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.
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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.
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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.
Greece, Metaixmio
Closed by Emma Granberg
Spain, Duomo
Three-book-deal closed by Ida Schabbauer
Netherlands, Het Spectrum
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Lithuania, Baltos Lankos
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Estonia, Pegasus
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
North Macedonia, Antolog
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Annette Bjergfeldt’s writing is made of poetic images and perceptive details. /…/ Each sentence seems carefully placed, like the tiles of a fragile yet luminous mosaic. /…/ An enchanting and profound novel.
– Libri & Cultura
The tension keeps building, and you almost feel like you’re right there with Markus as he reports on the violent finale.
– Aftonbladet
[A] magical and endearing fable. /…/ A memorable read (…) Mr. Saito’s Traveling Cinema is one of those books that seems destined to win readers’ hearts. Beyond the magical realism elements, the novel opts for stark emotion, a warm tone, and a portrayal of characters who always feel relatable.
– Cualia.es
A masterpiece of a novel. /…/ [It] might well happen that this is pulled out as a landmark in modern Norwegian crime fiction in a few years’ time. /…/ Yes, it’s geniusly written, there’s no doubt about that (…) [A] literary manifesto over what this rare treasure of a crime writer has got in him.
– Hverdagsnettmagasinet
The premise in SON is intriguing. /…/ SON is a truly great and well-written book with strong characters. (…) [It’s] a fascinating read at all times.
– DAST Magazine
Diamonds and Rust is a story about wounds that never heal, about envy, betrayal and revenge, and about a crime so well and thoroughly thought out that it may never be solved. Not unless Hanne Wilhelmsen gets a chance to try.
