The official trailer for the second season of Wisting, the internationally lauded TV series based on Jørn Lier Horst’s bestselling books about police inspector William Wisting, has been released.
The first four episodes will premiere in Scandinavia on December 26th on Viaplay. Trygve Allister Diesen is once more the series’ director as well as the head writer.
The nominations for the 2021 Guldbagge Awards have been announced and The Emigrants, written by Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig, received a staggering seven nominations, including for ‘Best Film.’
Knocking, directed by Frida Kempff, and JJ+E, directed by Alexis Almström, received three nominations each.
The Guldbagge Awards ceremony will be held in Stockholm on January 24, 2022.
When Norwegian book publication Bok365 list the best children’s books of the year, they feature David Sundin’s The Book That Did Not Want To Be Read at the top.
Critic Nora Steenberg gives the book 6 out of 6 stars and says:
“A book that is reluctant to be read offers one of the greatest reader’s experiences for children this fall. This book, only 40 pages long, was the most sold children’s book in Sweden last year. It was also named “Book of the Year” by the Swedish book retailers. Despite its sparse plot, this is one of the funniest children books on the market right now.”
Photo: Gustav Bergman, Annika Marklund
The critics at Norwegian book publication Bok365 have each chosen their favorite titles of 2021. Lina Wolff’s Carnality and Liza Marklund’s The Polar Circle are two of the selected works on the list.
Critc Leif Gjerstad gives Carnality 6 out of 6 stars and says:
“This burlesque expanding story is a gem! Sudden throws, incredible imagination and captivating storytelling joy about love, power and desire were some of the ingredients that made The Polyglot Lovers such an excellent read. These same elements ensure that Carnality – the title alludes to a reality show with the same name on the dark web – offers a fascinating journey on many levels.”
Gjerstad gives The Polar Circle 5 out 6 stars with the following praise:
“The first volume in a promising trilogy. A macabre discovery brings an old case to life when Liza Marklund turns her eyes to her home village in Norrbotten. With a sensitive pen, it depicts the teenagers’ vulnerable insecurity and search for identity, while Liza Marklund also skillfully manages to balance portrayals of women and depictions of teenagers with the progress of the murder investigation and the gradually and subtly increasing levels of excitement.”
The November bestseller list for children’s books in Norway sees Jørn Lier Horst claim three of the top five spots with his latest titles from the Detective Agency No. 2 universe. The Search for the Christmas Elf comes in at No. 1, Operation Christmas Ornament at No. 2 and Operation Witches Cauldron at No. 4.
The official Finnish bestseller list for the month of November is out. The list for hardcover fiction sees Jo Nesbø’s Rat Island and Other Stories listed as No. 2 for the second consecutive month, while Liza Marklund’s The Polar Circle climbs to No. 3.
The Norwegian book industry publication BOK365 has released a list of the ten bestselling crime novels of 2021 and Jørn Lier Horst’s A Will to Serve comes in at No. 1, The Tenant by Danish author Katrine Engberg grabs the No. 3 spot and Anne Holt’s The Eleventh Manuscript claims No. 9.
Dagens Nyheter, Sweden’s largest national newspaper, has announced a list of this year’s best crime novels which features and praises Liza Marklund’s The Polar Circle, Johan Theorin’s Weathered Bones, Sara Osman’s Everything We Didn’t Say, Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1795 and Anders de la Motte & Måns Nilsson’s A House to Die For.
It has now been announced that The Dark Heart will celebrate its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the Indie Episodic section.
The star-studded cast has also been released. Aliette Opheim will portray Therese Tang, a missing people volunteer who becomes obsessed with a case and puts her own life on the line in search of the truth. In the cast we also find Gustav Lindh, Clara Christiansson Drake and Peter Andersson.
The five-part psychological drama-thriller series is created by screenwriter Oskar Söderlund and director Gustav Möller.
Anders Hansen’s Brain Blues comes in at No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for the month of November in the non-fiction category, followed by Måns Mosesson’s Tim – The Official Biography of Avicii at No. 2. Brain Blues also grabs the No. 1 spot on the audio list, accompanied by Fredrik Backman’s The Winners at No. 3 and Tim – The Official Biography of Avicii at No. 5. Kristina Ohlsson’s Icebreaker claims the No. 1 spot on the e-book list.
Denmark, Turbine
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Hungary, Animus
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Taiwan, Delight Culture
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Slovakia, Verbarium
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Finland, Otava
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Taiwan, Sun Color
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Erik Axl Sund, have successfully created an international success that was bound to make the leap from page to screen sooner or later. /…/ Now that The Crow Girl has been adapted into a TV series, the excitement is at its peak.
– Gefle Dagblad
The Crow Girl is a pitch-black crime thriller with a cleverly contrived twist.
– Dagens Nyheter
The Crow Girl has a development that is difficult to predict. At the same time, it successfully balances dark thematic stories with well-written characters, carried by strong acting performances.
– Filmtopp
It is an eerie and gripping drama on the theme of betrayal and revenge. /…/ it is smart and skillfully interwoven.
– Borås Tidning
The film’s aesthetic is sleek, featuring CGI robots that look realistic. The recreation of the 90s is done with delightful nostalgic attention to detail.
– Moviezine
In Wolf Hour, Jo Nesbø sets the action in the American Midwest in 2016. A hard-boiled police novel in the best Nesbø style – from an America that’s on the edge of a precipice.