‘Trial of Life’ picked up by HBO Nordic
The critically acclaimed Norwegian comedy drama series Trial of Life (2014), created by Bjørn Olaf Johannessen, among others, has been picked up by HBO as distributor and will be available on HBO Nordic from December 19, 2016.
The TV series was written for Norwegian television (NRK) and was nominated for the 2014 Prix Europa and awarded with the 2015 Golden Screen for ‘Best Script for Drama’.
‘And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer’ published in the US
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove comes And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.
Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day. The square is strange but also familiar, full of the odds and ends that have made up their lives: Grandpa’s work desk, the stuffed dragon that Grandpa once
gave to Noah, the sweet-smelling hyacinths that Grandma loved to grow in her garden.
As they wait together on the bench, they tell jokes and discuss their shared love of mathematics. Grandpa recalls what it was like to fall in love with his wife, what it was like to lose her. She’s as real to him now as the first day he met her, but he dreads the day when he won’t remember her.
Grandpa, Grandma and Noah all meet here, in this peculiar space that is growing dimmer and more confusing all the time. And here is where they will learn to say goodbye, the scent of hyacinths in the air, nothing to fear. This little book with a big message is certain to be treasured for generations to come.
“I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.”
–Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice
‘The Father’ chosen as one of 2016’s Best Books by Publishers Weekly
Roslund & Thunberg’s The Father has been chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of their Best Books 2016 titles. The novel, “the stunning first of a two-novel series,” is listed as one of the best reads of the year in the Mystery/Thriller category.
Pajtim Statovci winner of the Toisinkoinen Literature Prize
Pajtim Statovci’s Heartlines has won the Toisinkoinen Literature Prize 2016. Heartlines is Statovci’s second novel to date and tells the rich and beautiful story of a young man’s odyssey through the cities of the world. The panel deciding the winner of the Toisinkoinen Literature Prize motivated their choice of Heartlines thusly:
“The novel skillfully and grippingly carries the reader through its different settings, through the metropolises of the world as well as mythical landscapes, while also managing to truly move the reader. Carefully composed characters and the fantastic, highly expressive language create a harmonious and stirring ensemble that reminds us of the power inherent in stories.”
‘A Man Called Ove’ and ‘My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry’ on The New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove doesn’t move from its No. 2 spot on the The New York Times Best Seller List, where it has now featured for 43 consecutive weeks. On the combined print and ebook list the novel is No. 7. Meanwhile, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry climbs a spot to No. 8 in its 27th week on the list.
Premiere of ‘Acquitted’ season two
The second season of Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig’s original TV series Acquitted (Frikjent) will premiere tonight on TV2 Norway. The show has previously been described by Variety as “Norway's biggest TV drama hit” and has been nominated in three categories at the 2015 Seoul International Drama Awards.
‘The Rabbit Hunter’ published in Sweden
Thriller maestro Lars Kepler is back with a new page-turner about Detective Superintendent Joona Linna – The Rabbit Hunter.
Joona Linna has spent two years in a high security prison when he is taken off to attend a secret meeting. The police need his help to stop a mysterious killer who goes by the name of the Rabbit Hunter. The only connection between the victims is that they all hear a child chanting a rhyme about rabbits before the killer strikes.
A quirk of fate unexpectedly places celebrity chef Rex Müller at the centre of events. He is about to look after his son Sammy for the first time. But instead of three relaxing weeks, he finds himself in a terrifying fight for survival. Joona Linna and Saga Bauer are forced to work together in secret to put a stop to the Rabbit Hunter before it’s too late.
You never know what fate has in store for you, or what might catch up with you if you don’t start running right now.
‘A Man Called Ove’ and ‘My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry’ on The New York Times Best Seller List
A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman’s international bestseller, remains a steady No. 2 in its 42nd consecutive week on The New York Times Best Seller List for paperback novels. The novel also returns to the ebook list at No. 9, and goes up to No. 5 on the combined print and ebook list.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry comes in at No. 9 in its 26th week on the list.
‘A Man Called Ove’ and ‘My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry’ on The New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove remains a steady No. 2 in its 41st consecutive week on The New York Times Best Seller List for paperback novels, and No. 6 on the combined print and ebook list.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry comes in at No. 8 in its 25th week on the list.
Jonas Bonnier’s ‘The Helicopter Heist’ sold to Netflix and Nine Stories with Jake Gyllenhaal to star
The feature film-rights to Jonas Bonnier’s The Helicopter Heist, the novel based on the spectacular helicopter robbery that took place in Stockholm in 2009, have been acquired by Netflix on behalf of Jake Gyllenhaal and his production company Nine Stories. Jake Gyllenhaal is attached to star and Jonas Bonnier and Niclas Salomonsson will executive produce. The deal was brokered by Sylvie Rabineau at WME.
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