The latest title in the Detective Agency No. 2 series – Operation Cannon – debuts at No. 2 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s titles.

Jan-Erik Fjell (b. 1982) made his debut in 2010 with The Snitch, the first installment in the critically acclaimed series about superintendent Anton Brekke. The novel earned him the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize, making him its youngest ever recipient at the time. Fjell has since gone on to sell over 1 million copies, and his books have been published in over a dozen countries. He has also been nominated for the prestigious Riverton Prize for Hide and Seek and The Ring Man.

The Series Mania festival has unveiled an exciting slate of international TV series for its 2026 edition, running from March 20–27 in Lille.

Jag for ner till bror (My Brother), written by Karin Arrhenius and based on Karin Smirnoff’s acclaimed novel of the same name, will compete in the International Competition section.

Hundarna (Burden of Justice), based on an original idea by author Jens Lapidus and starring Arvin Kananian, has been selected for the International Panorama section.

Happiness Season 2, written by Yashar Alishenas, will compete in the Short Forms Competition.

The paperback edition of Jo Nesbø’s latest standalone novel, Wolf Hour, has been selected as one out of six titles for the Spring 2026 Book Club Picks by the prestigious Richard and Judy Book Club in the UK.

The Richard and Judy Book Club is the biggest book club in the UK and brings readers a carefully handpicked selection of book recommendations. The Wolf Hour paperback is published today in the UK.

Yani, a series based on Nora Khalil’s award-winning and critically acclaimed debut novel of the same name, premieres today February 9 on SVT Play.

Tuna Özer is directing and the script is written by Jessika Jankert.