’The Sleepwalker’ No. 1 in Sweden

The weekly bestseller lists have just been released and the latest installment in Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna series, The Sleepwalker, claims the No. 1 spot in the paperback category.

Lars Kepler
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‘Butterfly Heart’ finalist for the 2025 Kirkus Prize

Moa Backe Åstot’s Butterfly Heart, honored with the prestigious Kirkus Star, has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature. The book is one of six titles, chosen from 497 eligible young readers’ books by the Kirkus jurors and editors.

The winner will be announced during an award ceremony in New York City on October 8.

Moa Backe Åstot
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‘Wolf Hour’ No. 1 in Ireland

Jo Nesbø’s Wolf Hour is the overall No. 1 in the full Irish chart this week.

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‘The Night House’ first day of principal photography

Today marks the first day of principal photography of The Night House, the movie adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s bestselling standalone novel with the same name.
Directed by Jesper Ganslandt, and written by Ganslandt together with Nesbø, the film stars Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, Westworld) and Jacob Tremblay (Room, Good Boys) as the young and adult versions of the main character Richard.
The crew have assembled in the Basque Country in Spain, where they will shoot for about four weeks before moving on to the UK.
Jesper Ganslandt Jo Nesbø

‘Son’ No. 2 in Norway

Thomas Enger & Johana Gustawsson’s Son, the newly published first installment in their Kari Voss series, comes in at No. 2 on the e-book list this week.

Thomas Enger & Johana Gustawsson
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‘The Escape from Earth’ shortlisted for Ark Children’s Book Award 2025

The first installment, The Escape from Earth, in Bobbie Peers’ new series Techno Zombie has been shortlisted for the Ark Children’s Book Award 2025. This prestigious annual prize celebrates the best children’s book of the year, with the winner being chosen by more than 10,000 children in grades 5 to 7. This marks Peers’ second nomination, following his win in 2015. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony in December.

 

Bobbie Peers

‘Wolf Hour’ No. 3 in the UK

Jo Nesbø’s new standalone novel Wolf Hour, published last week in the UK, has gone straight to No. 3 on the UK charts.

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Kristina Ohlsson the most sold of quarter two in Sweden

The comprehensive sales statistics for Q2 2025 have been released, with Nightshifter, the latest installment in the August Strindberg series, ranking as the No. 1 title in total sales. The lists present the top 20 bestsellers based on sales value, with totals including both print and digital formats.

Kristina Ohlsson

The quarterly Swedish bestseller lists

Following the end of the second quarter of 2025, Kristina Ohlsson’s Nightshifter, the latest installment in the August Strindberg series, tops the bestseller charts, reaching No. 1 in the eBook category, No. 2 on the audiobook list, and No. 3 in hardcover sales.

Meanwhile, the paperback chart features Beyond Rescue, the third book in the same series, at No. 2, followed by Death on Capri, the first installment in Anders & Anette de la Motte’s Murder Under the Sun series, at No. 3.

Kristina Ohlsson Anders & Anette de la Motte

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Marekors The Devil’s Star

by Jo Nesbø

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.

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Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole