Sofia Lundberg’s The Red Address Book celebrates 6 months as an official German bestseller on Der Spiegel’s lists. Lundberg’s debut novel has now entered its 26th consecutive week on the lists. Her second novel, A Question Mark Is Half a Heart, is also a long-running bestseller in Germany. It has now been a bestseller for 14 weeks.
Ulf Lundell claims one of the top placements on the official bestseller list for the month of May in Sweden, where his Weekdays 3 is No. 4 in hardcover and No. 8 in e-book. Stina Jackson also features on the hardcover list, coming in at No. 5 with The Last Snow. The title is also No. 4 in both audio and e-book.
Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People lands the No. 7 spot on the official bestseller list for the month of May in Iceland. The novel was published on May 12.
Jørn Lier Horst’s The Cabin and Antti Tuomainen’s Little Siberia have both been nominated for the prestigious 2020 CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger Award. The winner will be announced at the CWA Dagger Awards Gala Dinner on October 22nd.
Niklas Natt och Dag's debut novel The Wolf and the Watchman continues its run on the Spanish bestseller list, now featuring in the country's top ten for the 18th week in a row. This week, the novel nabs the No. 8 spot.
Jørn Lier Horst is the No. 2 most sold author in Slovakia during the month of May. It is the third installment in the Cold Case Quartet, The Inner Darkness, which features on the official monthly bestseller list.
The bestseller lists for week 22 see Jo Nesbø’s Knife appear at No. 2 in the paperback category, closely followed by Jørn Lier Horst’s The Inner Darkness at No. 3. Hedvig Montgomery grabs a No. 3 placement as well, featuring on the nonfiction list with The Adolescent Years.
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes again feature on the monthly list for children’s books in Norway. Their Operation Trickster is No. 3 on the list, staying at the same placement for the second consecutive month.
The nominees for the 2020 Golden Screen Awards have been revealed. The Golden Screen (Gullruten) is the annual award for the Norwegian TV industry and their equivalent to the American Emmy Awards.
Pål Sletaune and Sara Johnsen are both nominated for their lauded TV series 22 July, Sletaune for ‘Best Director’ and Johnsen for ‘Best Script’. 22 July is also nominated for ‘Best TV Drama’. Øystein Karlsen, creator of the success series Exit, is nominated for ‘Best Script’ and ‘Best Director’ alongside Exit’s nominations for ‘Best TV Drama’ and ‘Best Innovation’. The much acclaimed TV series Witch Hunt, created and written by Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen, is also nominated for ‘Best TV Drama’.
The winners will be announced on July 19 and the award show will air on TV 2 Norway and TV 2 Sumo.
Maja Säfström’s Amazing Facts About Baby Animals, published in the Czech Republic at the end of April, went straight to No. 10 upon publication. The official bestseller list for the month of May was just released and we can see that the book has steadily retained its No. 10 position in the category for children’s books in the Czech Republic.
Greece, Metaixmio
Closed by Emma Granberg
Spain, Duomo
Three-book-deal closed by Ida Schabbauer
Netherlands, Het Spectrum
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Lithuania, Baltos Lankos
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Estonia, Pegasus
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
North Macedonia, Antolog
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Annette Bjergfeldt’s writing is made of poetic images and perceptive details. /…/ Each sentence seems carefully placed, like the tiles of a fragile yet luminous mosaic. /…/ An enchanting and profound novel.
– Libri & Cultura
The tension keeps building, and you almost feel like you’re right there with Markus as he reports on the violent finale.
– Aftonbladet
[A] magical and endearing fable. /…/ A memorable read (…) Mr. Saito’s Traveling Cinema is one of those books that seems destined to win readers’ hearts. Beyond the magical realism elements, the novel opts for stark emotion, a warm tone, and a portrayal of characters who always feel relatable.
– Cualia.es
A masterpiece of a novel. /…/ [It] might well happen that this is pulled out as a landmark in modern Norwegian crime fiction in a few years’ time. /…/ Yes, it’s geniusly written, there’s no doubt about that (…) [A] literary manifesto over what this rare treasure of a crime writer has got in him.
– Hverdagsnettmagasinet
The premise in SON is intriguing. /…/ SON is a truly great and well-written book with strong characters. (…) [It’s] a fascinating read at all times.
– DAST Magazine
Diamonds and Rust is a story about wounds that never heal, about envy, betrayal and revenge, and about a crime so well and thoroughly thought out that it may never be solved. Not unless Hanne Wilhelmsen gets a chance to try.
