funny film that also spoke to the subject of animal welfare.”
The official soundtrack to Simon Stålenhag’s narrative art novel The Labyrinth, composed by Simon himself, has now been released by Lakeshore Records.
Lakeshore Records is the four-time Grammy Nominated record label behind critically acclaimed soundtracks such as Drive, Stranger Things and Moonlight among many others.
Please listen to the soundtrack by clicking ‘Read More’ below.
Photo: Theodor Ander
The Swedish rising star screenwriter Sissela Nelander has a background in writing for theatre and web series. She has a Bachelor in Literary Studies and also attended the Literary Composition program at the renowned HDK-Valand-Academy of Art and Design.
In 2019 Nelander’s play Hymn till Persefone was performed at the Paradiso Festival at Turteatern, and her subsequent production GUNNARMATERIALET saw its premiere in 2020 at the Arrival project in Gothenburg.
Together with her comedy group Oskönheter she co-created and wrote the web series Kollektivet, working with the production company ENT. Nelander has also, together with a script group, developed a TV series for the production company Splay with support from SFI.
Nelander is currently writing the screenplay for the adaptation of a hit Swedish novel, more details to be released soon.
The second season of Exit, Øystein Karlsen’s runaway success series, has been nominated for the prestigious C21 International Drama Awards in the ‘Best Returning Series’ category, alongside gigantic series like The Crown and La Casa de Papel, productions with around 100 million dollars more in budget than Exit. The other nominees in this category are Line of Duty, Baptiste and The Good Fight.
The winners will be announced at the International Drama Awards Ceremony in London on December 2nd.
Anders Hansen’s just published Brain Blues goes straight to No. 1 on both the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover non-fiction and the equivalent for e-books, while also claiming the No. 3 spot in the audio category. Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1795 comes in at No. 2 on the e-book list this week.
Photo: Stefan Tell; Kiefer Lee; Kate Gabor
Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1795 claims top placements on the official Swedish bestseller lists for the month of October across all formats, coming in at No. 1 on the hardcover and e-book list and No. 2 on the audio list. Anders Hansen’s Brain Blues, published only three days before the end of the month, grabs the No. 3 spot on the non-fiction list, while Simona Ahrnstedt’s The Queen of the Night takes the No. 5 spot on the e-book list.
US, HarperVia
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North Macedonia, Matica
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Denmark, Lindhardt og Ringhof
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Slovenia, No! Press
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China, Booky
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Czech Republic, Zlin
Two-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Diary of a Ditched Girl is a true ten./…/ A series that’s better than the book it’s based on.
– SR
Diary of a Ditched Girl is this fall’s must-watch Swedish TV show.
– DN
The chemistry between Amanda and her main friendship group is refreshingly authentic, with writers Moa Herngren and Tove Eriksen Hillblom doing a fantastic job of capturing the pitfalls of modern dating.
– Nordic Watchlist
Diary of a Ditched Girl is one of this year’s best Swedish series. /…/
It’s nearly impossible not to get swept up in Amanda’s ill-fated Tinder odyssey and feel the full spectrum of emotions she goes through — hope, joy, sorrow — over and over again.
– Filmtopp
Kristina Ohlsson’s gripping crime novel Beyond Rescue awaits. Combining deep suspense with a richly atmospheric setting, it’s a must-read for all fans of Scandinavian crime fiction. Ohlsson captivates with compelling characters, an intricate plot, and a haunting late-summer mood that lingers until the very last page.
– 24books.de
Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. Fortunately he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten for company, only now his son insists upon taking the dog away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up.