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.
Generation Zero, the latest installment in Stefan Ahnhem’s Fabian Risk series, claims the No. 5 spot on the bestseller list for crime audiobooks.
Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger’s Outcast, the sixth installment in the international bestselling Blix & Ramm series, debuts at No. 5 on the Norwegian paperback list.
When the Cranes Fly South continues to take the UK by storm. Lisa Ridzén’s acclaimed debut novel takes the No. 4 spot on this week’s Amazon Charts for fiction across all formats. This is its second week on the list.
Lisa Ridzén’s When the Cranes Fly South claims the No. 7 spot on the Sunday Times bestseller list for paperback fiction. This is the lauded novel’s fourth consecutive week on the list.
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.
Stefan Ahnhem’s Generation Zero is No. 1 in translated audio in Finland during the month of January. Generation Zero, the seventh installment in the Fabian Risk series, is also No. 4 on the comprehensive bestseller list covering all formats and genres.
Photo: Thron Ullberg
Monika Fagerholm is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Runeberg Award for her lauded novel Nowhere Land/Women in Revolt. This is the second time Fagerholm receives the award and she is the first author to receive it twice.
The jury’s motivation states that Fagerholm makes a “wild, deep, and original deep dive into the past, and growing into a woman”, and that she “skillfully combines historical events, interpretation, and imagination. The tumultuous time period can also be likened with present day.”
The Runeberg Award is one of Finland’s most significant literary honors, presented by the City of Borgå, the newspaper Uusimaa, the Finnish Writers’ Union, the Finnish Critics’ Association, and the Finnish Authors’ Association.
Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties features at No. 2 on the Swedish paperback list for the third consecutive week. The novel also claims the No. 3 spot on the bestseller list for paperbacks for the month of January.
Storm Watch, the first novel in Kristina Ohlsson’s August Strindberg series, is No. 1 on Icelandic book retailer Eymundsson’s bestseller list. Eymundsson is Iceland’s oldest and largest bookstore chain.
Norway, Cappelen Damm
Closed by Tor Jonasson
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
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.