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‘Acquitted’ season 2 reaches one million views

The second season of Acquitted (Frikjent), created and written by Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig, has reached one million views on TV2 Norway.

With the second episode attracting as much as 843, 000 viewers so far, the broadcasting network TV2 believes the numbers will grow, as more people watch the show through reruns or online platforms. The show has previously been described by Variety as “Norway's biggest TV drama hit” and has been nominated in three categories at the 2015 Seoul International Drama Awards.

Anna Bache-Wiig & Siv Rajendram Eliassen
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Lars Kepler No. 1 in Norway

Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter was just published in Norway and went straight to No. 1 on the e-book list and to No. 3 on the hardcover list this week.

Lars Kepler

Fredrik Backman continues to dominate the US bestseller lists

A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman’s international bestseller, continues to place at the top of the US regional independent bookseller bestseller lists this week, and is No. 2 in its 46th week on the New York Times Best Seller List. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is not far behind on the independent lists, and comes in at No. 6 in its 30th week on the New York Times Best Seller List.

Fredrik Backman’s recently published novella, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, also makes an appearance on the US independent lists, landing a No. 8 spot on two lists.

Fredrik Backman

Bobbie Peers shortlisted for Ark’s Book of the Year Award 2016

The second book in Bobbie Peers’ series about the code breaking whizz William Wenton, William Wenton and the Cryptoportal, has been shortlisted for the Norwegian bookseller Ark’s Book of the Year Award. The readers of Norway have together decided the list of nominees, who vary in genre as well as original language. The winner will be announced in early December.

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Yrsa Sigurdardóttir and Arne Dahl nominated for Der Leserpreis 2016

Yrsa Sigurdardóttir and Arne Dahl have been nominated for LovelyBooks’ Der Leserpreis 2016. They are nominated in the category ‘Crime & Thriller’ for The Legacy and Watching You respectively.

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Yrsa Sigurdardóttir Arne Dahl
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Lars Kepler and Leif GW Persson No. 1 and No. 2 in Sweden

The official Swedish bestseller list for October is in, with Lars Kepler and Leif GW Persson coming in at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on the list for hardcover fiction, with their latest novels The Rabbit Hunter and Can One Die Twice?.

Lars Kepler Leif GW Persson

Anders de la Motte and Roslund & Hellström shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award

Anders de la Motte’s End of Summer and Roslund & Hellström’s Three Minutes have been shortlisted for the 2016 Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award for ‘Best Swedish Crime Novel’. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced on November 20th.

Anders de la Motte Roslund & Hellström

‘The Book Thieves’ shortlisted for the 2017 Kirkus Prize

Anders Rydell’s The Book Thieves has been shortlisted for the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. The work earned a Starred Review by the American magazine, signifying that it is a “Book of Exceptional Merit.” In their review, Kirkus praises The Book Thieves as “An engrossing, haunting journey for bibliophiles and World War II historians.”

Anders Rydell

‘A Man Called Ove’ dominates the US bestseller lists

Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove continues to place at the top of the US regional independent bookseller bestseller lists this week, and is No. 2 on the New York Times Best Seller List. This marks the 45th consecutive week on the list for A Man Called Ove.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry holds steady at No. 5 in its 29th week on the New York Times Best Seller List.

Fredrik Backman

‘The Little Elephant Who Wants To Fall Asleep’ No. 1 in Denmark

Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s The Little Elephant Who Wants To Fall Asleep is the No. 1 best selling book in Denmark in the Lifestyle category. The Little Elephant Who Wants To Fall Asleep is the second book in Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s sleep series.

Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin

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Medusa Medusa

by Lars Kepler

Late at night, a doctor burns to death inside the closed forensic psychiatric institution Helix. The interrogations with staff and inmates are complicated due to patient confidentiality and psychotic illnesses. After another death in the same ward, Saga Bauer accepts a top-secret assignment.

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