Martin Widmark No. 1 in Sweden
Martin Widmark’s Christmas in Valleby: The Search for Santa Claus continues to hold the No. 1 position on the children’s bestseller list.
Martin Widmark’s Christmas in Valleby: The Search for Santa Claus continues to hold the No. 1 position on the children’s bestseller list.
This morning, Netflix announced that the nine-episode serial killer mystery based on Jo Nesbø’s internationally bestselling Harry Hole series, Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, will premiere globally on March 26th, 2026.
Tobias Santelmann stars as the iconic detective Harry Hole, joined by Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler and Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke, alongside an all-star ensemble cast including Anders Baasmo, Agnes Kittelsen, Frank Kjosås, Kelly Gale and Ellen Helinder.
Author, Creator and Executive Producer Jo Nesbø: “Finally we can reveal the premiere date and share this first look at Tobias Santelmann as Harry Hole. Seeing Tobias bring Harry to life has been really exciting and marks a new chapter for the character. I’m looking forward to sharing his take on Harry with the audience, and to have them join us for a truly dark and twisted journey.”
Directed by Øystein Karlsen and Anna Zackrisson, Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is a tale of obsession, betrayal, and blurred lines between justice and revenge. As Harry Hole faces off with his nemesis Tom Waaler, audiences will be drawn into a game of cat and mouse where the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Pascal Engman and Jørn Lier Horst repeat their feats from previous weeks, coming in at the top also this turn. Engman’s No One is No. 1 in paperback, and Horst’s The Last Case continues to hold the No. 2 position in both hardcover and e-book.
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s latest stand-alone thriller, A Fall From Grace, claims the No. 1 spot on the crime list this week.
Photo: Maja Brand / Jonath Mathew / Netflix
Stefan Ahnhem’s standalone thriller novel Nothing But the Truth has been adapted into a four-part series by producers Asp Varhos, to globally premiere on Netflix in 2026.
Directed by Kasper Barfoed and written by Amanda Högberg and Axel Stjärne, the series has just wrapped production in Sweden and Sicily. The main cast consists of Emma Appleton (Traitors), Fares Fares (Chernobyl), Frida Gustavsson (Vikings: Valhalla), Jakob Oftebro (Stenbeck).
Set against the stunning backdrops of Stockholm’s archipelago and sun-drenched Sicily, Stockholm-based Carl (Fares) and Helene (Gustavsson) arrange a holiday-house swap with Adam (Oftebro) and Scarlett (Appleton), who live in Sicily, in an effort to save their marriages. But upon arriving at their new exclusive home, Carl and Helene start to sense that something feels off. The house doesn’t quite match the pictures of the romantic villa, and unsettling questions arise about the strangers now living in their home. Who are these people they’ve traded homes with? Meanwhile, Adam and Scarlett move into Carl and Helene’s house in Stockholm’s archipelago, a stunning, modern architectural dream. But despite its beauty, things feel awkward. Why are the neighbors so nosy? Why is the walk-in closet locked? As both couples try to reconnect amidst growing suspicions, dark secrets begin to surface.
Photo: Marica Rosengård
Malin Levanon is a versatile and magnetic screen presence with great emotional range and a sharp sense of humor. She is known for portraying powerful, nuanced characters across a broad spectrum of genres.
Her most recent roles include Tilda Rehnström in the acclaimed Detektiven från Beledweyne/Detective #24 (2023), and Liz in Netflix’s Clark (2022), a global hit streamed in 190 countries. Levanon also appeared in the horror feature film Hemmet/The Home which premiered in 2025 and is sold to over 35 countries.
Levanon first captured major critical attention in 2015 with her unforgettable performance as the homeless Minna in Tjuvheder/Drifters. For this role, she received the 2016 Guldbagge Award for Best Actress (Sweden’s equivalent of an Academy Award), and the same year she was honoured with the esteemed Lena Nyman Prize.
Raised in the world of theatre, Levanon’s artistic roots trace back to the Stanislavski tradition. As a teenager, she developed a passion for Grotowski’s physical theatre techniques, and later expanded her craft through the improvisation-based film method of Mike Leigh. Her commitment to constant artistic development also led her to study with Ivana Chubbuck in her renowned masterclass at the Chubbuck Studio in West Hollywood.
Adlibris, the largest online retailer for books in the Nordic countries, has compiled their lists for the most sold titles of 2025 in Sweden.
Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s From Björn Natthiko Lindeblad. With an open hand is No. 3 in nonfiction, and the eighth most sold title across all genres. Lisa Ridzén’s When the Cranes Fly South is No. 4 in fiction.
BookBeat, one of the leading streaming services for audiobooks in Sweden, has announced its most-listened-to titles and authors of 2025. Kristina Ohlsson emerges as the third most listened-to native authorship of the year, and her Nightshifter – the fifth novel about August Strindberg – is the No. 3 most listened-to novel of the year.
Martin Widmark’s Christmas in Valleby: The Search for Santa Claus is No. 1 also on this week’s bestseller list for children’s titles in Sweden.
Christmas in Valleby: The Search for Santa Claus is a madcap, cozy Christmas story with loads of tricky challenges for the reader to solve alongside Jerry, Maya, and other favorite characters from Valleby.
Photo: Sara MacKey
Ia Genberg has been awarded the 2025 Berns Prize by PEN Sweden. The prize is awarded annually by PEN Sweden to an author, journalist, or photographer who has “made a valuable contribution to the portrayal of Stockholm’s culture and nature, its institutions and its development, or Stockholm life in other forms.”
PEN Sweden’s motivation states:
“The 2025 Berns Prize is awarded to author Ia Genberg, who in a number of novels with distilled precision writes forth life in darkrooms and containers, on balconies and next to train tracks in Stockholm, including the novel The Details, in which she unmistakably and with perfect pitch portrays a 1990’s that, despite it being part of the past, feels remarkably close.”
The Berns Prize was established in 1963 in connection to the renowned Stockholm restaurant’s 100-year anniversary. Previous awardees include Per Anders Fogelström, Sara Stridsberg, and Jonas Hassen Khemiri.
Croatia, Egmont
Closed by Emma Granberg
Brazil, Companhia das Letras
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Arab World, Al Arabi
Closed by Emma Granberg
Sri Lanka, Sunera Publishers
Closed by Emma Granberg
Spain, RBA
Closed by Tor Jonasson
Lithuania, Lectio Divinia
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Tango, a love of cinema, the charm of the everyday, the value of dreams, and the importance of shoes are all interwoven in this magical realism narrative by Danish writer Annette Bjergfeldt, a story that captivates you from the first page to the last.
– Clara
Nordic Noir at its best – tough, fast-paced and with an ice-cold plot in the middle of the summer heat.
– Dynamite
I loved The Isle of a Thousand Stars because it reached a deep, hidden part of my soul – a place where emotions need no name. /…/ As for a seventh-grader like me, The Isle of a Thousand Stars may simply be the saddest yet most beautiful dream I’ve ever experienced.
– VnExpress
Johana Gustawsson and the Norwegian Thomas Enger form a unique duo, delivering a successful thriller where the city of Oslo isn’t there for exoticism, but becomes, as the pages turn, a character in its own right—cold, silent, and terribly human.
– GAEL
[E]ven though it’s all very sad, reading this book is incredibly comforting.
– Bayern1 Radio
A serial killer plagues summertime Oslo, and Harry Hole is teamed up with his archenemy Tom Waaler to crack the case. The murders bring up questions of fidelity and betrayal, while Waaler enlists Harry in his clandestine band of police vigilantes, imposing their own brand of justice. Harry is forced to settle the score with Waaler once and for all, and at the same time solve the riddle of the devil’s star. In a breath-taking chase through Oslo, Harry manages to do both.