Ebba Bandh’s literary debut A Little Death and Ulf Kvensler’s stand-alone thriller Let the Waves Do the Rest have been longlisted for Bonnier’s Book Club’s high profile Book of the Year Award.

Bonnier’s Book Clubs is the home of five Swedish book clubs, among them the biggest one in Sweden. The winning book and author will be announced during the Gothenburg Book Fair in September. To see the list of the nominees and vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below.

Antti Tuomainen’s novel The Burning Stones has been nominated for CrimeFest’s 2025 Last Laugh Award in the Best Humorous Crime Novel category. The CrimeFest convention is one of the biggest crime fiction events in Europe, and the winners will be announced at the CrimeFest Gala Dinner on 17 May.

The Norwegian drama A Better Man (Ølhunden Berit) had its world premiere at this year’s Canneseries, and at yesterday’s award ceremony, it took home both Best Series and Best Performance for lead actor Anders Baasmo.

In A Better Man, a Norwegian internet troll with misogynistic tendencies has his identity revealed. To avoid prosecution, he assumes a female identity, an act that unexpectedly exposes him to gender bias. A thrilling and timely series that is bound to spark conversation and leave no one untouched.

A Better Man is created by Thomas Seeberg Torjussen and produced by Maipo Film.

In the picturesque village of Hovenäset, preparations are underway for the wedding between August and Maria. However, their joy is overshadowed by looming threats.

Determined to unearth a long-buried family secret, August finds himself met with resistance at every turn. Meanwhile, Maria begins receiving anonymous, disturbing messages. Could this be tied to one of her past police cases?

As this unfolds, a man approaches the police with a chilling account: on a cold night at the island of Guleskär, he saw a young woman, scantily dressed and limping, fleeing in terror. When Maria and her colleague Ray-Ray investigate, they make a grisly discovery—a blood-stained, metal prosthetic leg.

What truly transpired that night? And what makes a mysterious Norwegian, who has traveled all the way from Tromsø to Kungshamn, so fascinated by Guleskär?

Nightshifter is the fifth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s international bestselling August Strindberg series.

Nora Khalil’s award-winning and critically acclaimed debut novel Yani will become a TV series on SVT. With warmth and humor, the series depicts the friendship between teenagers Rayan, Caspian and Amir in the Stockholm suburb of Alby, where dreams of the future and friendships are put to the test. SF Studios is producing with co-producers SVT and Film Stockholm. Shooting is set to start this summer.

Tuna Özer is directing and the script is written by Jessika Jankert.