Liza Marklund No. 1 in Sweden
Liza Marklund’s just published The Mire, the highly anticipated standalone sequel to The Polar Circle, enters the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction at No. 1.
‘The Wolf and the Watchman’ to be adapted into comics
Niklas Natt och Dag’s remarkable novel The Wolf and the Watchman will be made into a comics series. The comics album is being developed by Italian screenwriters and artists, in collaboration with the author. The comics, much like the original novel, will depict Stockholm in the late 18th century and will be enriched with added commentary by Niklas Natt och Dag. The album will be published in Sweden by Forum on October 26.
The Wolf and the Watchman, the first and internationally bestselling installment of the Bellman noir trilogy, has been awarded the Crimetime Specsavers Award for Crime Debut of the Year and The Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award for Best Debut.
Faldbakken awarded the 2022 Oktober Prize
Matias Faldbakken has been awarded the 2022 Oktober Prize. He was announced as the winner by Oktober’s publishing director, Inger Engelstad, who gave the following motivation: “Faldbakken is one of the most prominent writers of his generation, with a vast linguistic and stylistic register. He writes novels that are profoundly original, and that go their own way. There is a great authority coursing through everything he writes, along with a unique literary elation …”
The Oktober Prize was instituted with the purpose of strengthening and further developing significant, preferably younger, authorships that are particularly characterized by literary courage.
‘The Friday Night Club’ published in Sweden
While men have long been credited with producing the first abstract paintings, the true creator was actually a woman – Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, who was inspired by her mystic visions. Acclaimed authors Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, and M.J. Rose bring her story to life in this groundbreaking novel.
Early 1900s: The world belongs to men, and the art world in Stockholm, Sweden, is no different, until Hilma af Klint brings together a mysterious group of female painters and writers–Anna, Cornelia, Sigrid, and Mathilda–to form their own emotional and artistic support system. The members of the Friday Night Club find themselves thrust into uncharted territory when Hilma and her best friend, Anna, begin dabbling in the occult, believing that through séances they can channel unseen spirits to help them achieve their potential as artists. “The Five,” as Hilma referred to them, was a group of immensely talented, fascinating women whose lives and work were cast into obscurity…until now.
The Present: Over a century later, an associate curator at the Guggenheim Museum, Eben Elliot, brings the Hilma af Klint show to New York where he uncovers questions about the Five and how the modern day art world is funded, which puts him in a precarious position both emotionally and professionally, as he witnesses how history can be manipulated.
The Friday Night Club is an illuminating historical novel that explores destiny, passion, and the threads that connect five women as they challenge artistic and societal traditions.
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ to World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival
Acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn (Pusher, Drive, The Neon Demon) is returning to his roots for Copenhagen Cowboy, a Netlix series which will be his first Danish production in 15 years. The series is to premier at the 2022 Venice Film Festival this fall which will take place at Venice Lido from 31 August to 10 September.
The six-episode drama is described as a thrill-inducing, neon-drenched noir series which revolves around a young heroine called Miu who travels through Copenhagen’s criminal netherworld.
The series stars Angela Bundalovic, Lola Corfixen and Zlatko Buric, and among the series writers one can find talented Swedish screenwriter Mona Masri.
Copenhagen Cowboy will be launched on Netflix by the end of the year.
‘The Book That ABSOLUTELY Did Not Want To Be Read’ published in Sweden
Keep your paws off this book! It ABSOLUTELY does not want to be read and will give off electric shocks, flip its text up-side-down and wrestle with you to ensure you’ll put it down. Filled to the brim with even more read-out-loud amusement in the same style as in its beloved predecessors, it comes with an infinite amount of laughs guaranteed. An ode to the written word, the book and the collective reading experience. This book once again forces the reader to make a fool of themselves, adapt a deep frown and perhaps even do something as challenging as to say something kind to someone. It will be cumbersome, messy and…truly, utterly hilarious!
‘The Congregation’, ‘Suburbia’, ‘The Truth Will Out’ and ‘The Dark Heart’ nominated for the Kristallen Awards
The nominations are out for this year’s Kristallen Awards. The Congregation (Knutby), written by Fredrik Agetoft, takes the lead with a staggering five nominations, including for ‘Best Drama Series’. The Truth Will Out (Det som göms i snö), created by Aron Levander and Hans Jörnlind, and The Dark Heart (Mörkt hjärta), created by Oskar Söderlund and Gustav Möller are also nominated for ‘Best Drama Series’.
Suburbia (Vi i villa), written by Tove Eriksen Hillblom, is nominated for ‘Best Comedy’.
The Kristallen Awards ceremony will be held September 1 at Cirkus in Stockholm and will be transmitted live on TV4 and TV4 Play.
Wolff, de la Motte and Nilsson on the Swedish bestseller lists
Lina Wolff’s The Devil’s Grip comes in on the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction at No. 4 this week, followed by Anders de la Motte and Måns Nilsson’s second installment of the Österlen Murders Death Goes Antiquing which comes in at No. 5. The first installment, A House to Die For, grabs the No. 2 spot on the paperback list.
Lina Wolff No. 1 on Svenska Dagbladet’s critics’ lists
Lina Wolffs’s The Devil’s Grip is No.1 on Svenska Dagbladet’s prestigious critics’ lists this week. Svenska Dagbladet is one of Sweden’s biggest and most influential daily newspapers.
Detective Agency No. 2-trio hailed as the best children’s book characters of all time
The lead trio of Jørn Lier Horst and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ immensely popular Detective Agency No. 2-series – Tiril, Oliver and Ocho – have now been crowned the best Norwegian children’s book characters of all time. Throughout the summer, readers have been able to cast their votes for their favourites from a longlist comprised of the 50 most beloved and iconic characters throughout the ages, via book platform Bok365.