Thomas Enger and Johana Gustawsson’s hit novel SON is nominated for Prix Babelio 2026. The award includes ten categories, and SON is included in the “Crime and thriller” category along with nine other titles. The Prix Babelio is awarded yearly and each of the ten categories includes a selection of the ten highest ranking and most popular titles among Babelio’s over 2 million members.

Voting is open until May 26 and winners will be announced June 10. To vote, click “Read More” below.

Tiril, Oliver and Grandpa Franz have travelled to Mongolia to collect a valuable statue called the Blue Dragon. The journey unfolds like a carefully planned puzzle. Along the way, they discover that a man disguised as Grandpa Franz has arrived before them.

A thrilling race begins, through villages, over fields and mountains, past hidden signs, secret symbols and strange riddles. The reader follows along every step of the way.

The Search for The Blue Dragon is the sixteenth activity book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series. Find the traces, solve the codes and follow the clues. The solution is hidden in the texts and illustrations!

Actor Anders Baasmo has won the award for Best Leading Actor at this year’s Gullruten Awards for his acclaimed performance in A Better Man (Ølhunden Berit).

The series also took home the award for Best Drama Series, and the creator Thomas Torjussen was honored with awards for both Best Directing and Best Screenplay.

Kristina Ohlsson’s debut in literary fiction, Beyond the Bridges, rockets to No. 1 on the official bestseller list this week. Anne Holt’s Diamonds and Rust, the thirteenth Hanne Wilhelmsen novel, also jumps the list, to No. 5.

In non-fiction, Anders Hansen’s The Achilles Heels of Your Brain reprises last week’s feat and stays put at No. 2.

It was previously announced that Joel Kinnaman will lead Bishop in the title role, and the series has now revealed additional cast members joining the production.

In Bishop, homicide detective Bishop Graves (Joel Kinnaman), brilliant and battle-scarred, puts all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class.

The main cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Malkovich, Jordana Brewster and Erik Svedberg-Zelman.

The new Swedish drama series Golden Boys will premiere on TV4 Play Plus on May 1 and has already been met with rave reviews.

The four-part miniseries is a fast-paced heist drama inspired by the Trustor affair, one of Sweden’s most infamous financial scandals.

The series stars Erik Svedberg-Zelman, Adam Lundgren, Viktor Björkberg, and Jonas Karlsson. It is directed by Ivica Zubak, with Erik Hultkvist serving as head writer.