Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes dominate 2016’s Norwegian children’s books bestseller list

Of 2016’s 15 most sold children’s book titles in Norway, as many as 7 belong to the Detective Agency No. 2 series by Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes. Starting at No. 3, the bestselling titles are:

Operation Plastic Bag (Detective Agency No. 2, book 8)
Operation Thundercloud (Detective Agency No. 2, book 1)
Operation Summer Island (Detective Agency No. 2, book 5)
Operation Shadowman (Detective Agency No. 2, book 2)
Operation Bronze Square (Detective Agency No. 2, book 7)
Operation Sunset (Detective Agency No. 2, book 3)
Operation Windblast (Detective Agency No. 2, book 6)

Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes Jørn Lier Horst
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New Author – Stefan Ahnhem

Stefan Ahnhem (b. 1966) is one of the most successful new voices to appear on the Scandinavian crime fiction scene in recent years. A screenwriter with over two decades of experience, Ahnhem has since his debut in 2014 with Victim Without a Face built an authorship where the suspense and atmosphere of Nordic noir is combined with the cinematic qualities of screenwriting. To date three novels have been published in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Fabian Risk series.

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Trailer premiere of Anders Weidemann’s upcoming film ‘Monky’

The first trailer for Monky, one of this year’s most anticipated family feature films, has now been released. Starring a computer-generated monkey as its main character, Monky will premiere on December 25th, 2017. The original idea and screenplay of the film is written by Anders Weidemann.

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‘A Man Called Ove’ 5th most sold novel of 2016 in the US

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.

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‘A Man Called Ove’ and ‘My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry’ on the New York Times Best Seller List

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.

Fredrik Backman

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ Most Sold Novel of the Year 2016

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.

Lars Kepler

‘Those Who Follow’ most sold eBook of 2016

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.

Ingar Johnsrud

Fredrik Backman dominates the US independent lists

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.

Fredrik Backman

‘A Man Called Ove’ 5th most sold paperback in Germany 2016

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.

Fredrik Backman

‘A Man Called Ove’ celebrates 1 year on the New York Times Best Seller 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.

Fredrik Backman

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Himlen over Kattesundet The Remarkable Reinvention of Sofia Meucci

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A firework of a novel. (…) Reading Annette Bjergfeldt’s third novel The Remarkable Re-Invention of Sofia Meucci is like diving into an ocean of sparkling intellectual vitality. /…/ The novel is voracious by nature – hungry for knowledge, too. (…) With solid research Annette Bjergfeldt thus embraces both the scientific and the passionate. /…/ Five dazzling shooting stars for Annette’s wonderful arrival in the literary solar system.

– Kristeligt Dagblad

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