Lars Kepler and Pascal Engman on the Swedish bestseller list
This week’s Swedish bestseller lists are out, and Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker holds the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive week. Meanwhile, Pascal Engman’s recently published No One, the seventh installment in the Vanessa Frank series, enters the list at No. 5.
Netflix releases trailer of ‘The Electric State’
Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer for Marvel veterans the Russo Brothers’ The Electric State, the adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s atmospheric illustrated novel of the same name, which stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.
The first look at the spectacular sci-fi adventure through a post-apocalyptic ’90s America, which hits the streaming service on March 14, 2025, comes ahead of yesterday’s panel presentation at the now-underway New York Comic Con.
The star-studded cast also includes Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander and Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk voice the robots.
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‘The JerryMaya Detective Agency – The Mascot Who Disappeared’ to premiere in Swedish cinemas
The new film about JerryMaya’s Detective Agency is directed by Tina Mackic, who also directed the previous film JerryMaya’s Detective Agency – The Riddle of the Scorpion (2022). The sequel, The JerryMaya Detective Agency – The Mascot Who Disappeared, is both a scary and funny Halloween film for the whole family. Among the cast we find Maria Mustafa, Elma Säterhagen-Lekander and Maria Nohra. The script is written by Michaela Hamilton and David Wiberg.
The JerryMaya Detective Agency – The Mascot Who Disappeared is based on the popular children’s book series written by Martin Widmark, and will premiere in Swedish cinemas Friday October 18.
‘The Sleepwalker’ on Danish bestseller lists
The Sleepwalker, the tenth installment in the Joona Linna series, makes its way to the Danish bestseller lists this week. The novel debuts at No. 1 on Bog & Idé’s list for crime fiction. It also dominates Saxo’s bestseller lists, coming in at No. 5 on the hardcover list, No. 1 on the e-book list, and No. 4 on the list for audio books.
‘The Sleepwalker’ No. 1 in Norway
Lars Kepler’s newly published The Sleepwalker, the tenth installment in the Joona Linna series, enters the Norwegian bestseller list at No. 1 for both hardcover fiction and e-books this week.
‘A Little Death’ published in Sweden
When Lydia leaves Sweden behind for an exchange year across the Atlantic, she finds herself in a small and Christian – but godforsaken – rural community. The town has been deeply shaken by a tragedy that has left its mark on both the place and its inhabitants. Feeling lost, but keen to adapt to the local social codes, Lydia soon becomes caught up in the region’s dark intrigues.
Parallel to this, Bonnie stands before a decisive year at the end of the 1990s. Following a difficult separation, her life revolves around the love for her rebellious teenage daughter, her job within assisted living and the fellowship of the church. When Bonnie encounters the free spirited Ronald she dares to dream of a life beyond her mundane routine. But in order to move on she first needs to confront that which has kept her confined since the day her husband disappeared.
Despite being separated by time and space, Lydia and Bonnie’s destinies become intertwined in this tale that explores life-changing love, social vulnerability and the pursuit for happiness.
A Little Death is Ebba Bandh’s unforgettable literary debut set amongst the boundless corn fields and deep forests of the American east coast.
Erik Svedberg-Zelman nominated for the SkyShowtime Rising Star Award
For the sixteenth year in a row, the Stockholm International Film Festival will celebrate new talents in film and TV through the SkyShowtime Rising Star Award. Erik Svedberg-Zelman is one of the six Swedish actors nominated for the prestigious prize.
New this year is that the festival audience can also help choose the winner. The winner, who will be announced at the festival’s award ceremony on November 15, will be rewarded with an exclusive trip to the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.
Lars Kepler, Tina Mackic, and Kristina Ohlsson on the Swedish bestseller list
Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker is still No. 1 on the bestseller list for hardcovers for the third consecutive week. Meanwhile, Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank shoots to No. 1 on the children’s list, and Kristina Ohlsson’s The Ghost Detectives and the Case of the Ghastly Game takes the No. 3 spot.
‘Important Trash’ published in Iceland
On the day Iceland’s banking system collapses in 2008, trash collector Gómur Barðdal stumbles upon a severed human nose in a garbage bin outside a luxury home in central Reykjavík. Soon after, his cousin, Geir Norðann, a struggling poet, is employed as a poetry tutor for that same household.
As Icelandic society unravels, the two cousins—along with Zipo, the drive-through girl, Kata, the car dealer, and Didda, the trash lady and former prison guard of the year—set out to solve the mystery of the nose. Who does it belong to, and how did it end up in the trash? Their search pulls them into a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of Icelandic society.
Important Trash is a hilarious and gripping tale of love, intrigue, and societal collapse, bursting with narrative energy and wit.
The 2024 Petrona Award shortlist
The jury for the 2024 Petrona Award has just revealed the shortlist for the ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.’ Among the six nominees are Jørn Lier Horst with Snow Fall, and Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s The Prey.
The Judges have the following to say about each title:
“A slow methodological approach gathers pace and pulls readers into a complex web of low-key international ties. As always Lier Horst delves deep into the psychology and motives of the characters, creating a slow-burning police procedural of empathy and human interest, firmly rooted in Norwegian society.”
“Sigurðardottir balances these three storylines, each with her trademark creeping sense of unease, in this dark and disturbing standalone.”
The winning title will be announced on 14 November 2024.