The Adlibris Awards 2022

The nominees for 2022’s Adlibris Awards have been announced. Adlibris is the leading book retailer in the Nordics and the Adlibris Award was founded in 2019 to celebrate the site’s greatest titles. The 10 nominated titles in the 9 respective categories have been selected by a jury of Adlibris employees from all works published in 2022.

Ia Genberg’s The Details is shortlisted in the ’Fiction’ category.

Amongst the nominated titles in the ‘Crime Fiction’ category are Lars Kepler’s The Spider, Anders de la Motte & Måns Nilsson’s Death Goes Antiquing and Liza Marklund’s The Mire.

In the ‘Childrens’ category – Jonas Gardell’s The Story of the Little Sparrow is shortlisted for ‘Children’s 0-6’ and Martin Widmark’s The Masquerade Mystery is nominated for ‘Children’s 6-12’. Anders Hansen’s Brain Blues for Teens is nominated for the ‘Young Adult’ category.

The winners will be announced on January 25, 2023.

Roslund and Tuomainen shortlisted for the 2022 Petrona Award

The Petrona Award’s jury has just presented its shortlist for the 2022 Petrona Award for ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.’ The list of six nominees include Anders Roslund with Knock Knock and Antti Tuomainen with The Rabbit Factor.

The Judges have the following to say about each title:

“Another fine example of Roslund’s talent for seamlessly blending together a solid police procedural with a high octane thriller, leading to a gritty and fast-paced read set against his astute observations on the societal and political issues of contemporary Sweden.” – on Anders Roslund’s Knock Knock.

“[It] puts at its heart an ordinary man drawing on his previously undiscovered and extraordinary resolve, to carve out and keep his place in a hostile world, with often darkly funny results.” – on Antti Tuomainen’s The Rabbit Factor.

The winning title will be announced on Thursday 8 December 2022.

The October bestseller lists in Sweden

The official bestseller lists for the month of October are out, and Lars Kepler’s The Spider grabs the top spot on the hardcover list for fiction, coming in at No. 1 followed by Anders Roslund’s 100 percent at No. 5.

Martin Widmark’s The Masquerade Mystery comes in at No. 3 on the bestseller list for children’s, and Johan Theorin’s Weathered Bones is No. 2 on the list for paperback.

Photo: Nicolas Tobias Følsgaard

New Author: Eva Aagaard

Eva Aagaard (b.1988) is a Copenhagen-born writer, translator and journalist. She attended journalist school in Aarhus and prestigious writer’s programs in Norway and Sweden. Having written for numerous Danish medias, she has also been a prominent voice in the national debates surrounding the treatment of sexual assault victims. In her novel I Don’t Want This she grippingly explores the emotional turmoil that follows in the wake of a sexual assault, our perceptions of victimhood and the pitfalls of motherhood.

‘Killing Moon’ No. 1 in Denmark

The Danish edition of Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon, the 13th installment in the Harry Hole series, has gone straight to No. 1 on Saxo’s bestseller list. Saxo is Denmark’s biggest online retailer.

Kepler, Ohlsson and Lapidus on the Swedish bestseller list

The Swedish bestseller list this week have Lars Keplers’ The Spider claiming the No. 1 spot followed by Kristina Ohlsson’s Dimmed Lights coming in at No. 3 and Jens Lapdius’ Mr One  sailing to the No. 5 spot on the official bestseller list for hardcover fiction. 

‘Amina’ to premiere at the Marrakech Film Festival

Amina, written by Mona Masri and directed by Ahmed Abdullahi, will have its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival on November 17. This is the anticipated feature debut for both the writer and director.

The star-packed jury consists of Paolo Sorrentino, Susanne Bier, Oscar Isaac, Vanessa Kirby, Diane Kruger, Justin Kurzel, Nadine Labaki, Laïla Marrakchi and Tahar Rahim.

Amina, a young and talented mixed martial arts fighter, is striving to get back to her passion. With no support from her parents, she struggles to raise her seven-year-old daughter. Against all odds, she gets a shot at the MMA world championships. Now, she is forced to make the toughest choice of her life: whether to be a world-class fighter or the mother she is expected to be.

‘The Furniture Handbook’ published in Sweden

After the success of the best-selling The Interior Design Handbook, interior designer Frida Ramstedt is back with a new book that teaches you which furniture suits you and your home.

What is important to think about when buying furniture, or to furnishing your home? Which details do the furniture designers and furniture manufacturers themselves pay extra attention to? What distinguishes good quality from bad and which common complaints should you watch out for – if you want to avoid expensive wrong purchases?

This book contains furniture knowledge that everyone should know, regardless of your personal style. It provides concrete advice to help you understand which furniture is right for you and your home – whether you’re buying new, used or just want to make the most of what you already have.

The Furniture Handbook is a perfect complement to Frida Ramstedt’s international bestseller The Interior Design Handbook, which has been translated into 29 languages ​​and has sold over 200 000 copies worldwide.

Kepler and Marklund on the Norwegian bestseller list

This week’s bestseller lists in Norway have Lars Keplers’ The Spider claiming the No. 1 spot on the official ebook list and Liza Marklund’s The Polar Circle sailing to the No. 2 spot for paperback. 

Adlibris most sold books in Sweden 2000-2021

Adlibris, the leading online book retailer in the Nordics, has published a list of its 15 most sold books in Sweden of the last 20 years. Featured on the list are Anders Hansen’s The Real Happy Pill, David Sundin’s The Book That Did Not Want To Be Read, Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove and Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrongeach performing a remarkable feat on the Swedish book market.

Adlibris has also revealed statistics of the best-selling books per year, where Liza Marklund’s Red Wolf and Last Will became the most sold titles in 2003 and 2006 respectively, Lars Kepler’s The Hypnotist the most sold title in 2009, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman the best-selling title of 2013 and Anders Hansen’s The Real Happy Pill the most sold title in 2019.