Hans Rosenfeldt winner of the Best Crime Writing on Television
We are delighted to announce that Hans Rosenfeldt is the winner of the Best Crime Writing on Television Award at the British Screenwriters’ Award 2018, for Marcella.
The grim murder mystery drama set in London has captivated fans, received rave reviews and sent social media into a frenzy. Marcella fans are now holding their breath waiting to see if there will be a season 3 of the hugely successful series.
Among the winners from the other categories we find David Nicholls and Edwards St. Aubyn for Patrick Melrose and Charlie Covell for End of the Fucking world.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
Jonas Gardell’s In Memory of an Unconditional Love remains one of the top titles on the official weekly bestseller list in Sweden, coming in at No. 2 this week. The top spot on the paperback list is meanwhile claimed by Anders de la Motte’s Deeds of Fall, No. 1 for the third week in a row. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman is No. 5 on the same paperback list.
New on the list for children’s books is Kristina Ohlsson, whose just published The Mummy’s Riddle rockets to No. 2. The Mummy’s Riddle is the third book in the Monster Trilogy.
The nonfiction list remains unchanged also this week, with Leif GW Persson’s Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career placing No. 4.
On the audio and e-book list Jørn Lier Horst makes a double appearance with his The Katharina Code, which comes in at No. 3 on the audio list and No. 2 on the e-book one. Arne Dahl’s Turmoil is No. 4 on the e-book list.
Anne Holt No. 1 in Norway
Anne Holt’s just published A Grave For Two debuts at No. 1 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for e-books. A Grave For Two is the first installment in Holt’s new Selma Falck series.
Fredrik Backman No. 2 in Canada
Fredrik Backman’s Us Against You has debuted at No. 2 on the Canadian national newspaper The Globe and Mail’s bestseller list, making it another instant bestseller in Canada.
Arne Dahl No. 5 in Germany
Arne Dahl’s Turmoil, the third installment in the Berger & Blom series, is No. 5 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list.
Sofia Lundberg No. 1 in Sweden
Sofia Lundberg’s new novel, A Question Mark Is Half a Heart, is No. 1 on Adlibris’ bestseller list covering all genres and formats. Adlibris is Sweden’s biggest online book retailer.
Arne Dahl on Danish bestseller list
Arne Dahl’s Turmoil claims the No. 3 spot on the crime fiction list at Arnold Busck, one of Denmark’s biggest book retailers.
Photo: Morgan Norman
Tarik Saleh joins Salomonsson Agency
Director, screenwriter and producer Tarik Saleh’s stylish films often explore controversial subjects and show no hesitation in portraying the polarities and conflicts in society. 2017 saw the premiere of his latest feature film, The Nile Hilton Incident, which became a great success and was highly praised internationally, winning numerous awards including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and ‘Best Film’ at the Guldbagge Awards.
Most recently, Saleh directed an episode for HBO’s Westworld and an episode for Showtime’s Ray Donovan. Saleh is currently attached to helm The Red Circle, a remake of Jean-Pierre Melville’s classic 1970 cat-and-mouse thriller. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises) has written the script.
Jo Nesbø and Arne Dahl on the Finnish bestseller list
The official Finnish bestseller lists for the month of August have been released and Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth is No. 1 on the list for translated fiction and Arne Dahl’s Watching You claims the No. 4 spot on the paperback list.
The August bestseller lists in Sweden
The official bestseller lists for the month of August are out in Sweden, and on the hardcover fiction list Jonas Gardell’s new novel In Memory of an Unconditional Love comes in at No. 3. Just after Gardell comes Arne Dahl and Turmoil at No. 4. Dahl also makes an appearance on the e-book list, where Turmoil is No. 2.
Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman (1793) is No. 4 on the same e-book list, and No. 4 on the paperback list. Anders de la Motte’s second stand-alone novel Deeds of Fall is No. 3 in the paperback category.
Lastly, Leif GW Persson’s Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career comes in at No. 2 on the nonfiction list, and No. 2 on the audio list.