Ulf Lundell continues to reign supreme on the Swedish bestseller lists, and this week Weekdays 4 comes in at No. 1 in both hardcover and e-books.
Førstegangstjenesten, the popular NRK comedy series written by Rolf-Magne Golten Andersen together with co-writers Herman Flesvig and Marit Støre Valeur, was this weekend chosen as the winner of the Golden Screen award for ‘Best Comedy’ in Norway. The Golden Screen awards (Gullruten) is the Norwegian equivalent to the Emmys.
Tiril, Oliver and Ocho head to Moklehoma City in the US with grandpa Franz to investigate the claimed spotting of a real-life unicorn. Cowboys patrol the streets of the town, just like in the old Wild West. The President of the Natural History Society has promised a reward of a million dollar to whoever manages to capture the unicorn. But do unicorns even exist? This is undoubtedly a case for Detective Agency No. 2, who ride out on the prairie to get to the bottom of the mystery. But they’re not the only ones searching for this special animal… Along the way we get to take part in the solving of the mystery, just like in the other thrilling activity books from the Detective Agency No. 2 universe.
The Search for Unicorn is the seventh activity book in Jørn Lier Horst and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series.
The trade paperback edition of Scatter Her Ashes, the second installment in Heine Bakkeid’s Thorkild Aske series, just published in Iceland by publisher Ugla, goes straight to No. 1 on the paperback list and to No. 3 on the all formats bestseller list of leading book retailer Eymundsson.
Ulf Lundell’s just published Weekdays 4 and Weekdays 5 each grab a spot on the official bestseller list for hardcovers in Sweden. Weekdays 4 comes in at No. 2, and Weekdays 5 follows right after at No. 3.
Katrine Engberg continues to dominate the Norwegian paperback bestseller list. This week too she grabs three of the top five spots, coming in at No. 1 with The Butterfly House, No. 2 with Blood Moon, and No. 5 with The Tenant.
Annette Bjergfeldt has been nominated for the Danish 2021 Martha Award for her debut novel When Life Gives You Hippos. The Martha Award is the largest book retailer award in Denmark and has been bestowed annually since 1989 by Bog & Idé. The nominated works are selected by book retailers and readers and the ultimate winner will be announced in October. Previous winners include Jussi Adler-Olsen, J.K. Rowling and Stephen King.
Weekdays 4 and Weekdays 5, the two new installments in Ulf Lundell’s celebrated collection of excerpts from his private diary, are published simultaneously in Sweden today.
Katrine Engberg performs a hat trick on this week’s official paperback bestseller list in Norway, featuring with three titles in the top five. First up at No. 1 is Blood Moon, followed by The Butterfly House at No. 2, and then lastly The Tenant at No. 4.
Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrong has been chosen as the winner of the ‘Best Non-fiction’ category in the 2021 Storytel Awards. A record number of 70.000 listeners voted forth the shortlist consisting 0f three non-fiction titles, and a jury went on to select the ultimate winner. The jury’s motivation for I May Be Wrong was as follows:
“An autobiographical tale that moves and invites [the listener] to reflect on life’s great questions. The author’s vulnerable, brave and humoristic audio rendition gives the listener a powerful and unique experience.”
Croatia, Egmont
Closed by Emma Granberg
Brazil, Companhia das Letras
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Arab World, Al Arabi
Closed by Emma Granberg
Sri Lanka, Sunera Publishers
Closed by Emma Granberg
Spain, RBA
Closed by Tor Jonasson
Lithuania, Lectio Divinia
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Tango, a love of cinema, the charm of the everyday, the value of dreams, and the importance of shoes are all interwoven in this magical realism narrative by Danish writer Annette Bjergfeldt, a story that captivates you from the first page to the last.
– Clara
Nordic Noir at its best – tough, fast-paced and with an ice-cold plot in the middle of the summer heat.
– Dynamite
I loved The Isle of a Thousand Stars because it reached a deep, hidden part of my soul – a place where emotions need no name. /…/ As for a seventh-grader like me, The Isle of a Thousand Stars may simply be the saddest yet most beautiful dream I’ve ever experienced.
– VnExpress
Johana Gustawsson and the Norwegian Thomas Enger form a unique duo, delivering a successful thriller where the city of Oslo isn’t there for exoticism, but becomes, as the pages turn, a character in its own right—cold, silent, and terribly human.
– GAEL
[E]ven though it’s all very sad, reading this book is incredibly comforting.
– Bayern1 Radio
A serial killer plagues summertime Oslo, and Harry Hole is teamed up with his archenemy Tom Waaler to crack the case. The murders bring up questions of fidelity and betrayal, while Waaler enlists Harry in his clandestine band of police vigilantes, imposing their own brand of justice. Harry is forced to settle the score with Waaler once and for all, and at the same time solve the riddle of the devil’s star. In a breath-taking chase through Oslo, Harry manages to do both.