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New author: Tina Mackic

Tina Mackic (b. 1986) is an author, TV producer, screenwriter, and director who previously worked as a reporter and producer on Sveriges Radio. The Summer Shadow has helped shape a whole generation of kids with its tricks since its first appearance on Swedish kids TV in 2016. With the Summer Shadow, Mackic has created a space for children to recognize and face their fears through the beloved character. In 2019, Mackic made her book debut with the scary, beloved character, and it has since performed its shenanigans both on and off screen.

The Summer Shadow and the Water Trick is Mackic’s fifth and latest title in the series about the Summer Shadow.

‘The Burning Girls’ premieres on Paramount+

Hans Rosenfeldt’s adaptation of CJ Tudor’s bestselling novel The Burning Girls premieres today on Paramount+.
The British thriller series stars Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes and follows Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter as they make a fresh start in Chapel Croft, but soon the close-knit community’s dark history begins to reveal itself.

Teaser released for Netflix’s ‘A Nearly Normal Family’

Netflix has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming Swedish crime-drama A Nearly Normal Family, which is based on the bestselling book of the same name by Mattias Edvarsson.

The six-parter is written by Anna Platt and Hans Jörnlind, and directed by Per Hanefjord.

A Nearly Normal Family lands on Netflix November 24.

‘Back in the Day’ No. 1 in Norway

Oliver Lovrenski continues to dominate the Norwegian hardcover list, coming in at No. 1 with Back in the Day. Anders de la Motte meanwhile debuts on the e-book list with his just published The Glass Man, which comes in at No. 5. The Glass Man is the second installment in the Leo Asker series.

‘I May Be Wrong’ voted Book of the Year in South Korea

Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s international bestseller I May Be Wrong has been voted ‘Book of the Year’ by a wide margin on South Korean top book retailer YES24. It has also been bestowed by an award for ‘Book of the Year’ by Korean platform Bookseed, aimed at teachers and liberians.

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‘Lisa – en pusselbit som saknas’ to premiere on SVT

Andreas Öhman’s film One Day All of This Will Be Yours will soon be joined by the documentary Lisa – en pusselbit som saknas on SVT.

One Day All of This Will Be Yours premiered in Swedish theatres early 2023 to fantastic reviews. Recently, the film was released on Netflix and reached a wide audience. For Öhman, the film is a personal story based on real events. Now comes a deep dive into these real events with the documentary which takes us back to the summer of 1994, when nine-year-old Andreas lost his older sister in an accident.

Lisa – en pusselbit som saknas will be released October 15 on SVT Play and October 17 on SVT 1.

Oliver Lovrenski No. 1 in Norway

Back in the Day, Oliver Lovrenski’s highly anticipated debut novel, shoots to No. 1 on the official hardcover and e-book bestseller lists in Norway. The title also comes in at No. 1 on the list for Norwegian original language publications.

‘Nelly Rapp and the School of Higher Magic’ published in Sweden

Around Halloween, strange things are always happening in the town where Nelly and Valle live. This year, the two agents have received a mission from the Monster Academy to find out why.

This particular night, the Halloween swim meet is taking place, and the oddities are soon piling up! The water turns to slime, the trampoline is as soft as cooked spaghetti, and a huge shark suddenly appears in the pool. There is definitely something supernatural going on. Could Nelly and Valle’s classmate Bim have something to do with it?

Nelly Rapp and the School of Higher Magic is the twenty-fourth installment in Martin Widmark’s spooky series about monster agent Nelly Rapp.

‘The White Nights’ published in Denmark

One spring morning, teenage girl Shirin wakes up in a tent on the island of Vorsø. Her big brother is still asleep when she gets up to wash off down by the water. The beach is deserted, and it is far too quiet. Their father, Tami, wanted them to get up early so they could begin fishing at the crack of dawn, but the sun is already high in the sky. She goes to her father’s tent to awaken him, but finds him with his throat cut open, covered in his own blood.

Shirin flees the island to the only family she knows, car mechanic Nima Ansari. The Southeast Jylland’s police receive help from the homicide department in Copenhagen to solve the murder of Tami, who many years ago came to Denmark, escaping the Iranian regime. The case ends up on the desk of investigator Petter Bohm. Feeling stressed and forgetful, Petter asks Liv for help to solve the case and to find Shirin and her brother before the killer does. From Liv’s residence in the basement apartment at Vesterbro, the leads branch out to both the past and present and to the residents of the backyard, who gradually must realize that silence always has a price.

The White Nights is the second installment in the bestselling and critically acclaimed series about investigator and private detective Liv Jensen.