‘The Divorce’ nominated for the Prix Pleine Vie

Moa Herngren’s runaway bestseller The Divorce has been nominated for the French award Prix Pleine Vie 2025 in the fiction category. The accolade is bestowed by magazine Pleine Vie and once all the nominated works have been announced, a public vote will determine the winner.

‘The Lake’ No. 2 in Slovakia

This week, The Lake, the latest installment in Jørn Lier Horst’s bestselling William Wisting series, lands at No. 2 on Slovakia’s hardcover bestseller list.

Kristina Ohlsson and Anders & Anette de la Motte on the Swedish bestseller lists

Kristina Ohlsson continues to lead the Swedish bestseller charts, with Nightshifter, the newly released fifth installment in her August Strindberg series, still at No. 1 on the hardcover list. The fourth book in the series, Beyond Rescue, remains firmly in the top spot for paperbacks. Meanwhile, Death on Capri  by Anders and Anette de la Motte climbs to No. 2 on the paperback list.

’The Sleepwalker’ No. 1 in Norway

The Sleepwalker, the latest installment in Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna series, holds the No. 1 spot in the paperback category for the third consecutive week.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Kristina Ohlsson continues to dominate the Swedish bestseller lists with her newly published fifth installment in the August Strindberg series, Nightshifter, still holding the No. 1 spot on the hardcover list. The fourth installment, Beyond Rescue, continues to stay at No. 1 in the paperback category. Meanwhile, Anders and Anette de la Motte’s Death on Capri continues to hold its place at No. 4 on the paperback list.

‘Mafia’ receives US premiere

Collider has revealed that Viaplay is bringing the thriller series Mafia to US screens, and episodes start rolling out on June 19. 

Mafia is told from a unique perspective: we see the evolution of organized crime through the eyes of a petty criminal who rises to become a notorious gangster. Additionally, we follow a police detective who had the keen eye to realize that there was something more profound in the underworld of cigarette smuggling, but unfortunately, she wasn’t taken seriously by her superiors. Mafia takes place in the 1990s, and the story covers nine years of rising crime in Sweden, including armed conflicts, intense shootouts, and gang wars.

The strong cast features Peshang Rad, Katia Winter, Helena af Sandeberg, Nemanja Stojanovic, Jens Hultén, Christian Hillborg Cedomir Djordjevic and Dragomir Mrsic. Mafia is helmed by two high-profile directors — Mani Maserrat and Tomas Jonsgården, and Axel Stjärne serves as the lead writer.

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‘Meaning of Life Season 2’ to premiere on Viaplay

Meaning of Life is back with a second season on Viaplay. The comedy drama blends warmth and humour with a poignant look at life’s complexities, capturing the unexpected mix of joy and sadness in everyday moments.

The series is created by Tove Eriksen Hillblom and Maria Nygren. Eriksen Hillblom also directed alongside lead director Eddie Nygren and Adam Pålsson. The series stars Helena af Sandeberg, Celie Sparre, Ulf Stenberg, Hannes Fohlin and Madeleine Martin.

Meaning of Life season 2 will premiere May 18 on Viaplay and TV3.

Lars Kepler and Jo Nesbø on the Norwegian bestseller lists

This week, Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker comes in at No. 1 on the paperback list for the second consecutive week. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s Wolf Hour takes the No. 2 spot in the hardcover category, marking its 19th straight week on the bestseller list.

‘Fire from the Sky’ nominated for the 2025 Garden State Teen Book Award

Moa Backe Åstot’s Fire From the Sky has been nominated for the Garden State Teen Book Award in the Fiction Grades 9–12 category.

The award is presented by the Young Adult Section of the New Jersey Library Association. It honors outstanding young adult books, highlighting titles that are engaging, well-written, and reflect diversity. The winner will be announced in early 2026.

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‘Detective Agency No. 2’ reaches 4 million copies sold in Norway

Jørn Lier Horst and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ series Detective Agency No. 2 has just reached nearly 4 million copies sold in Norway alone, making it the no.1 best-selling children’s book series in the country of all time.

Since the publication of the first book in 2013, the thrilling stories set in Elvestad have captivated young readers, been adapted into movies and translated into more than 20 languages.