Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road has been longlisted for the MAX Bronze Bat, a Dutch literary award. The Bronze Bat is dedicated to remarkable debuts and is handed out during the annual Nederlands Thrillerfestival in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. The shortlist will be revealed at the end of September, and the final winner announced during the digital Book Festival on October 25.

Jo Nesbø’s new stand-alone novel The Kingdom, published in Slovakia a week ago, entered the Slovakian bestseller list at No. 1.

Annette Bjergfeldt (b.1961) is a Danish creative virtuoso. Besides writing bestselling fiction, she’s an award-winning and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and recording artist with six albums under her belt, a colorist painter, and a renowned songwriting coach. She often holds songwriting sessions in local prisons and for children with disabilities. Her knack for storytelling was cultivated when she toured the US for four years and entertained the crowds with tales in between songs. Now, her musical flair shines through in her melodious and lyrical prose. Her acclaimed debut When Life Gives You Hippos has taken readers and critics alike by storm. This enchanting family saga with elements of magical realism, set against the backdrop of 20th century Europe’s culture scene, is an impassioned declaration of love to art and music.

NENT Group has ordered Fury, an original drama series created by Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen. The series explores the underworld of right-wing extremism in Europe. The eight-part show is directed by Magnus Martens and Lars Kraume.

Fury is a co-production between Norway’s Monster Scripted and Germany’s X Filme Creative Pool Series and ZDF. It will premiere on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2021.

Published in Denmark just last week, Jo Nesbø’s latest novel, The Kingdom, has gone straight to No. 1 on Bog & Idé’s bestseller list for hardcover fiction. Bog & Idé is Denmark’s largest book retailer.

For Life is a fresh take on the crime procedural created by the international Emmy Award-winning writer Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen and Helena Nielsen. Co-writers are Ingar Johnsrud, Anne Elvedal, Hege Ulstein, Anders Borgesen and Anders Løvlie.

The 8-part series is directed by Pål Jackman, with Bård Breien, Camilla Strøm-Henriksen and Pia Lykke acting as episodic directors.

For Life will premiere on NRK September 6.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman is an Editors’ Pick for Amazon’s Best of September feature. The title will be displayed on a 65’ x 83’ corner billboard in NYC, outside Penn Station. The billboard is part of a new initiative highlighting select Editors’ Picks and Amazon chart titles during September. Anxious People will be the only title featured as a single face out.

The following review was published together with the announcement that Anxious People is a pick for the “Best of” list:

“Backman is a funny, charming story teller, and Anxious People is a fine showcase for his talents as a writer. There are twists and surprises. /…/ Beneath it all, there is a deep sense of warmth and empathy. Backman is particularly gifted at creating a community of memorable characters and opening up their mental states to readers. And many readers of Anxious People will in turn reflect on their own anxieties. Ultimately, Backman seems to be telling us that — though it be a messy, ambiguous world we inhabit — we can turn toward one another to find calm and assurance. This is a novel that can, and should, be embraced by anxious people everywhere.”

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