Jo Nesbø’s Wolf Hour is the overall No. 1 in the full Irish chart this week.
Thomas Enger & Johana Gustawsson’s Son, the newly published first installment in their Kari Voss series, comes in at No. 2 on the e-book list this week.
Photo: Sofia Runarsdotter
The first installment, The Escape from Earth, in Bobbie Peers’ new series Techno Zombie has been shortlisted for the Ark Children’s Book Award 2025. This prestigious annual prize celebrates the best children’s book of the year, with the winner being chosen by more than 10,000 children in grades 5 to 7. This marks Peers’ second nomination, following his win in 2015. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony in December.
Jo Nesbø’s new standalone novel Wolf Hour, published last week in the UK, has gone straight to No. 3 on the UK charts.
The comprehensive sales statistics for Q2 2025 have been released, with Nightshifter, the latest installment in the August Strindberg series, ranking as the No. 1 title in total sales. The lists present the top 20 bestsellers based on sales value, with totals including both print and digital formats.
Following the end of the second quarter of 2025, Kristina Ohlsson’s Nightshifter, the latest installment in the August Strindberg series, tops the bestseller charts, reaching No. 1 in the eBook category, No. 2 on the audiobook list, and No. 3 in hardcover sales.
Meanwhile, the paperback chart features Beyond Rescue, the third book in the same series, at No. 2, followed by Death on Capri, the first installment in Anders & Anette de la Motte’s Murder Under the Sun series, at No. 3.
Anders Hansen and Mats Wänblad’s recently published The Real Happy Pill Minior comes in at No. 5 on the children’s bestseller list this week.
Beyond Rescue, the fourth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s bestselling August Strindberg series, comes in at No. 5 on Der Spiegel’s list for trade paperbacks this week. This marks the book’s fourth consecutive week on the list.
Photo: SVT
The nominations are out for this year’s Kristallen Awards. Daniel Espinosa’s The Helicopter Heist is nominated for Best Drama Series, together with The Breakthrough which is written by Oskar Söderlund, and The Congregation Season 2 – The Bride of Christ, written by Fredrik Agetoft. Tove Eriksen Hillblom’s The Meaning of Life Season 2 is nominated for Best Comedy.
Mahmut Suvakci received a nomination for Best Male Actor and Erik Svedberg-Zelman is nominated for Best Supporting Actor, both for their performances in The Helicopter Heist.
The Kristallen Awards ceremony is held on September 4 at Cirkus in Stockholm, and will be aired live on SVT Play.
Türkiye, Dogan Egmont
Closed by Emma Granberg
Ukraine, Stone Publishing
Closed by Emma Granberg
Latvia, Zvaigzne
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
India, Chaaya
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Greece, Patakis
Closed by Emma Granberg
Finland, Bazar
Closed by Julia Angelin
Peshang Rad, brings out the vulnerability of his combative youth leader in a way that really resonates.
– Upsala Nya Tidning
Their strong bond is beautifully and carefully developed. Rad and Socdal are outstanding. Rad conveys so much with just his eyes.
– Aftonbladet
Peshang Rad delivers a compelling portrayal of Nic. He skillfully brings the character to life as a deeply human figure, full of empathy but also restrained pain.
– Dagens Arena
The Waste Land is a suspenseful novel with good tempo, and its menacing atmosphere is heightened by the setting descriptions and Sakka’s bipolar disorder.
– BTJ
Nesbø’s Kill Shot is so beautifully written. /…/ I sat and read until my eyes burned. Nesbø has a unique ability to shock and move at the same time
– Romsdals Budstikke
Recently divorced and disillusioned by life, freelance journalist Desiree Swahn is handed a job by her new boss: to write a portrait of legendary star chef, Pierre Bernard. It’s an assignment far from the prestigious one she’d been promised. But Desiree and Pierre’s meeting will come to be more transformative than she could have ever imagined. Pierre Bernard’s life hasn’t only been filled with culinary accomplishments, but also passionate love and heart-rending sorrow. He takes Desiree on a journey through time, from the Grand Hotel in Stockholm in the 1920s, to Paris and a war-torn London, to a Budapest in upheaval, and the most iconic wedding of the century.
