An official teaser trailer has now been released for the upcoming TV-series Box 21, based on the acclaimed crime novel by Roslund & Hellström. The series will premiere on the Swedish streaming platform Viaplay on January 17.
Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 climbs the hardcover list, coming in at No. 2 on the official bestseller list for week 49 in Sweden. The novel also features at No. 3 on the e-book list.
Jørn Lier Horst appears three times on the official Norwegian bestseller lists for week 49. Horst’s Ill Will comes in at No. 5 in hardcover and No. 4 in e-book, while his and Thomas Enger’s Death Deserved is No. 5 on the paperback list.
Photo: Dusk to Dawn I
Mr. Tophat’s debut album suite, Dusk to Dawn part I, II & III, is one of five nominees for a Swedish Grammy Award in the category ‘Best Electro/Dance 2020’.
The Swedish Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on February 6 in Stockholm, where the winner will be announced.
Matias Faldbakken’s novel We Are Five is one of three novels that have been shortlisted for the Norwegian magazine Natt og Dag’s 2019 Oslo Award for ‘Best Novel of the Year’. In the article where the nominees are revealed, We Are Five is highlighted as Faldbakken’s best novel to date.
The winner will be announced on January 31, 2020. To vote, click “Read more” below.
Fredrik Backman has won the Russian LiveLib Readers’ Choice Award 2019 in two categories. Beartown has won ‘Best Translated Fiction’ and Us Against You has won ‘Most Anticipated Novel’. LiveLib is the biggest readers portal in the country.
Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig’s latest TV-series creation, Witch Hunt, is the story of how one single action can trigger a scandal of national proportions with consequences reaching as far up as Norway’s elite. With a focus on power struggles and corruption, Rajendram Eliassen and Bache-Wiig delve deep into the psychological, relational and political consequences of whistleblowing.
Witch Hunt is produced by Miso Film Norway and will premiere on TV 2 Norway in early 2020.
Click “Read more” to watch the trailer.
Niklas Natt och Dag’s long-running bestseller 1794 lands the No. 1 spot on the hardcover bestseller list for week 48.
Photo: Kiefer Lee
Today Kleerup releases a new single featuring the Swedish duo Rebecca & Fiona. The single, titled I Need Love, is the second one from the forthcoming album _2_, due for release in February 2020. The album will include collaborations with both Swedish and international artists and will be Kleerup’s first solo in over 10 years.
Earlier this year Kleerup released his first new single from the album, with vocals from the UK band AlunaGeorge.
The official Swedish bestseller lists for November see Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 appear at No. 3 in hardcover, and No. 5 in e-book. Anders de la Motte’s Dead of Winter claims the No. 3 spot on the paperback list.
Bulgaria, EMAS
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Greece, Memento
Closed by Emma Granberg
China, Beijing Science and Technology
Five-book deal closed by The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Ida Schabbauer
Poland, Smak Slowa
Two-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Lithuania, Pflaŭmbaŭm Publishing House
Closed by Emma Granberg
Germany, Hoffmann und Campe
Closed by Julia Angelin
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– Harstad Tidene
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– Expressen
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– Münchner Merkur
The most gripping thriller of the summer.
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– Bremer Nachrichten
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