Fredrik Backman’s long-running international bestseller A Man Called Ove became the fifth most sold printed title in the US in 2016. The novel also reached the No. 8 position on the list of most sold Amazon Kindle titles.
A Man Called Ove is back up to No. 2 on the New York Times’ print list in its 54th week, and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry has shot up to No. 6 in its 38th week. On the combined print and eBook list, A Man Called Ove is No. 4.
Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter, Joona Linna #6 (published on October 24th), was the Most Sold Novel of the Year 2016 in Sweden. Thus, this is the fourth consecutive Joona Linna novel that becomes the most sold crime novel of the year in Sweden.
Ingar Johnsrud’s internationally acclaimed debut novel Those Who Follow became the most sold backlist title of 2016 on the Norwegian eBook list. Those Who Follow is the first installment in the series following Fredrik Beier and Kafa Iqbal. The second installment in the series, As We Fall, was published in Norway in August.
A Man Called Ove continues to dominate the US regional independent bestseller lists, hitting No. 1 on all but one of the nine lists. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry too features in the top 10 of eight of the lists, coming in just behind A Man Called Ove at No. 2 on the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Midwest Independent Booksellers Association’s lists.
On the New York Times Best Seller List, A Man Called Ove claims the No. 3 spot in its 53rd consecutive week on the list. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry places at No. 8 in its 37th week.
2016 was yet another fantastic year for Fredrik Backman’s debut novel A Man Called Ove in Germany. The novel comes in at No. 5 on the list of most sold paperback novels of 2016, thus for the second year in a row claiming a spot on the annual bestseller list, and even climbing from its No. 7 position in 2015.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry also makes an appearance among 2016’s most sold books, coming in just below at No. 13 on the same paperback list.
2017 starts off with a bang as Fredrik Backman’s debut novel A Man Called Ove celebrates its official one year anniversary on the New York Times Best Seller List. The novel about the lovable curmudgeon Ove comes in at No. 2 on the trade paperback list, and No. 6 on the combined eBook and print list, where it has now featured for 31 weeks.
Fredrik Backman’s second work of fiction, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, likewise continues to charm readers, coming in at No. 7 in its 36th consecutive week on the trade paperback list.
Jørn Lier Horst’s Closed for Winter makes yet another appearance on the international lists for most sold books, coming in at No. 2 on the bestseller list in Greece. Closed for Winter is the first book in the Wisting Quartet.
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove has climbed to the No. 1 spot on the New York Times Best Seller List again. On the combined ebook and print list the novel climbs as well, this time to No. 3.
Fredrik Backman’s second novel, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, holds the No. 6 spot in its 35th consecutive week on the list.
Colin Nutley’s new TV series Saknad has released its first trailer on broadcaster C More. The series, which centers on the mystery of a girl gone missing in a Swedish small town, stars the talented Johan Widerberg among others.
Saknad will premiere on C More on January 1st, 2017.
Serbia, Treći Trg
Closed by Emma Granberg
Norway, Trøndelag Fylkeskommune
Closed by Linda Andersson
Albania, Shkupi
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Croatia, Znanje
Closed by Emma Granberg
Serbia, Dokaz
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Lithuania, Alma Littera
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
There aren’t many writers on the planet capable of combining the grit of crime noir with the thrills of following a police investigation that is also anchored in the cultural and historical settings of the territory in which it is grounded. Wolf Hour will surprise and unsettle readers as Jo Nesbø once again regales us with his literary prowess.
– Bookreporter
[Wolf Hour is] a fair-play mystery, with breadcrumbs scattered strategically along the way /…/ The violence and macabre elements that are Nesbø’s trademarks emerge gradually and organically, building to a chilling conclusion.
– AirMail
It’s very powerful, both on the surface and between the lines, a very beautiful portrayal.
– TV4 Nyhetsmorgon
Just like in a truly gripping, suspense-driven novel, you are drawn into the story and read on to find out what happens.
– Västerbottens-Kuriren
Wolf Hour is a fast-paced, psychologically rich thriller that rewards close attention and has a genuine mind bender of an ending.
– Apple Books Review
Nowhere Land/Women in Revolt is the first part of a trilogy. It is about being so young that life is a horizon of possibilities and resistance, about what it takes to become an artist, and what stories one tells when nothing has yet happened.