Police No. 1 in the Czech Republic
Jo Nesbø’s Police, the tenth installment in the Harry Hole series, is for the third consecutive week No. 1 on the Czech bestseller lists for printed books and e-books.
Jo Nesbø’s Police, the tenth installment in the Harry Hole series, is for the third consecutive week No. 1 on the Czech bestseller lists for printed books and e-books.
Thomas Engström (b. 1975) is an established writer and journalist, specializing in security policy affairs and foreign politics. During his academic and professional career he’s obtained a law degree with emphasis on International Law and Human Rights.
Falling Freely, as if in a Dream by Leif GW Persson and The Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir are both shortlisted for the Petrona Award 2015 for ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year’. The winner will be announced in May 2015.
Fredrik Agetoft's new web series En Delad Värld – taking place in an alternative sci-fi world, leading to a classic love story – premieres tonight on SVT's new plattform MVH TV.
Actors from The Killing Lars Mikkelsen and Sofie Gråbøl reunite in Søren Sveistrup's new feature film drama, The Day Will Come. Read the full article on Screen Daily.
With the premiere attracting 660,000 viewers, drama series Acquitted, written by Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen, turns out to be the biggest TV drama launch in the history of TV2.
Jo Nesbø has been awarded the St. Petersburg Reads Award 2014 for ‘Best International Author of the Year’ for his crime novel Police.
Ukraine, Publishing House RM
Two-book deal closed by Linda Andersson
Germany, HarperCollins
Two-book deal closed by Josephine Oxelheim
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
The debut novel by Swedish author Lisa Ridzén has a powerful impact – it has been published in over 42 countries. Perhaps this is also because she tells this story (…) with great warmth but without sentimentality, with melancholy, but also with wit. /…/ A quiet book that makes us laugh and cry.
– Rheinische Post
A must-read. Such a beautiful book that I hope many, many people get the chance to read. Every line evokes emotion.
– Korlingsord
Moa Backe Åstot’s queer Sami romance speaks to the lovesick teenager in all of us.
– Klassekampen
The Tale of Frejo is an adventurous and warm book that opens the door to a fairytale world where both light and darkness have their place.
– Boktokig
This is a book to read slowly and gladly reread.
– Borås Tidning
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.