‘Just Be Chill’ published in Sweden

The news hits like a bomb: Ivan and Lydia are dating! Nisse can barely believe it, even though he knows that they have liked each other for ages. And now they are together, for real! It feels strange, and when Wasim returns from his vacation with the news that he too has met a girl, the ground beneath Nisse’s feet suddenly feels shaky. Shit! In just a couple of days they will start sixth grade and he is the only one not dating someone. What is he supposed to do?

In the third and final installment about your favorite middle schoolers, the boys have the floor. It is the story about the final week of summer break before sixth grade told from two perspectives, everything that happens, everything that doesn’t, and everything that perhaps should happen. Humor, seriousness, and recognition aplenty!

Just Be Chill is a stand-alone sequel to Cina Friedner’s beloved Never Back Down and Not Entirely True.

‘Killing Moon’ No. 3 in Canada

Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon makes its debut on the official bestseller list of Canada, where it comes in at No. 3 on the hardcover fiction list this week.

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‘A Day and a Half’ to premiere on Netflix in September

The anticipated directorial debut from Fares Fares, A Day and a Half, has now received a premiere date on Netflix: September 1, 2023. The screenplay is written by Fares together with Peter Smirnakos.

The cast is toplined by Fares, Alexej Manvelov and Alma Pöysti.

Jo Nesbø and Martin Widmark No. 2 in Iceland

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø makes its debut on the official monthly bestseller list of Iceland, where it lands the No. 2 spot. Martin Widmark’s The Racecourse Mystery, the seventeenth JerryMaya mystery, is No. 2 among the children’s titles.

‘The Couples Trip’ No. 1 most sold in Sweden this May

The Couples Trip, Ulf Kvensler’s debut thriller, shoots to No. 1 on the official monthly bestseller list for paperbacks in Sweden.

‘Killing Moon’ No. 4 in the UK

Jo Nesbø thirteenth Harry Hole novel, Killing Moon, makes its first appearance on Sunday Times Bestseller list, where it lands the No. 4 spot.

‘Killing Moon’ No. 2 in Ireland

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø makes its debut also in the official bestseller list of Ireland, where it lands the No. 2 spot.

‘Syd’ published in Sweden

What is the price of freedom?

After the nightmarish experience of working at the world-famous restaurant NORD, Alex and Sofi have started afresh. Trying to forget NORD’s owner Alice’s threats, they have opened a bistro of their own on the island of Öland in southern Sweden. But despite the fantastic geography and easy access to local ingredients, it soon becomes clear that managing your own restaurant is hard work. Not least when secrets that threaten to destroy everything are uncovered.

Alex is also unable to let go of his fear that Alice will come out of the woodwork to exact her revenge. Is it just paranoia, or is there truly reason to worry?

Syd is the stand-alone second installment in the series about the chef Alex, a unique psychological thriller in a restaurant setting, celebrated by readers and critics alike. How far would you be willing to go to be free of your past?

‘The Search for the Viking Treasure’ No. 1 in Norway

Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure debuts on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s fiction this week, going straight to No. 1. Also new on the lists are Jo Nesbø’s The Night House, which claims the No. 2 spot on both the hardcover and the e-book lists. Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Engers’ Scars stays put at No. 1 on the paperback list.

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