The June bestseller lists in Sweden
The official monthly bestseller lists for June see Jo Nesbø appear on three lists with the just published twelfth Harry Hole novel, Knife. He is No. 3 in e-book and No. 4 on both the hardcover and audio lists. Kristina Ohlsson’s new Martin Benner title, To Him Who Knocks, comes in just after on the hardcover list, placing No. 5. Fredrik Backman’s stand-alone Anxious People claims the No. 5 spot on the e-book category’s list.
Liza Marklund and Stefan Ahnhem No. 1 and No. 2 in Iceland
Liza Marklund’s stand-alone Black Pearl Farm is No. 1 on the official Icelandic bestseller list. Following closely behind at No. 2 is Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X, the fourth Fabian Risk novel.
The June bestseller lists in Norway
June’s official bestseller lists in Norway have Jo Nesbø appear at the top of the hardcover one, claiming the No. 1 spot with Knife. Nesbø also makes an appearance at No. 5 on the paperback list with Macbeth. Returning to the hardcover category, the last position in the top 5 goes to Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Magician’s Tome.
Jørn Lier Horst features also on the paperback list, coming in at No. 1 with The Cabin. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus is No. 2 in the same category.
The June bestseller list for children’s fiction in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandndes are No. 1 on the official June bestseller list for children’s books in Norway. The Search for the Magician’s Tome tops the list this month, and is closely followed by Operation Sable Forest at No. 3.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
Week 25’s (June 17-23) Swedish bestseller list for e-books sees Fredrik Backman make yet another appearance with Anxious People, which comes in at No. 5.
The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists
Jo Nesbø’s Knife is No. 1 on the hardcover list also this week, claiming the No. 1 spot on the e-book list too. Nesbø makes an appearance on the paperback list as well, where his Macbeth is No. 5. Jørn Lier Horst similarly lays claim to multiple spots on the weekly lists, starting with No. 4 on the hardcover one, where Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ feature with their latest activity book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series: The Search for the Magician’s Tome. Smoke Screen, the just published second installment in Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s Blix & Ramm series, is No. 2 in e-book. Lastly, Horst’s The Cabin is No. 3 on the paperback list. It is joined by another long-term bestseller, Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, which is No. 2 on the same list.
‘The Hills’ on New York Times’ Paperback Row
The New York Times Book Review has selected Matias Faldbakken’s The Hills as one of six titles on this week’s Paperback Row, a feature which lists the newspaper’s recommendations of new paperbacks to check out.
Maja Säfström No. 1 in Sweden
Maja Säfström’s newest title, Amazing Facts About Baby Animals, is No. 1 on Bokus’ bestseller list covering all genres and formats. Bokus is one of Sweden’s biggest online book retailers.
Trailer release for ‘438 Days’
In 2011 two Swedish journalists put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. Their intention was to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil effected the population of the isolated and conflict-ridden Ogaden region, but they were instead shot and captured by the Ethiopian army and subsequently sentenced to 11 years in prison. Having endured 438 days in captivity, they were pardoned and released.
438 Days is directed by Jesper Ganslandt and written by Peter Birro. The journalists are portrayed by Matias Varela and Gustaf Skarsgård.
438 Days is produced by Miso Film and the theatrical release date for Sweden is set for August 30th.
Katrine Engberg and Fredrik Backman on the Swedish bestseller lists
Katrine Engberg’s just published The Tenant is No. 3 on the official Swedish bestseller list for audiobooks, and Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People appears at spot No. 4 on the list for e-books.