Ulf Lundell claims one of the top placements on the official bestseller list for the month of May in Sweden, where his Weekdays 3 is No. 4 in hardcover and No. 8 in e-book. Stina Jackson also features on the hardcover list, coming in at No. 5 with The Last Snow. The title is also No. 4 in both audio and e-book.
Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People lands the No. 7 spot on the official bestseller list for the month of May in Iceland. The novel was published on May 12.
Jørn Lier Horst’s The Cabin and Antti Tuomainen’s Little Siberia have both been nominated for the prestigious 2020 CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger Award. The winner will be announced at the CWA Dagger Awards Gala Dinner on October 22nd.
Niklas Natt och Dag's debut novel The Wolf and the Watchman continues its run on the Spanish bestseller list, now featuring in the country's top ten for the 18th week in a row. This week, the novel nabs the No. 8 spot.
Jørn Lier Horst is the No. 2 most sold author in Slovakia during the month of May. It is the third installment in the Cold Case Quartet, The Inner Darkness, which features on the official monthly bestseller list.
The bestseller lists for week 22 see Jo Nesbø’s Knife appear at No. 2 in the paperback category, closely followed by Jørn Lier Horst’s The Inner Darkness at No. 3. Hedvig Montgomery grabs a No. 3 placement as well, featuring on the nonfiction list with The Adolescent Years.
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes again feature on the monthly list for children’s books in Norway. Their Operation Trickster is No. 3 on the list, staying at the same placement for the second consecutive month.
The nominees for the 2020 Golden Screen Awards have been revealed. The Golden Screen (Gullruten) is the annual award for the Norwegian TV industry and their equivalent to the American Emmy Awards.
Pål Sletaune and Sara Johnsen are both nominated for their lauded TV series 22 July, Sletaune for ‘Best Director’ and Johnsen for ‘Best Script’. 22 July is also nominated for ‘Best TV Drama’. Øystein Karlsen, creator of the success series Exit, is nominated for ‘Best Script’ and ‘Best Director’ alongside Exit’s nominations for ‘Best TV Drama’ and ‘Best Innovation’. The much acclaimed TV series Witch Hunt, created and written by Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen, is also nominated for ‘Best TV Drama’.
The winners will be announced on July 19 and the award show will air on TV 2 Norway and TV 2 Sumo.
Maja Säfström’s Amazing Facts About Baby Animals, published in the Czech Republic at the end of April, went straight to No. 10 upon publication. The official bestseller list for the month of May was just released and we can see that the book has steadily retained its No. 10 position in the category for children’s books in the Czech Republic.
Antti Tuomainen's novel Little Siberia is one of six novels shortlisted for the 2020 Last Laugh Award in the UK, awarded for the best humorous crime novel of the year. A team of British crime fiction reviewers will now select the winner, who will be announced on July 7th.
Croatia, Ibis Grafika
Closed by Ida Schabbauer
Latvia, Zvaigzne ABC
Two-book deal closed by Ida Schabbauer
Netherlands, Bruna
Three-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Czech Republic, Host
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Slovakia, Ikar
Closed by Emma Granberg
Italy, Nord
Closed by Federico Ambrosini
– De Telegraaf
Entertainingly enough the biggest emotions are here hidden within the smallest of actions, that are also hugely relatable. /…/ The questions it raises are many, the tone is light and the plot firmly down to earth – however flavoured with an astounding psychological insight.
– Familiejournal
Roslund builds an incredibly exciting story that kept me up way too long because I wanted to know how it ends.
– Expressen
Amazingly good, of course. /…/ [Some series] really are so incredibly good that you want nothing else but for them to continue.
– Kapprakt
The Devil’s Trick is, exactly like the other Hoffman & Grens novels, a really cleverly told story. With a combination of social engagement, psychological depth, and action, Anders Roslund shows who is the boss of suspense novels.
– Ljudboksklubben
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.