Bobbie Peers and Jørn Lier Horst shortlisted for the Bokslukerprisen 2017
Bobbie Peers’ William Wenton and the Luridium Thief and Jørn Lier Horst’s The Wolfhound Mystery have been shortlisted for the Bokslukerprisen 2017. The award is arranged by Foreningen !les in Norway and the winner is decided by five jury groups consisting of children in 6th grade. The award ceremony will be held in Oslo, on the 20th of April next year.
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‘Acquitted’ season 2 reaches one million views
The second season of Acquitted (Frikjent), created and written by Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig, has reached one million views on TV2 Norway.
With the second episode attracting as much as 843, 000 viewers so far, the broadcasting network TV2 believes the numbers will grow, as more people watch the show through reruns or online platforms. 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.
Lars Kepler No. 1 in Norway
Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter was just published in Norway and went straight to No. 1 on the e-book list and to No. 3 on the hardcover list this week.
Fredrik Backman continues to dominate the US bestseller lists
A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman’s international bestseller, continues to place at the top of the US regional independent bookseller bestseller lists this week, and is No. 2 in its 46th week on the New York Times Best Seller List. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is not far behind on the independent lists, and comes in at No. 6 in its 30th week on the New York Times Best Seller List.
Fredrik Backman’s recently published novella, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, also makes an appearance on the US independent lists, landing a No. 8 spot on two lists.
Bobbie Peers shortlisted for Ark’s Book of the Year Award 2016
The second book in Bobbie Peers’ series about the code breaking whizz William Wenton, William Wenton and the Cryptoportal, has been shortlisted for the Norwegian bookseller Ark’s Book of the Year Award. The readers of Norway have together decided the list of nominees, who vary in genre as well as original language. The winner will be announced in early December.
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Yrsa Sigurdardóttir and Arne Dahl nominated for Der Leserpreis 2016
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir and Arne Dahl have been nominated for LovelyBooks’ Der Leserpreis 2016. They are nominated in the category ‘Crime & Thriller’ for The Legacy and Watching You respectively.
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Lars Kepler and Leif GW Persson No. 1 and No. 2 in Sweden
The official Swedish bestseller list for October is in, with Lars Kepler and Leif GW Persson coming in at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on the list for hardcover fiction, with their latest novels The Rabbit Hunter and Can One Die Twice?.
Anders de la Motte and Roslund & Hellström shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award
Anders de la Motte’s End of Summer and Roslund & Hellström’s Three Minutes have been shortlisted for the 2016 Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award for ‘Best Swedish Crime Novel’. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced on November 20th.
‘The Book Thieves’ shortlisted for the 2017 Kirkus Prize
Anders Rydell’s The Book Thieves has been shortlisted for the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. The work earned a Starred Review by the American magazine, signifying that it is a “Book of Exceptional Merit.” In their review, Kirkus praises The Book Thieves as “An engrossing, haunting journey for bibliophiles and World War II historians.”
‘A Man Called Ove’ dominates the US bestseller lists
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove continues to place at the top of the US regional independent bookseller bestseller lists this week, and is No. 2 on the New York Times Best Seller List. This marks the 45th consecutive week on the list for A Man Called Ove.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry holds steady at No. 5 in its 29th week on the New York Times Best Seller List.