The January bestseller list for children’s fiction in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst nabs two of the top five spots on the official list for most sold children’s books in Norway this January. Horst’s thirteenth book in the CLUE series, The Smuggler’s Shack, comes in at No. 4. It’s closely followed by Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Operation Junk Thief at No. 5.
Magnus Martens’ ‘SAS: Red Notice’ has wrapped
Director Magnus Martens’ upcoming action thriller SAS: Red Notice has wrapped production after shooting in London, Paris and Budapest. The movie is based on the bestselling novel Red Notice by former British special forces operative turned writer Andy McNab and stars Sam Heughan (Outlander), Ruby Rose (Batwoman), Andy Serkis (Planet of the Apes), Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) and Hannah John-Kamen (Ready Player One). The screenplay is written by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann. The movie will be released in 2020.
Click “Read more” below to read the full article in Deadline Hollywood.
‘Ordeal’ No. 1 in Iceland
Jørn Lier Horst’s Ordeal, the fourth installment in The Wisting Quartet, is now the No. 1 most sold book in Iceland, all formats.
‘SKAM Season 1: Eva’ chosen by Dagens Nyheter as one of the best children’s and YA books right now
Julie Andem’s SKAM Season 1: Eva has been chosen by Dagens Nyheter – Sweden’s largest newspaper – as “one of the best children’s and YA books right now.” SKAM Season 1: Eva contains the original script of the first season of the worldwide hit web drama SKAM.
‘Operation Sable Forest’ published in Norway
Why are the leaves suddenly falling off the trees in Sable Forest? Soon all that’s left are dead trees, naked branches reaching for the sky. Even the birds have fallen strangely silent. Why aren’t they singing like in other forests? And where have the last cookies gone? This time Detective Agency No. 2 has to solve not one but three mysteries!
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Operation Sable Forest is the fifteenth installment in their Detective Agency No. 2 series – crime fiction for the youngest!
Stina Jackson and Lars Kepler on the Swedish bestseller lists
Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road stays put at No. 2 and No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller lists for paperbacks and e-books, respectively. The novel also claims a No. 3 spot in the audio category. Lars Kepler and Lazarus meanwhile come in at No. 3 on the hardcover list, and No. 2 on the e-book one.
Ingar Johnsrud and Lars Kepler on the Norwegian bestseller lists
The official Norwegian bestseller list for the last week of January sees the just published paperback of Ingar Johnsrud’s The Cross I Bear shoot to No. 5. On the e-book list, Lars Kepler’s long-running bestseller Lazarus is No. 2.
‘Ordeal’ No. 1 in Iceland
Ordeal, the fourth installment in Jørn Lier Horst’s The Wisting Quartet, has gone straight to No. 1 on the Icelandic bestseller list for paperbacks.
‘In Every Moment We Are Still Alive’ chosen as an Action Book Club title
Tom Malmquist’s In Every Moment We Are Still Alive has been chosen as an official Action Book Club title in the US.
The Action Book Club is a program by the Little Free Library, a nonprofit organization that aims to inspire a love of reading, build community, and spark creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. In a twist on the traditional book club, the Action Book Club invites participants to read books on a particular theme, engage in discussions, and take part in group projects to benefit their communities.
The Action Book Club offers book recommendations for all ages, announcing a new theme twice a year. In Every Moment We Are Still Alive will be part of the reading list for the upcoming theme “moving forward,” which celebrates growth, resilience, and well-being.
Click “Read more” below to read a New York Times article about the program.
HBO Europe Green-Lights ‘Beartown’
An adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s international bestseller Beartown has been green-lit by HBO Europe. The adaptation will be produced by Filmlance International (Bron/The Bridge) and award-winning screenwriter and director Peter Grönlund (Drifters, Goliath) will direct all episodes of the five-part one-hour series, written by Anders Weidemann, Antonia Pyk and Linn Gottfridsson.
Beartown will be filmed on location in the north of Sweden, starting soon. The series will premiere on HBO Nordic and across HBO Europe territories at the same time.
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