‘A Man Called Ove’ No. 7 on The New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove is celebrating its tenth consecutive week on The New York Times Best Seller List, this week at No. 7.
Tyldum develops US remake of ‘Headhunters’
Oscar nominated director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) is looking to bring his breakthrough feature Headhunters, the hit Norwegian film based on Jo Nesbø’s novel with the same name, to the US. Tyldum is working with original Headhunters producer Yellow Bird to develop an american remake of this dark Norwegian crime comedy.
‘Midnight Sun’ and ‘Three Seconds’ still on the Icelandic bestseller list
Jo Nesbø’s Midnight Sun and Roslund & Hellström’s Three Seconds are spending their fifth consecutive week on the bestseller list in Iceland. Midnight Sun steady at No.1 and Three Seconds now at No. 6.
‘Midnight Sun’ No. 4 on Los Angeles Times bestseller list
Jo Nesbø’s novel Midnight Sun, the thrilling standalone tale about a hitman fleeing a vindictive crime lord, is No. 4 on Los Angeles Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction.
‘Those Who Failed’ No. 1 on the e-book list in Norway
Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s Those Who Failed, the fifth installment in the Sebastian Bergman series, went straight to No. 1 on the Norwegian bestseller list for e-books upon being published.
Jo Nesbø awarded with the Riverton Honor Prize
Jo Nesbø has been awarded with the Riverton Honor Prize, the most prestigeous crime writing award in Norway. Previous recipients include Maj Sjöwall and Henning Mankell.
Fredrik Backman No. 6 on New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman’s internationally bestselling novel, A Man Called Ove, has gone up to No. 6 on the New York Times Best Seller List in it’s 9th consecutive week.
‘A Man Called Ove’ No. 8 on The New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove is celebrating its eighth consecutive week on The New York Times Best Seller List, this week at No. 8.
‘A Man Called Ove’ seen by more than 1,5 million moviegoers
The success film adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s debut novel A Man Called Ove, has now been seen by over 1,5 million moviegoers in Sweden. This officially makes the film the most seen Swedish film since 1984, and the 5th most popular film in Swedish cinemas of all time.
700.000 copies of ‘The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep’ printed in Japan
Asukashinsha co., the Japanese publisher of Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s internationally best selling The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep, has announced that they have now printed 700.000 copies of the book.