The nominees for 2020’s Storytel Awards have been announced. Previously known as the Grand Audiobook Prize, the Storytel Awards have been handed out to the best audio books in Sweden since 2007. The awards are split into five categories: Suspense, Fiction, Non-fiction, YA, and Children’s books.

Among the nominees for the Suspense award are: Kristina Ohlsson’s Storm Watch, Anders Roslund’s Sweet Dreams, Stina Jackson’s The Last Snow, Lars Kepler’s The Mirror Man, and Hans Rosenfeldt’s When Crying Wolf.

Simona Arhnstedt’s Hearts on the Line meanwhile features on the list of Fiction nominees, and Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrong on the Non-fiction list.

David Sundin’s audiobook adaptation of his bestselling debut, The Book That Did Not Want To Be Read, is in the running for the Children’s books’ award. In its audio form, the book is called The Audiobook That Did Not Want To End.

Fans will be able to vote for their favorites till February 28, after which a jury will pick a winner among the three candidates with the most votes in each category.

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From the No. 1 bestselling author Kristina Ohlsson comes Storm Watch, the first installment in a new crime series set on the Swedish west coast. Mystery and atmosphere combine as the salty sea winds greet a newcomer to the community: August Strindberg.

August arrives in Hovenäset on the very same night that a local teacher, Agnes, disappears. August has just left a lucrative career in finance, and the big city, behind him. All for the sake of realizing his long-held dream: to open an antiques store. Finally he’ll get to do what he’s always loved, and in a place he’s longed to return to.

But the idyllic little community of Hovenäset has been shaken to its core by the disappearance of one of its most loved members. The police, with the empathetic and driven Maria Martinsson at the fore, search for her day and night. But as the days stack up, the hope of finding Agnes alive dwindles. What really happened to her? And why can’t August shake the uncomfortable feeling that he holds the key to solving the mystery?

“[The novel] is brilliantly told in a light, almost feelgood-esque tone, despite the difficult relations and old secrets that it deals with. Storm Watch is of course nominated for the Swedish Crime Novel of the Year award.”
Dagens Nyheter, Sweden

Adlibris, the leading book retailer in the Nordic countries, has announced the winners of its Adlibris Awards 2020. A total of 30.000 people participated in the vote this year, crowning nine winners in as many categories. Björn Natthiko Lindeblad and I May Be Wrong triumphed in the non-fiction category, claiming the title of “Non-fiction Book of the Year.” David Sundin’s debut and instant classic, The Book That Did Not Want To Be Read, won in the “Children’s Books Ages 0-6” category. Lars Kepler lastly won the coveted title of “Crime Novel of the Year” with their The Mirror Man.

The first weekly bestseller lists of 2021 see Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrong land the No. 1 spot in audio and the No. 3 one in hardcover.

C More and TV4’s hugely successful crime drama series Bäckström, based on Leif GW Persson’s bestselling novels featuring the notorious Superintendent of the same name, has been renewed for a second season.

The second season, largely based on the third installment in the Bäckström series, The Sword of Justice, will be directed by Andreas Öhman and one more director. Screenplays are written by Jonathan Sjöberg and Dennis Magnusson. The series is produced by Yellow Bird for C More and TV4 in co-production with ARD Degeto and Film i Väst. Shooting will begin shortly and is set to Västra Götaland and Stockholm.

“Kjell Bergqvist’s interpretation of Leif GW Persson’s Bäckström was a smash hit on TV4 and C More. Therefore, it’s extra exciting to be able to continue on with a sequel. This time, the case is connected to a macabre, seemingly cursed music box, so the new season has an even bigger air of mystery around it – but Bäckström is still an asshole with a big heart and a lot of humor,” says Niva Westlin Dahl, Executive Producer at TV4/C More.