Ebba Bandh’s literary debut A Little Death and Ulf Kvensler’s stand-alone thriller Let the Waves Do the Rest have been longlisted for Bonnier’s Book Club’s high profile Book of the Year Award.

Bonnier’s Book Clubs is the home of five Swedish book clubs, among them the biggest one in Sweden. The winning book and author will be announced during the Gothenburg Book Fair in September. To see the list of the nominees and vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below.

Antti Tuomainen’s novel The Burning Stones has been nominated for CrimeFest’s 2025 Last Laugh Award in the Best Humorous Crime Novel category. The CrimeFest convention is one of the biggest crime fiction events in Europe, and the winners will be announced at the CrimeFest Gala Dinner on 17 May.

The Norwegian drama A Better Man (Ølhunden Berit) had its world premiere at this year’s Canneseries, and at yesterday’s award ceremony, it took home both Best Series and Best Performance for lead actor Anders Baasmo.

In A Better Man, a Norwegian internet troll with misogynistic tendencies has his identity revealed. To avoid prosecution, he assumes a female identity, an act that unexpectedly exposes him to gender bias. A thrilling and timely series that is bound to spark conversation and leave no one untouched.

A Better Man is created by Thomas Seeberg Torjussen and produced by Maipo Film.

In the picturesque village of Hovenäset, preparations are underway for the wedding between August and Maria. However, their joy is overshadowed by looming threats.

Determined to unearth a long-buried family secret, August finds himself met with resistance at every turn. Meanwhile, Maria begins receiving anonymous, disturbing messages. Could this be tied to one of her past police cases?

As this unfolds, a man approaches the police with a chilling account: on a cold night at the island of Guleskär, he saw a young woman, scantily dressed and limping, fleeing in terror. When Maria and her colleague Ray-Ray investigate, they make a grisly discovery—a blood-stained, metal prosthetic leg.

What truly transpired that night? And what makes a mysterious Norwegian, who has traveled all the way from Tromsø to Kungshamn, so fascinated by Guleskär?

Nightshifter is the fifth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s international bestselling August Strindberg series.

Nora Khalil’s award-winning and critically acclaimed debut novel Yani will become a TV series on SVT. With warmth and humor, the series depicts the friendship between teenagers Rayan, Caspian and Amir in the Stockholm suburb of Alby, where dreams of the future and friendships are put to the test. SF Studios is producing with co-producers SVT and Film Stockholm. Shooting is set to start this summer.

Tuna Özer is directing and the script is written by Jessika Jankert.

Viewers are gripped by Netflix’s new crime thriller The Glass Dome and have raved over its haunting twists and terrific ending. The series has been praised by critics and viewers alike, and has a fantastic Rotten Tomatoes score.

The Glass Dome premiered on Netflix on April 15 and immediately entered the top of the charts, currently in second place on the global toplist. Futhermore, it features among the Top-10 in over 80 countries, becoming the number-one most popular show in 16 of them.

The six-part series is created by Camilla Läckberg, with Henrik Björn and Lisa Farzaneh directing. The strong cast is led by Léonie Vincent, Johan Hedenberg and Johan Rheborg.

What is really going on in the study room at the university on the dark autumn night? An elderly man wanders about, writing numbers on the walls. It’s Jack, a professor emeritus of mathematics, still dedicated to his work as he nears eighty. But his memory is faltering, and he senses that something is deeply amiss. Desperate to hold onto his past, Jack realizes his independence is slipping away.

There is only one person who can help him—his estranged daughter, Malin. He realizes that he must call her and tell her about his memories before they are lost forever.

The Equation of Life is a touching and poignant tale of an aging father and his middle-aged daughter, exploring themes of nurturing and reconciliation, and the profound layers of life often hidden from those closest to us – a story about love, and about making things right, before it’s too late.