Liza Marklund has been chosen as the winner of Radio Bremen’s Crime Award (Krimipreis) 2016. The annual award will be presented to Liza Marklund for her novel The Final Word, the 11th and final installment in her series about crime reporter Annika Bengtzon. The jury of Radio Bremen praises the novel, calling it a “gripping political thriller” and lauds Marklund for her knowledgeable descriptions of current changes in the Swedish media landscape. The award ceremony will take place on September 26th in Bremen.

Previous winners of Radio Bremen’s Crime Award include Arne Dahl (2010).

Fredrik Backman’s My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is No. 6 on the New York Times Best Seller List in its 14th week on the list. A Man Called Ove, Backman’s debut novel, comes in at No. 4. As A Man Called Ove celebrates its 30th consecutive week on the paperback list, it also climbs the the combined print and eBook list, leaping up to No. 7.

Fredrik Backman’s My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry and A Man Called Ove continue to feature at the top of the paperback bestseller list in Germany. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry comes in at No. 2 while A Man Called Ove celebrates its one year anniversary on the list at No. 6. The recently published Britt-Marie Was Here continues to climb the bestseller list for hardback novels.

Fredrik Backman’s novels are still going strong on The New York Times Best Seller List. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry comes in at No. 5 in its 13th week on the list, and A Man Called Ove is No. 3. This marks the 29th week for A Man Called Ove on the paperback list, but the novel also remains also a steady No. 9 in the combined print and eBook category.

Fredrik Backman's My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry jumps up to No. 4 on its 12th week on the New York Times Best Seller List. A Man Called Ove, is still No. 2 on the bestseller list and has now been on the list for 28 weeks.

Roslund & Hellström's Three Minutes is No. 1 on the Swedish bestseller list. ‘Three Minutes’ is the seventh installment in the series about Police Detective Ewert Grens.

Jørn Lier Horst and Hans Jørgen Sandnes' The Search for the Queen of the Jungle is currently No. 2 on the Norwegian bestseller list of children's fiction. Following at No. 3 is Operation Circus, the tenth book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series.

Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ crime fiction series for children, Detective Agency No. 2, is headed for Finland! Finland will be the 13th country the crime solving trio of Tiril, Oliver and Ocho make their debut in.

A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman’s debut novel, is No. 3 on the New York Times Best Seller List. It’s the novel’s 25th consecutive week on the bestseller list, and it is joined by My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Fredrik Backman’s second work of fiction. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry too remains a steady top ten favorite, coming in at No. 7 in its 9th consecutive week on the list.

Detective Agency No. 2 and the city of Riverton come to vivid life in this animated trailer for the children’s detective series by Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes. Created by the talented Sandnes – the illustrator half of the author duo – the trailer gives a sneak peek at the series’ lushly imaginative universe and thrilling adventures!