Marit Danielsson Interviewed by Swedish Newspaper
Marit Danielsson has been featured in an interview with Swedish daily newspaper Falu-Kuriren, where she spoke about the themes in her latest novel Greymire and how her personal experiences and observations have inspired her storytelling.
‘Brightly Shining’ Published in the US Today
Ingvild H. Rishøis critically acclaimed novel Brightly Shining is published in the US today, November 19th, 2024.
Theater Adaptation of ‘Brightly Shining’ Lauded in Norwegian Magazine
“[The actors] portray hope and despair, joy, dreams, grief and hardship with power and conviction, transforming Brightly Shining into a vibrant experience.”
‘Heart of Prey’ on Estonian Bestseller List
Ulrika Rolfsdotter’s critically acclaimed debut novel Heart of Prey has made its way up on Estonian book retailer Apollo’s chart of bestselling fiction, placing at #6 over two years after its publication.
Karolina Schützer Places on Multiple Swedish Bestseller List
Karolina Schützer’s bestselling novel Snowfall Over Paris places at #1 on book retailer Akademibokhandel’s chart for bestselling novels.
Jonas Eika’s Novel Praised by Danish Magazine
“Eika writes in such a way that things and the world shine in a new, changed light.”
Stage Adaptation of ‘Brightly Shining’ Receives Rave Review
“Brightly Shining has a captivating lightness about it, like snowflakes swirling upwards, with a lovely musicality and a distinct rhythm from the actors that draws us into the story.”
‘Greymire’ Receives Rave Review
“[Greymire] is a thought-provoking and captivating slow burner of a relationship drama […]. Depictions of the scenery’s beauty and joyful fiddler’s music stand in stark contrast to an inner chaos.”
‘Brightly Shining’ Published in the UK Today
Brightly Shining, Ingvild H. Rishøi’s critically acclaimed and bestselling novel, is published in the UK today, November 7th.
New Book: ‘Greymire’
Today marks the publication day of Marit Danielsson’s new, epic family drama: Greymire.
New Author: Marit Danielsson
We are proud to welcome Marit Danielsson to Paloma Agency.
‘Brightly Shining’ Published in Slovenia
Ingvild H. Rishøi’s critically acclaimed novel Brightly Shining just hit the shelves in Slovenia.
‘Open Heavens’ Lauded by Danish Newspaper
“[…] a potent, epic and progressive narration that brims with sensations, moods, conversations and sacred visions – a transgression of the traditional boundaries for historical novels, not far from being described as a hybrid genre-wise.”
Fantastic Blurb for Ingvild H. Rishøi
“Deceptively simple, deceptively innocent, told from the perspective of a bright-eyed, too-wise child, Brightly Shining has the power of a classic. You will read it in a single setting, then carry it in your heart.”
‘Open Heavens’ Highlighted in Recommendation Round-Up
“Jonas Eika is apparently not afraid of much.”
Patrik Lundberg Awarded an Honorary Doctorate
Patrik Lundberg has been awarded an honorary doctorate at Malmö University in recognition of his efforts to support students from non-academic backgrounds.
6-star Review for Jonas Eika’s Open Heavens
“Open Heavens is a unique novel in new Danish literature: deeply original, ambitious, visionary and bulging with literary abundance.”
New Book: Open Heavens
After the international success for their short story collection, After the Sun, Jonas Eika now returns with a new, historical novel: Open Heavens.
Frida Skybäck in Italian Recommendation Round-Up
Italian daily newspaper Il Messaggero has done a recommendation round-up on novels about books, bookstores, booksellers and libraries, featuring Frida Skybäck’s novel The Book Club at the End of the World.
Ingvild H. Rishøi Receives Rave Blurb
“Brightly Shining feels fresh as spruce needles and ancient as bedrock. The clear and hopeful voice of Ronja slips easily into your heart and takes up residence like a breathless memory, like a song of unbearable beauty.”
Karolina Schützer Interviewed by Swedish Newspaper
“It feels like a dream, that I get to spend my time doing what I love most.”
Brightly Shining Published in Italy Today
Ingvild H. Rishøi’s critically acclaimed and bestselling novel Brightly Shining is published in Italy today, October 16th.
Ingvild H. Rishøi Featured on Dua Lipa’s Instagram
“I have a feeling I’m gonna race through this one!”
Eden of Death Praised by Swedish Crime Writer’s Academy Board Member
“[Karolina Schützer has] succeeded in constructing an almost perfect book in the genre.”
Brightly Shining Lauded in Pre-Publication Review
“A heart-wrenching tale of children trying their utmost to take care of each other.”
Will You Care if I Die? Praised by Dutch Newspaper
“This book will pull most readers out of their comfortable lives and show that the other world, the one which you sometimes read about in the newspapers, is really there. And it is harsh and unfair.”
New Book: Eden of Death
After the success with her Sophia in Paris series, Karolina Schützer now returns with Eden of Death, the first book in an intriguing cozy crime series, set against the backdrop of Sweden’s oldest university town.
Brightly Shining in Rave Pre-Publication Review
The upcoming US edition of Brightly Shining, Ingvild H. Rishøi’s runaway bestselling novel, has been featured in a rave pre-publication review from important literary publication Booklist.
Rave Blurb for Frida Skybäck
“Frida Skybäck writes on the highest level, it’s well phrased and endlessly suspenseful!”
Ulrika Rolfsdotter Highlighted by Nordsverige
“It is a captivating story about forbidden dreams, guilt and innocence balancing on the line between passion and madness. Written with great human insight, it is thrilling all the way up to the resolution.”
Frida Skybäck Interviewed by Swedish Sydsvenskan
“[…] when there is a selection of who is allowed to become a member in order to make them feel special, and they take a vow of silence and loyalty to each other, it can become a breeding ground for unhealthy values.”
Karolina Schützer Praised in Slovak Recommendation Roundup
“Beneath the Paris Stars is a story about a French café and a chance for new love. A Swedish bestseller with a strong Parisian touch. Fun, fragrant and accessible.”
Ulrika Rolfsdotter in Rave Review from Dagens Nyheter
“Ulrika Rolfsdotter tells a more important story after her spectacular introduction. [She] writes skillfully about loneliness and misguided people in a beautiful, sparsely populated river valley.”
Brightly Shining Highlighted in Pre-Publication Review
“Rishøi offers a charming, Christmas-themed novella about sisterhood and financial hardship in contemporary Oslo. […] This has the feel of a classic holiday tale.”
New Author: Henrik Hollbox
We are proud to welcome Henrik Hollbox to Paloma Agency.
Ingvild H. Rishøi Featured in The Dial
Ingvild H. Rishøi’s poem Words of Wisdom from her rhyme collection Borti Natta has been featured in the latest issue of literary magazine The Dial, in translation by Caroline Waight.
Come to Me Highlighted in Gefle Dagblad
“Ulrika Rolfsdotter also writes with great insight into human nature, and Annie’s professional role as a social worker […] which provides her own angle in the overpopulated crime genre.”
Nicolas Lunabba in German Interview
“A book that speaks clearly about class and, similar to the books by Édouard Louis or Christian Baron, says; yes, yes, there is an underclass and an associated ‘underclass anger’ in the middle of your chic cities […].”
Beneath the Paris Stars Out in Slovakia Today
Karolina Schützer’s bestselling novel Beneath the Paris Stars is published in Slovakia today, September 4th.
Ulrika Rolfsdotter in Rave Review from Kapprakt
“It is very well written, touching, captivating and suspenseful all the way to the resolution. […] Ulrika Rolfsdotter is an author very much worth reading.”
Emma Bouvin Awarded the Nils Horner Prize
Emma Bouvin has received this year’s Nils Horner Prize for her work as Middle East correspondent at Dagens Nyheter.
New Book: Come to Me
After the success with Heart of Prey and The Unburied, Ulrika Rolfsdotter returns with the highly anticipated third novel in the series about social worker Annie Ljung.
Frida Skybäck Claiming #3 on Bestseller List
In the Shadows was published yesterday and went straight to the #3 spot on the bestseller list at Adlibris, one of Sweden’s largest online book retailers.
New Book: In the Shadows
Today marks the publication day of Frida Skybäck’s third installment in the Fredrika Storm series, In the Shadows.
Anton Berg’s Documentary Premiered Yesterday
The SVT documentary Smokey’s Dream: When Formula 1 Came to the Village was released yesterday, August 18th. Anton Berg serves as editor.
Will You Care if I Die? Highlighted by Deutschlandfunk Kultur
“Will You Care if I Die? shows, in a gripping way, what affection can do for a person. […] To love someone means making yourself vulnerable. Nicolas Lunabba’s devastatingly honest book shows us that it is worth taking that risk.”
German Praise for Nicolas Lunabba
“In the very personal story of a friendship and of growing up, the author convincingly weaves in issues of class, the desolate state of almost abandoned schools, and the structural violence of a politics that are not based on basic human needs.”
Rave Blurb for Brightly Shining
“There is real magic in this charming novel about care, community, and the kindness of strangers. It is a deeply affecting story, beautifully told, that is sure to touch the heart of many readers.”
Brightly Shining a Swedish Bestseller
The Swedish paperback edition of Ingvild H. Rishøi’s critically acclaimed novel Brightly Shining has sold over 26 000 copies, less than a year since its publication.
Inti Chavez Perez in Korean Interview
“It is absurd that young readers in South Korea would not have access to the same knowledge that other young readers around the world have.”
Rosa Liksom Highlighted by Finnish Government Initiative
“Compartment No. 6 is on one hand a fierce description of the absurd Soviet everyday life, and on the other hand a thoughtful, sometimes longing, memoir of the Soviet culture.”
Nicolas Lunabba Will be Awarded the Stig Sjödin Award
Nicolas Lunabba is this year’s recipient of the Stig Sjödin award, granted annually in memory of the Swedish poet Stig Sjödin.
The Book Club at the End of the World Published in South Korea
Frida Skybäck’s highly praised novel The Book Club at the End of the World is now out in South Korea.
Ban Lifted from Respect – Everything A Guy Needs to Know About Sex, Love, and Consent in South Korea
The month-long ban on Inti Chavez Perez’s bestselling book Respect in South Korea has been canceled, effective immediately.
Brightly Shining Sold to Twenty-One Territories
Rights to Ingvild H. Rishøi’s critically acclaimed novel Brightly Shining has now been sold to twenty-one territories, including forthcoming publications in the UK and the US.
The River Published in Germany
The River, Rosa Liksom’s critically acclaimed novel, has been published in Germany by Penguin Verlag on June 26th, 2024.
Karolina Schützer Continues Claiming Top Ten Spot
Beneath the Paris Stars, Karolina Schützer’s runaway bestselling novel, continues to place in the top ten of Swedish book retailer Pocketshop’s bestseller list. The novel has held a top ten spot throughout 2024 so far.
The Book Club at the End of the World Published in Italy
Frida Skybäck’s highly praised novel The Book Club at the End of the World is published in Italy today, June 19th, 2024.
Brightly Shining Highlighted by DeMorgen
“Light, with a darkness beneath the surface.”
Karolina Schützer Nominated for the Feel-Good of the Year Award
Karolina Schützer has been nominated for the Feel-Good of the Year Award 2024 for her novel Snowfall Over Paris.
Nicolas Lunabba in Rave Review
“Who wants to save these young people, and what does it take to do it? Anyone who has a well-grounded or unfounded opinion on this should read this raw report, it is an eye-opener.”
Jonas Eika in Rave Review from Tzum
“There is something in the Danish water. It tastes sweet and sick and smells like money and death. It is anarchist, anti-capitalist, and concerned about the end of the world as we know it.”
Brightly Shining Highlighted by Publishers Lunch’s Buzz Book Promotion
The upcoming US edition of Ingvild H. Rishøi’s critically acclaimed novel Brightly Shining has been highlighted by Publishers Lunch’s Buzz Book promotion for the 2024 Fall/Winter edition.
Jonas Eika in Rave Review from NRC
“This is fiction that doesn’t hold back, that aspires to a higher, more fascinating mission than a tap on the back for mastering an art.”
Still Life Highlighted by NWT
“Small stories that give a broad depiction of how people in Sweden truly live today. The entire book is like a single long maltreatment report.”
After the Sun Highlighted by De Standaard
“Airy-fairy, speculative, sexual, and mystical.”
Ingvild H. Rishøi Awarded by The Swedish Academy
Ingvild H. Rishøi has been honored with the prestigious Dobloug Prize.
Winter Stories Praised in The Netherlands
“In a time of skepticism and wariness between people, these stories remind us of the humanity which unites us all.”
Dutch Praise for Jonas Eika
“It is precisely this ephemerality that makes the story captivating – it is simultaneously smart and incomprehensible, accessible and distant, light-hearted and heavy.”
Karolina Schützer Continues to Shine
Karolina Schützer’s runaway bestselling novel Beneath the Paris Stars has managed to claim the #10 spot on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling paperback fiction for the first quarter of 2024.
Malin Persson Giolito Tops Bestseller List
Malin Persson Giolito’s critically acclaimed short story collection Still Life is #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling hardcover fiction for the month of April.
Ingvild H. Rishøi in Fantastic Review from Literair Nederland
“The paper-thin line between good and evil is what Rishøi describes incomparably.”
When the Wolf Came in Rave Review
“[…] the novel grows with its characters, they receive life, background and motive to their actions, and the author truly illustrates the problems of the outskirts — a little twisted, but still.”
After the Sun Praised by Volkskrant
“Eika’s writing style is original, raw, and physical.”
Patrik Lundberg will be Awarded an Honorary Doctorate
Patrik Lundberg, author of the poignant novels Butterfly Road, The Wankers and Yellow on the Outside, will be awarded an honorary doctorate at Malmö University.
New Author: Emma Bouvin
We are proud to welcome Emma Bouvin to Paloma Agency.
Jonas Eika Reviewed in Libération
“Computer chips, clones, UFO:s, synthetic drugs, bizarre cults and ceremonies, déjà vu, trips and trips, body horror, oiled tourists and beach boys at your service…”
Dutch Praise for Winter Stories
“Winter Stories is a heartfelt, gripping collection of stories, where each one not only awakens solidarity with our fellow humans with disabilities, but simultaneously holds up a mirror to us […]”
New Author: Kaja Gjersem Nygaard
We are proud to welcome Kaja Gjersem Nygaard to Paloma Agency.
Still Life #1 for the Third Consecutive Week
Malin Persson Giolito’s critically acclaimed new short story collection Still Life continues to hold #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling hardcover fiction.
After the Sun Lauded by Le Monde
“The five short stories that make up this collection are dizzying.”
Stolen Viewed over Seven Million Times in a Week
The film adaptation of Stolen, based on Ann-Helén Laestadius’s award winning novel, has been viewed over seven million times within its first week of premiering. It is already the most viewed commercial Sámi film ever made.
When the Wolf Came Praised in Swedish Evening Show Go’kväll
“We get to go on an incredible journey. [Catrin Ormestad] succeeds in writing a book that is topical about the climate and biodiversity […] and there are love stories and fragile family ties.”
High Marks for Film Adaptation of Stolen
“Even reinterpreted as a film, it is a powerful and brutal story, born from rage. […] There is a painful beauty in Stolen.”
Stolen Premieres on Netflix Today
The Netflix adaptation of Stolen is released today, April 12th.
Still Life Continues to Top Several Bestseller Lists
Malin Persson Giolito’s new critically praised short-story collection Still Life continues to hold #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling hardcover fiction.
Catrin Ormestad in Rave Review
“A real page-turner worth many readers. […] the author keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. You constantly want to know how the story unfolds. In this ability pure genius is revealed.”
Winter Stories Reviewed in Het Parool
“Snow, misery, and yet, a ray of light.”
Ann-Helén Laestadius Praised in Dag og Tid
“Ann-Helén Laestadius presents a new strong testimony on the injustices committed toward the Sámi people […]”
Still Life Tops Several Bestseller Lists
Malin Persson Giolito’s new short story collection Still Life has quickly entered the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling hardcover fiction, this week at #1.
New Author: Patrik Lundberg
We are proud to welcome Patrik Lundberg to Paloma Agency.
Frida Skybäck Nominated for French Prize
Frida Skybäck’s bestselling novel The Bookshop on Riverside Drive has been nominated for the Relay KitKat Paperback Prize 2024 in the Novel category.
When the Wolf Came in Fantastic Review from Gefle Dagblad
“Black and white meet, but they are watercolors, mixed in the ocean’s water, and it is with shades just as grey as the cliffs of the archipelago that Catrin Ormestad paints their lives, with an understanding for both worldviews.”
Jonas Eika in Rave Review in Finnish Magazine
“Jonas Eika’s dreamlike short stories broaden the reality of the reader and reflects on power and marginality. […] A radically open mind reveals both the social balance of power and the seeds of solidarity.”
Still Life Reviewed in Dagens Nyheter
“Malin Persson Giolito’s Still Life is a menu of hors d’oevres: short stories and tableaus about several crimes committed in Sweden today. The explicit ambition is realistic.”
Ingvild H. Rishøi Praised by Dutch Bazarow
“Grab this book, lock yourself inside, turn off all notifications and devices, maybe play some music in the background, and disappear into this author’s merciless world. You will come out broken.”
After the Sun Highlighted in Los Angeles Review of Books
“After the Sun reveals the profound banality of speculative financial capitalism in action, highlighting how abstract financial derivatives can have tangible consequences on the lives, thoughts, and bodies of individuals.”
New Book: When the Wolf Came
Catrin Ormestad’s highly anticipated novel, When the Wolf Came, is out today, March 25th.
New Book: Still Life
Internationally bestselling author Malin Persson Giolito returns in her new short story collection, Still Life, out today, March 22nd.
Karolina Schützer Continues to Take Place on Several Bestseller Lists
Beneath the Paris Stars, Karolina Schützer’s bestselling debut novel, continues to take place on Pocket Shop’s bestseller list, ranking at #2.
Frida Skybäck Tops Adlibris’s Bestseller List
The success of Frida Skybäck’s critically acclaimed novel White Angel continues. It has soared to #1 on Adlibris’s chart over bestselling paperback fiction.
When the Wolf Came Praised by BTJ
“Here, a drama unfolds where social control can be fatal, especially for those seeking sustainable change. Catrin Ormestad is a driven writer with a feel for and knowledge about nature and the vulnerable island life.”
New Author: Catrin Ormestad
We are proud to welcome Catrin Ormestad to Paloma Agency.
Jonas Eika Praised in De Morgen
“The young Danish author Jonas Eika […] seizes you from the first pages in their collection After the Sun with their almost physical, exciting style. […] Ingenious and intriguing prose which breaks free from its shackles.”
Ann-Helén Laestadius Praised by Polish Magazine
“If you like the atmosphere of the far north, snow and cold, and at the same time want a piece of good literature, this is a book for you.”
Ingvild H. Rishøi in Rave Review in Dutch Newspaper
“Heartfelt, not too sentimental stories which bathe in the comfort of Christmas spirit.”
Frida Skybäck Praised in Finnish Kulttuuriuutiset
“You don’t have to read Birds of Sorrow for long before you realize that despite its ordinary looks, it is quality work by a quality author.”
The Way We Played #5 on Bog & Idé
The Danish edition of Ninni Schulman’s The Way We Played ranks #5 on book retailer Bog & Idé’s list for bestselling crime fiction.
After the Sun in Top 10 on De Standaard
“In the praised collection, Jonas Eika links substantiality and sexuality with spirituality, in a clever plea for unruliness.”
Stolen in Rave Review from New Humanist
“An epic, multi-generational tale […] Stolen is a clear-eyed, sometimes shocking account of the persecution of a people whose language has been restricted, their culture repressed and land taken from them.”
Ingvild H. Rishøi Praised in Swedish Evening Show Go’kväll
”This is an author who is brilliant at including the child’s perspective and telling us how she feels, and it is true that in some parental and child roles it is not always the adult who comforts the child, sometimes it is the other way around.”
Beneath the Paris Stars #2 on Pocket Shop
Karolina Schützer’s critically acclaimed debut novel Beneath the Paris Stars ranks #2 on Pocket Shop’s bestseller list.
Punished Tops Bestseller List in Sweden
The paperback edition of Punished, Ann-Helén Laestadius’s critically acclaimed novel, is #1 on Akademibokhandeln’s chart over bestselling paperback fiction.
After the Sun Praised by De Standaard
“After the Sun is a wild and clever plea for unruliness.”
Punished #2 in Sweden
Ann-Helén Laestadius’s runaway bestseller Punished, continues to climb on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling paperback fiction, this week at #2.
New Author: Frida Skybäck
We are proud to welcome Frida Skybäck to Paloma Agency.
Will You Care if I Die? Praised by The Guardian
“Campaigner Nicolas Lunabba writes movingly about his troubled childhood and difficult work in a book addressed to an unruly teen who changed his life.”
Several Paloma Agency Authors Nominated for the Storytel Awards
Three of Paloma Agency’s authors have been nominated for the Storytel Awards.
Deliver Me Ranked #3 in 2023
The paperback edition of Malin Persson Giolito’s bestselling novel Deliver Me ranks #3 at the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling paperback fiction in all of 2023.
Ann-Helén Laestadius Nominated for Dublin Literary Award
The UK edition of Ann-Helén Laestadius’s runaway bestselling novel Stolen has been nominated for the Dublin Literary Award
Samuel Bjørk in Rave Review from Daily Mail
“Her name is Mia Kruger, and it is she who makes this superb story very special indeed. Genuinely gripping and with a wonderful heroine, it is sensational.”
Blaze Me a Sun Featured on CrimeReads’ Round-Up Over Best Crime Novels of the Year
The US edition of Christoffer Carlsson’s highly praised novel Blaze Me a Sun has yet again been named one of the best crime novels of the year, this time by CrimeReads.
Ann-Helén Laestadius Honored by The Swedish Academy
Ann-Helén Laestadius have been honored by The Swedish Academy with an assigned reward from the Academy’s own funds.
The Wolf Highlighted by The Sunday Times
“Written in Bjørk’s habitual cool prose, it’s an absorbing, twisty novel.”
Ingvild H. Rishøi on Several Bestseller Lists
Ingvild H. Rishøi’s Brightly Shining is #2 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling paperback fiction for the month of November.
New Author: Anton Berg
We are proud to welcome Anton Berg to Paloma Agency.
Ninni Schulman Tops Dagens Nyheter’s List for Best Crime Novels 2023
Ninni Schulman’s The Way We Played is #1 on major Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter’s list of the best crime novels of 2023.
Ingvild H. Rishøi Praised in Swedish Radio
“Well, Norway did just receive a Nobel Prize in literature… That’s a bit of a shame. Because here is a candidate who could probably stand a chance in a couple of years.”
Blaze Me a Sun Highlighted by The New York Times
The US edition of Christoffer Carlsson’s critically acclaimed novel Blaze Me a Sun has been named as one of the best crime novels of 2023 by The New York Times.
Christoffer Carlsson Winner of the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year Award
The award is given each year by the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy and is Sweden’s most prominent prize for suspense writing.
Several Paloma Agency Authors Shortlisted for the Adlibris Awards 2023
The winning titles will be announced on January 25th, 2024.
A Nearly Normal Family #1 on Netflix
The Netflix adaptation of A Nearly Normal Family has just had its global release.
The Sins of Our Fathers Shortlisted for the Crime Fiction Lover Awards
The Sins of Our Fathers, Åsa Larsson’s bestselling novel, has been shortlisted for the Crime Fiction Lover Awards for best crime in translation 2023.
New Author: Karolina Schützer
We are proud to welcome Karolina Schützer to Ahlander Agency.
Ann-Helén Laestadius Awarded the Lava Prize 2023
“For an authorship, that spans across vast areas, eras and themes. For the journey that traverses the historical and present time landscape made out of emotions, the portrayal of man’s exclusion, inclusion and in-betweenclusion-illusion.”
Ingvild H. Rishøi #1 in Sweden
Stargate. A Christmas Story is #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling paperback fiction.
The Sins of Our Fathers Selected Favorite by Critics
Åsa Larsson’s The Sins of Our Fathers has been selected as one of the best crime titles of 2023 by three major critics.
Blaze Me a Sun Named One of the Best Mystery and Thriller Novels of 2023
“A brainy page-turner form a rising star in Scandinavian crime fiction.”
Four Paloma Agency Authors Nominated For the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year Award 2023
Four of Paloma Agency’s authors have been nominated for the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year Award 2023.
One More Life Highlighted in Nyhetsmorgon
“A very, very elegant and skillfully told passion drama.…] A very intriguing book.”
Ann-Helén Laestadius Shortlisted for Pennskaftspriset 2023
“Ann-Helén does not shy away from violence or the difficult issues of mental illness, but lets the main character face all the problems that the Sami population has had to endure.”
Nicolas Lunabba Awarded Göran Tunhammar’s Fund’s Prize 2023
“Nicolas Lunabba has turned the debate about street violence and exclusion from abstract problematization to finding actual solutions and creating safe spaces for young people in Malmö’s underprivileged areas.”
First Trailer Released for A Nearly Normal Family
The first trailer for the Netflix adaptation of A Nearly Normal Family has just been released. The mini series is set for a global launch on November 24th.
Rosa Liksom Wins The Aleksis Kivi Award 2023
The Aleksis Kivi Award is the most important Finnish literary prize and is only given every few years, most recently in three-year intervals.
Money to Burn and The Devil Book Pre-Empted by Jonathan Cape
The world English rights to Asta Olivia Nordenhof’s Money to Burn and The Devil Book have been pre-empted by Jonathan Cape.
Malin Stehn Shortlisted for MAX Bronzen Vleermuis-Award
The Dutch edition of Happy New Year, Malin Stehn’s debut novel, has been shortlisted for the prestigious MAX Bronzen Vleermuis-award in the category of Best Debut Thriller.
Åsa Avdic Awarded Natur & Kultur’s Working Scholarship 2023
Åsa Avdic has been awarded Natur & Kultur’s working scholarship 2023. Out of 550 applications, 16 were chosen, each winner receiving 100 000 Swedish crowns.
Tina Harnesk wins Book of the Year for Those Who Sow in Snow
It was just announced that Tina Harnesk has won the prestigious award for Best Book of the Year in Sweden.
Welcome to Eternity Shortlisted for the Prix Cognac Award 2023
Camilla Grebe’s bestselling novel Welcome to Eternity has been shortlisted for the French Prix Cognac award for Best International Novel 2023.
First Look Images Released for A Nearly Normal Family
Netflix has just released first look images for the screen adaptation of Mattias Edvardsson’s bestselling novel A Nearly Normal Family.
The Devil Book Praised by Politiken
“To publish the first work in a planned septology, receive wonderful reviews and then clearly face a wall during the work with the next part in the series, and still end up writing a book, volume 2, which is even better than the first.”
The Way We Played #3 in Sweden
Ninni Schulman’s latest novel The Way We Played is #3 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling paperback fiction.
Christina Wahldén in Fantastic Review from Ölandsbladet
“There’s a lot of societal engagement to this story, and it truly makes Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare a book you need to read.”
Karolina Ramqvist Winner of the Aniara Prize
Karolina Ramqvist has been awarded the Aniara Prize for her critically acclaimed book Bread and Milk.
The Way We Played Bestseller in Sweden
The first installment of Ninni Schulman’s Siljan Series, The Way We Played, has sold a landmark 100,000 copies in Sweden – this even before the paperback has been published.
The Woman Inside Reviewed in the Wall Street Journal
“[A] crafty psychological thriller […] Readers follow with grim fascination as the book’s all-too- human cast stumbles into tragedy.”
Even if Everything Ends Reviewed in Publishers Weekly
“An engaging climate change satire . . . Liljestrand gets in plenty of barbs at the various players as they cling to their old lives amid disaster. It makes for a devilish twist on climate fiction.”
Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare Highlighted in Major Swedish Newspaper
“The plot is great and Christina Wahldén creates a setting rich in details from the 40’s.”
One More Life in Rave Review from Svenska Dagbladet
“It is a captivating read with a crawlingly eerie resolution, skillfully evoked by Åsa Avdic’s balancing act between closeness and distance.”
Jens Liljestrand Priased by L’Humanité
“Jens Liljestrand questions our consumerist and deeply hyper-connected lifestyle and turns a mirror towards a western society confronted with fear, grief, arrogance or anger; so many ways to meet the unknown.”
Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare Reviewed in Aftonbladet
“The spirit of the time, the characters, and the unimaginable evil that is revealed – everything feels real and terrifying.”
Tove Alsterdal Continues to Take Place on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
The third installment in Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, The Deeper You Go, takes place on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the fourth consecutive week, placing at #11.
Money to Bun Reviewed in RCF Radio
“The writing is poetic, sensible, vibrating […] I am waiting for the other six books with impatience.”
Tove Alsterdal Still on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
The third installment in Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, The Deeper You Go, takes place on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the third consecutive week, placing at #10.
A Line in the World a Finalist for the Wainwright Prize
The UK edition of Dorthe Nors’s critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World is one of the finalists for the prestigious Wainwright Prize 2023 in the Nature Writing-category.
Ulrika Rolfsdotter and Mattias Edvardsson Tops Adlibris’s Bestseller List
Ulrika Rolfsdotter ‘s The Unburied is #1 on Adlibris’s chart over bestselling paperback fiction and Mattias Edvardsson’s Vow of Silence is #3 on the chart over bestselling hardcover fiction.
Vow of Silence Highlighted in Swedish Morning Show
“A well written page-turner, do not miss this one!”
The Deeper You Go Still on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
The third book in Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, The Deeper You Go, takes place on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the second consecutive week, placing at #10.
Money to Burn in Rave Review from Radio Campus Lille
“Discover this beautiful, very sensitive writing.”
The Deeper You Go Enters Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
The Deeper You Go, the third book in Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, enters Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction at #3 in its first week of publication.
Asta Olivia Nordenhof Lauded by Le Matricule des Anges
“In contrast to this darkness stands Asta Olivia Nordenhof, born in 1988, with her vivid, luminous and very inhabited writing.”
Tove Alsterdal’s The Deeper You Go Reviewed in Vi Läser
“Well, it’s the fact that she so often writes at the intersection of crime story, historical novel, and relationship novel, and that she pays so much attention to her portrayals of characters and milieu.”
A Line in the World Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize
The UK edition of Dorthe Nors’s critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World has been longlisted for the prestigious Wainwright Prize 2023 in the Nature Writing-category.
Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare in Rave Review from Dast Magazine
“Christina is always reliable. When I open one of her books I know right from the start that I’m in for a treat, and this is confirmed in the first few pages.”
Tove Alsterdal’s The Deeper You Go Praised by Göteborgs-Posten
“The police work goes on, but so does life, which Alsterdal captures with a presence that never leaves the reader. Eira lingers – along with the annual craving for the fantastic landscape of the High Coast.”
The Trembling Grass in Rave Review from Skånska Dagbladet
“True to her habit, Johanna Mo also lets a real cliff hanger end the whole book and I just want more right away.”
The Trembling Grass #4 in Sweden
The Trembling Grass has climbed to #4 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling hardcover fiction within its second week of publication.
Even if Everything Ends in News ES Euro’s summer reading list
“Suspense and tragedy is combined with satire in this creation that will challenge the reader and make them reflect on our society.”
Fantastic review for Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare in Kulturnytt
“Praised author Christina Wahldén has been inspired by Gotland’s dark history and she seamlessly weaves a thrilling, charming, and heartfelt story.”
New Author: Rosa Liksom
We proudly welcome Rosa Liksom to Ahlander Agency.
New Book: The Trembling Grass
The Trembling Grass, the highly anticipated fourth installment of Johanna Mo’s bestselling Island Murders Series featuring Hanna Duncker and Erik Lindgren, has just been published.
Hunger Praised in Rave French Review
“Two voices that unite to form this searing social chronicle against a background of nature writing. […] a Nordic tale that is deeply moving.”
Stolen a Finalist for Best Easy to Read Book
Ann-Helén Laestadius’s critically acclaimed novel Stolen, in an easy to read adaptation by Jenny Lindblad, is a finalist for the study association Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan’s literature prize for best Easy to Read book 2023.
Love Hack Reviewed by Göteborgs Posten
“This is where the novel burns the most, in the description of Julia’s unhappy love. Of the madness that can only befall those who, high on oxytocin, are no longer capable of rational thought.”
Mattias Edvardsson Reviewed in Dagens Nyheter
“It is Mattias Edvardsson’s fifth suspense novel, and he gets more and more skilled at describing the difficult sides of ordinary family life, where new events put cracks in a safe foundation, making everything change.”
New Book: The Borrower
Bestselling author Camilla Grebe and Carl-David Pärson’s debut novel The Borrower is out today.
Vow of Silence Praised by Norra Skåne
“There is no Swedish writer that better portrays how life turns from the ordinary grey everyday life into something unbearable than Mattias Edvardsson.”
Samuel Bjørk #1 in Holland
Samuel Bjørk’s lauded latest novel Hitra has just been published in Holland, hitting #1 on the official list for bestselling suspense, one week of publication. Hitra is also #3 on the list for bestselling hardcover fiction.
The Deeper You Go Reviewed in Aftonbladet
“Tove Alsterdal ties together all the threads she so cleverly laid out in the previous books. And the result is not only a well-written, highly suspenseful crime novel – but also an insightful story about Sweden.”
Vow of Silence Reviewed in Skånska Dagbladet
“Mattias Edvardsson continues to successfully explore the family as a construction in the suspense novel Vow of Silence, the fourth book in the Lund suite.”
The Deeper You Go Praised by Dagens Nyheter
“It could very well have been a long series, because Tove Alsterdal succeeds to weave together politics, history, Sweden’s development, and the beauty of Ådalen in her thrilling crime stories.”
The Woman Inside in Rave Review from Shelf Awareness
“Stitch by stitch, Edvardsson knits the three narrators’ stories together in an impressive feat of structural engineering.”
Dorthe Nors Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize 2023
Dorthe Nors’s critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World has been shortlisted for the prestigious James Tait Black Prize 2023.
The Deeper You Go #3 in Sweden
The Deeper You Go, the highly anticipated third installment of Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, is #3 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling hardcover fiction.
Malma Station Lauded by Dutch Daily Newspaper
“Schulman puts himself heartbreakingly in the shoes of the small, melancholic Harriet, who constantly observes her father and wants to do everything to ‘better’ herself for him.”
Camilla Grebe Nominated for Prestigious French Award
Camilla Grebe’s bestselling novel Welcome to Eternity has been nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle in the Crime Fiction category.
Love Hack Praised by Svenska Dagbladet
“They are the babbling class, and Isabel Nylund knows them inside out, knows everything about every word they say to avoid being present and standing up for who they are.”
Alsterdal and Carlsson Tops Swedish Bestseller List
The Deeper You Go enters the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List for bestselling hardcover fiction at #2. Christoffer Carlsson’s latest novel The Living and the Dead takes place on the list at #3.
Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare Praised by Skånska Dagbladet
“What characterizes Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare is the lively and joyful storytelling and an exceptionally well-constructed milieu and historical atmosphere. And in addition; it is incredibly thrilling.”
Elin Cullhed A Finalist for the Bookseller’s Award
Elin Cullhed’s critically acclaimed novel Euphoria is one of the finalists for the Catalonian Bookseller’s Award.
Christoffer Carlsson #2 in Sweden
Christoffer Carlsson’s critically acclaimed latest novel The Living and the Dead climbs to #2 this week on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fict
New Book: The Deeper You Go
The Deeper You Go, the highly anticipated third installment of Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, is out today.
A Line in the World Praised in Dagens Nyheter
“More precipitation is expected in the future”, Nors states briefly – but still seems to rest in the fact that things are fundamentally permanent. In this way, this excellent book irretrievably belongs to the world of yesterday.”
New Book: Vow of Silence
International bestselling author Mattias Edvardsson returns in a thrilling new psychological suspense novel: Vow of Silence.
Even If Everything Ends Highlighted in The New York Times
“A media consultant, his daughter, his mistress and a teenager must cast aside their petty concerns in the face of the climate disaster striking this satirical novel’s alternate-present Stockholm. They do, to varying degrees of success.”
Christoffer Carlsson and Camilla Grebe on the Bestseller List in Sweden
The Living and the Dead is this week #5 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction and Welcome to Eternity is #3 on the list for bestselling paperback fiction for the month of April.
Malma Station Enters Norwegian Bestseller List
The Norwegian edition of Alex Schulman’s critically acclaimed novel Malma Station enters Norway’s official bestseller list for hardcover fiction at #3 in its first week of publication.
Malma Station in Fantastic Review from Norwegian Daily Dagbladet
“My heart races, I get shortness of breath and chills down my spine. Occasionally, a small laugh escapes me because of an episode that begins tragicomically but quickly ends in pure tragedy.”
Even if Everything Ends Longlisted for the European Literature Prize 2023
Jens Liljestrand’s highly praised novel Even if Everything Ends, translated from Swedish by Eline Jongsma, has been longlisted for the European Literature Prize 2023.
Three Paloma Agency Authors Nominated for the Book of the Year Award 2023
Christoffer Carlsson, Tina Harnesk, and Ann-Helén Laestadius have all been nominated for the Book of the Year Award 2023 for their novels The Living and the Dead, Those Who Sow in Snow, and Punished.
The Living and the Dead Lauded in Folkbladet Västerbotten
“Once again, Carlsson has accomplished a beautiful and engaging story about grief and loss, about memories and guilt. And it is so incredibly well written!”
Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare Praised by BTJ
“And luckily, Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare is the first part of a suspense series, so we will soon get to know more about the colorful cast of characters.”
Jonas Eika Winner of the O. Henry Prize
The winners of the O. Henry Prize 2023 have been announced and Jonas Eika’s Me, Rory and Aurora, translated from Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg, is one of them.
Stolen Featured in Ludwigsburger Wochenblatt
“The unforgettable story of a Sami girl fighting for her lifestyle in a disappearing world. A novel as captivating and enchanting as the vast expanses it is set in.”
The Living and the Dead in Rave Review from BTJ
Carlsson writes very well, sometimes with an almost poetic sharpness. The tone is earnest, melancholic, and compassionate. […] the author knows his characters well, and he feels for them, even the ones who commit misdeeds.
Welcome to Eternity #2 in Sweden
Camilla Grebe’s highly praised novel Welcome to Eternity continues to hold a tight grip of the bestseller list, and is currently #2 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling paperback fiction.
New Book: The Living and the Dead
After the success with Blaze Me a Sun, bestselling author Christoffer Carlsson returns with a new novel: The Living and the Dead.
Stolen in Rave Review from Thüringer
“Swedish writer Ann-Helén Laestadius’s award-winning bestseller Stolen (Hoffmann and Campe) is the unforgettable story of a Sámi girl fighting for her lifestyle in a disappearing world.”
Welcome to Eternity Tops Swedish Bestseller List
Camilla Grebe’s latest novel, Welcome to Eternity, is #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the month of March. The book is also #2 on this week’s list.
Johanna Mo Most Streamed in Norway
Johanna Mo tops the list of the most streamed titles on leading Norwegian streaming platforms Fabel and Nextory for the month of February with two books at the same time: The Night Singer at #1 and The Shadow Lily at #2.
Hitra #1 in Norway
Samuel Bjørk’s latest novel, Hitra, has climbed to #1 on the Norwegian Booksellers’ Association list for bestselling hardcover fiction as well as the list for bestselling e-books.
Fantastic Review of Stolen in Bielefelder
“A magnificent reading experience, and the film adaptation is highly anticipated.”
Hitra #2 in Norway
Hitra, Samuel Bjørk’s latest novel, ranks high on the Norwegian Booksellers’ Association list for bestselling hardcover fiction as well as the list for bestselling e-books for the second consecutive week, this week at #2.
Main Cast Announced for Stolen
Elin Kristina Oskal will be playing the leading role of Elsa, alongside Lars-Ánte Wasara as Mattias. They are joined by experienced actor Martin Wallström (Mr. Robot), among others.
The Way We Played #1 Streamed Audio Book in Sweden
Ninni Schulman’s bestselling crime novel The Way We Played has been the #1 most streamed audio book on Storytel, BookBeat and Nextory for the months of January, February and March.
Malma Station Highlighted in Helsingin Sanomat
“Schulman creates and shows his characters in a way that leaves the final interpretations to the readers. Thanks to this, Malma Station is a work of literature of the highest order.”
Collected Works Featured in The Times
“Sandgren strikes a nice balance between comedy and coming-of-age […] A lovely atmosphere to lose yourself in […] Gorgeous and heightened”
Welcome to Eternity and Deliver Me Tops Swedish Bestseller Lists
Welcome to Eternity is #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling paperback fiction. Deliver Me is #3 on the same list as well as on Akademibokhandeln’s chart over bestselling paperback fiction.
The Dark Elm Still on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
Johanna Mo’s critically acclaimed novel, The Dark Elm, takes place on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the third consecutive week, this week at #6.
New Author: Christina Wahldén
Christina Wahldén is an award-winning Swedish author and journalist who has written more than 70 books for children and young adults to date, and a number of books for an adult audience.
Collected Works Praised by The Guardian
“It deserves to sit on a great many bookshelves, offering a trapdoor back into the moment of its reading. Who knows where the time goes? Fragments of it are saved and stored in novels such as this one.”
Punished Continues to Be #1 in Sweden
Punished tops Svenska Dagbladet’s list of “the best bestsellers”, which compiles books that have received critical praise while at the same time being in the top of the bestseller lists, for the fourth consecutive week.
Fantastic Pre-Pub Review of Collected Works in The Telegraph
“The novel has the feel of one of Gustav’s magnificent oils; layer upon layer of careful brush strokes and colour that amount to something close to photorealism. […] Sandgren has a sly eye for comedy […] A novel to savour”
The Dark Elm Climbs to #2 on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
The Dark Elm, takes place on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the second consecutive week, this week climbing to #2.
Alex Schulman’s Malma Station Praised by Euroman and Heartbeat
Alex Schulman has been highlighted by Euroman and Heartbeats as “One of Sweden’s best”, in two reviews about his latest novel Malma Station.
Malin Persson Giolito Keynote Speaker at RISE Bookselling Conference 2023
Malin Persson Giolito had the great honor of being one of the keynote speakers at the RISE Bookselling Conference this week, on March 19th and 20th in Prague.
Stolen Praised by Morning Star
“In this moving crime novel Laestadius helps us comprehend what a terrible trauma for the Sami people this clash of cultures represents, and to bear witness to the erosion of their cherished way of life.”
6-star Review for Malma Station in Denmark
“As always, Alex Schulman is an absolute master at portraying both parts, so that you sit super engaged holding your breath. A moving reading experience with a complex cast of characters.”
Hitra Published in Norway Today
Samuel Bjørk‘s long-awaited fifth book about Mia Krüger and Holger Munch, Hitra, is out in Norway today!
The Dark Elm Enters Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
Johanna Mo’s critically acclaimed novel, The Dark Elm, enters Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction at #6 in its first week of publication.
Malma Station Praised in Danish Newspaper Berlingske
“It is strong and moving, and Malma Station is a novel that touches you deeply. […] Malma Station is an intense and urgent reading experience, and Schulman is an author you can only look forward to reading more from.”
Money to Burn Highlighted in Magazine Littéraire
“The Danish novelist and poet explores power relations on all scales, pushing the couple to the height of unreason, while orchestrating a bloody political battle between a fearsome capitalism and its victims.”
Even if Everything Ends in Rave Review from Kirkus
“A sense of apocalyptic doom throws the relatively petty concerns of the characters into sharp relief even as their humanity is affirmed by the author’s careful attention to their quirks and unique perspectives.”
The Sins of Our Fathers Praised in Financial Times
“The fragile Rebecka Martinsson is an indelible figure, and we are reminded that the distaff Larsson is one of the best current practitioners of Scandinavian crime fiction.”
Collected Works Reviewed in The New Yorker
“Poised at the intersection of life and art, reality and imagination, [Collected Works] blends the thrill of mystery with the curiosity and depth of philosophical inquiry.”
Money to Burn Praised in Libération
“Asta Olivia Nordenhof fragments and superimposes the mercantile insensitivity and the heartbreaking and fatal destiny of a couple, the better to convey a form of social criticism.”
New Rave Review of Punished
“It hurts to read Punished. At the same time, it’s incredibly hard to let go off. As the book nears its end, I notice how I take more and more pauses, just to make the book last a little bit longer.”
The Way We Played #1 on BookBeat
Ninni Schulman’s bestselling latest novel, The Way We Played, has been the #1 most streamed book on BookBeat during both January and February.
Happily Ever After in Rave Review from Smålandsposten
“Author Malin Stehn has once again written a suspense novel of the highest class – Happily Ever After is just as good as the former A Happy New Year.”
Malma Station and Deliver Me Tops Swedish Bestseller Lists
Malma Station is #2 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction. Malin Persson Giolito’s Deliver Me, is #1 on the list for bestselling paperback fiction for the fourth consecutive week.
Will You Care if I Die? Highlighted by Agenda Magasin
“It may be a cliché, but it is and remains one of the most important things that literature can offer: to show us what lies beyond our own horizon of experience, beyond our categories of what is familiar, simple and safe.”
Punished #1 for the Third Consecutive Week
Ann-Helén Laestadius’s latest novel Punished is #1 on Svenska Dagbladet’s list of “the best bestsellers”.
Fantastic Review of Malma Station from Litteratursiden
“There’s no need to fawn with superlatives: Alex Schulman has done it again with his razor-sharp portrayal of vulnerable family relationships […] Schulman is possibly better than ever!”
Johanna Mo #1 in Norway
Johanna Mo tops the list of the most streamed titles on leading Norwegian streaming platform Fabel for the past week with no less than two books at the same time: The Night Singer is #1 and The Shadow Lily #2.
Punished and Deliver Me #1 in Sweden
Punished is #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction for the fourth consecutive week. Deliver Me, is #1 on the list for bestselling paperback fiction for the third consecutive week.
You Will Never Be Found in Starred Review from Shelf Awareness
“Adeptly written and plotted, with in-depth characterizations and rich topography, You Will Never Be Found is yet another fine contribution to the redoubtable genre.”
Alex Schulman and Sigge Eklund Awarded Expressen’s Björn Nilsson Award
“When this duo switches from each side of the Atlantic, no one is safe. A bad snail can hold a whole world and a playlist can hide a soul. Every week we camp at their observatory hill – and what we hear is the cultural pages of the new era.”
Punished #1 in Sweden for the Third Consecutive Week
Punished, Ann-Helén Laestadius‘s latest novel, tops the Swedish Publisher’s Association list for bestselling hardcover fiction at #1 for the third consecutive week.
A Line in the World Finalist for the PEN America Literary Awards
The finalists for the PEN Translation Prize have been announced, and Caroline Waight, the English language translator of Dorthe Nors’s critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World is one of them.
Åsa Larsson Awarded with Finnish Diploma for The Sins of Our Fathers
“The merit of the Rebecka Martinsson series is further its perfect consistency: each novel captures the reader’s heart, and the theme and plot hold together excellently all the way to the end”
Ninni Schulman and Åsa Larsson Tops the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s Bestseller List for January
The Way We Played is #2 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s bestseller list for bestselling hardcover fiction for the month of January. The Sins of Our Fathers is #1 on the list for bestselling paperback fiction for January.
Punished #1 on Svenska Dagbladet’s Best Bestsellers List
Ann-Helén Laestadius’s latest novel Punished takes place on Svenska Dagbladet’s list of “the best bestsellers”, this week climbing to #1.
The Way We Played #1 on Adlibris
Last week, The Way We Played soared to #1 on online retailer Adlibris’s bestseller list, after an incredibly enthusiastic review in the literary segment of the tv show Go’kväll.
Punished and Deliver Me tops Swedish Bestseller Lists
Punished tops the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction at #1. Malin Persson Giolito’s Deliver Me takes place on the list for bestselling paperback fiction at #1.
Punished #6 on Svenska Dagbladet’s Best Bestsellers List
Ann-Helén Laestadius’s new novel Punished takes place on Svenska Dagbladet’s list of “the best bestsellers”.
Blaze Me a Sun Featured in Berlingske
“By highlighting the local nuances and the many detailed character portrayals, Blaze Me a Sun winds through a Swedish landscape of desolated homesteads, uncultivated fields, forest lakes, lonely destinies, and well-hidden secrets.”
Stolen in Fantastic Review from The Financial Times
“The heart, and the great appeal, of this novel is its empathetic portrait of a young woman who flourishes in this harsh, but beautiful, landscape.”
The Way We Played Highlighted by Göteborgs-Posten
“Schulman is a skilled storyteller who through her language gives every scene a strong presence.”
Punished #1 in Sweden
Punished, Ann-Helén Laestadius’s latest novel, tops the Swedish Publisher’s Association list for bestselling hardcover fiction at #1 within its first week of publication.
Blaze Me a Sun in Rave Review from The Wall Street Journal
“A gripping psychological study of the perils of forcing facts into preconceived patterns, and a reminder of how devasting learning the truth can be.”
New Book: Punished by Ann-Helén Laestadius
After the success with Stolen, bestselling author Ann-Helén Laestadius returns with a new novel: Punished.
Even if Everything Ends Praised by Helsingin Sanomat
“The story reads like a page-turner, and Liljestrand’s ironic humor calls to mind Ruben Östlund’s satires on the Swedish bourgeoisie and Don DeLillo’s postmodern classic White Noise.”
A Line in the World a Finalist for The National Book Critics Circle Awards
Dorthe Nors’s critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World is one of the finalists for The National Book Critics Circle Awards, in the Autobiography category.
Ann-Helén Laestadius in Interview in The New York Times
Ann-Helén Laestadius is interviewed in The New York Times about her critically acclaimed novel Stolen.
New Author: Ingvild H. Rishøi
We are proud to welcome Ingvild H. Rishøi to Ahlander Agency.
A Line in the World Longlisted for the PEN America Literary Awards
Caroline Waight, the English language translator of Dorthe Nors’s critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World has been longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize for her translation of Dorthe’s work.
Bread and Milk #3 for the Third Consecutive Week
The paperback edition of Karolina Ramqvist’s critically acclaimed memoir Bread and Milk takes place on the Swedish Publisher’s Association list for bestselling paperback fiction at #3 for the third consecutive week.
The Way We Played Highlighted by Renowned Crime Critic
“Ninni Schulman’s Hagfors Series was good, but in this new series she has become even better.”
Deliver Me Lauded in Berlingske
“Deliver Me leaves its mark and provokes more than one thought, which is due to Giolito’s liberating outlook on issues that otherwise would be on the verge of drowning in a pool full of more or less stigmatized stereotypes.”
The Way We Played in Rave Review from Skånska Dagbladet
“Ninni Schulman gives us a splendid start to the crime fiction year with her crime novel The Way We Played. […] The series about Ingrid Wolt has top tier potential.”
Several Paloma Agency Authors Nominated for the Storytel Awards
Five of Paloma Agency’s authors have been nominated for the Storytel Awards.
The Way We Played Ranked #2
The Way We Played, Ninni Schulman’s latest novel, enters the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction at #2 in its first week of publication.
Blaze Me a Sun and Under the Storm Announced for the Screen
It has just announced in that film & TV-rights for Christoffer Carlsson’s bestselling novels Blaze Me a Sun and Under the Storm have been sold to Range Media Partners in a competitive auction.
The Way We Played Most Streamed in Sweden
Ninni Schulman’s latest novel The Way We Played is the #1 most streamed book on Storytel and BookBeat right now.
You Will Never Be Found Featured in Financial Times
“A thumbs up for Tove Alsterdal’s You Will Never Be Found. It’s an adroitly plotted slice of Scandicrime.”
Natural Behavior in Rave Review from Aftonbladet
“That’s what is interesting, in a literary way as well: not in it being perfect, but in it being alive.”
The Way We Played Praised by Dagens Nyheter
“An astonishingly gifted introduction to something new.”
Blaze Me a Sun Highlighted by Good Morning America
The US edition of Christoffer Carlsson’s bestselling novel, Blaze Me a Sun, is Good Morning America’s “Buzz Pick” of the week.
The Sins of Our Fathers Ranked #1 in December
The Sins of Our Fathers, the concluding installment of Åsa Larsson’s Rebecka Martinsson Series, ranks #1 at the Swedish Publisher’s Association list for bestselling paperback fiction for the month of December.
Collected Works in Rave Pre-Pub Review from Booklist
“Sandgren hooks the reader with an absorbing, multilayered plot that shifts between past and present, building slowly towards the emotional and narrative mystery at its heart.”
The Way We Played Praised by BTJ
“Schulman takes her time portraying both teenagers and adults as thinking, sentient people. Slowly she gives her characters both flesh and spirit, and as a reader I find it increasingly difficult to put the book down.”
Dorthe Nors in Extensive Interview with Literary Hub
US daily literary website Literary Hub recently published an extensive radio interview with Dorthe Nors for their segment ’Otherppl’.
New Book: The Way We Played
Bestselling writer Ninni Schulman, master of slow-building suspense and delicately wrought characters, takes readers back to the 1980’s in this first installment of a new crime series.
You Will Never Be Found Lauded by The Wall Street Journal
“When Eira’s boss GG disappears without a trace, You Will Never Be Found kicks into higher gear and races with tremendous velocity toward a euphoric resolution.”
A Line in the World Praised by Harvard Review
“Nors has written a powerful, authoritative masterpiece. A sometimes stern work, A Line in the World introduces North American readers to a surprising new world and a new way of seeing things.”
Stolen Highlighted by Book Culture
The US edition of Ann-Helén Laestadius bestselling novel Stolen has been named one of the most anticipated books of January 2023 by independent book retailer Book Culture.
You Will Never Be Found in Rave Pre-Pub Review from Kirkus
”A dark, tightly plotted, and satisfying thriller”
The Sins of Our Fathers Ranked #1
The Sins of Our Fathers, the concluding installment of Åsa Larsson’s Rebecka Martinsson Series, ranks #1 at the Swedish Publisher’s Association list for bestselling paperback fiction this week.
Malin Persson Giolito Hosts Swedish Winter Radio
Malin Persson Giolito’s episode of Vinter i P1, a popular segment where well-known Swedes host their own hour of music and discussion on Swedish national radio, aired on December 27th.
The Sins of Our Fathers & Deliver Me Tops Library Loan Lists
Åsa Larsson’s The Sins of Our Fathers has been the most popular choice among adult readers at libraries in six of Sweden’s biggest cities in 2022, making it #1 on the combined loan list.
Blaze Me a Sun Lauded in The New York Times
“The first great crime novel of 2023 is Blaze Me a Sun by the decorated Swedish crime writer Christoffer Carlsson, who twines together national and personal traumas to devastating effect.”
Bread and Milk Named the Best Book of the Year
The literary critics of Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter have named Karolina Ramqvist’s Bread and Milk the best book of 2022.
Dorthe Nors Nominated for the Pushcart Prize
Dorthe Nors’s essay Wandering Houses from her critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World has been nominated by World Literature Today for the Pushcart Prize.
Christoffer Carlsson and Åsa Larsson on German Best Crime List
Christoffer Carlsson and Åsa Larsson have both taken place on the German Krimibestenlist for best crime fiction 2022.
A Line in the World Featured in The New York Times
Dorthe Nors’s essay collection A Line in the World is an editors’ pick in The New York Times Book Review this week.
Even if Everything Ends Longlisted for French Award
The association of independent bookshops in western Paris has released their 11th rendition of the Prix Libraires de Seine, an award highlighting the best titles published during 2022.
Euphoria Book of the Day in The Guardian
“Cullhed succeeds in showing the miraculousness of creation.”
The Dark Elm Highlighted in Swedish Newspaper
“I read it during my last trip to Öland and I barely dared to step outside at night. Love, violence, and drama in what is normally considered a pastoral and friendly environment. Well worth a read.”
The Unburied in Review from Dagens Nyheter
“The beginning is brilliant […] I’m very fond of this second book from Ulrika Rolfsdotter.”
Norwegian Praise for Lunabba’s Memoir
“This is a book that very few could have written as compelling, harsh, and tender as Nicolas Lunabba has done. /…/ There isn’t anyone who shouldn’t read this book. Or: everyone should read it.”
A Line in the World on The Guardian’s Christmas Recommendation List
British newspaper The Guardian has asked authors and critics to recommend books to give as presents this Christmas and one of them is Dorthe Nors’s critically acclaimed essay collection A Line in the World.
Blaze Me a Sun in Pre-Pub Review from US Booklist
“[An] audacious mix of procedural and psychological thriller … Carlsson teases readers with the slow unraveling of what happened when.”
Malin Persson Giolito to host Winter Radio
Malin Persson Giolito has been chosen as one of the radio hosts of this year’s Vinter i P1 – a popular segment where current profiles host their own day of music and discussion on Swedish national radio.
Euphoria Featured in The Times
“I suspect that this book – already a prize-winning bestseller in Europe, will speak to those young women who even today feel relationship equality faltering once babies come along.”
A Line in the World Praised in The New York Times
“At the same time, her essays provoke reflection on one’s own personal geography and how memories map onto specific landscapes and bodies of water.”
Stolen Highlighted in German Newspaper
“The silenced ethnical group that are the Sami is the focus for Ann-Helén Laestadius’ book Stolen. It is a subtle, profound and exceptional read that can only be highly recommended.”
Those Who Sow in Snow Praised by BTJ
“The language is bombastic and lyrical, but above all filled with ruthless humour. […] An impressive debut.”
Blaze Me a Sun in Starred Pre-Pub Review from Kirkus
“The plot unfolds slowly but masterfully, with serial surprises. […] A brainy page-turner form a rising star in Scandinavian crime fiction.”
The Survivors Announced for the Screen
It has just been announced that rights to Alex Schulman’s international bestselling novel The Survivors have been optioned by Yellow Bird UK, who are planning on adapting the book into a major English-language feature film.
Welcome to Eternity in 5-star Review from Jyllands-Posten
“Camilla Grebe both continues and renews the best of the Swedish crime tradition in a story that keeps the reader gasping for breath.”
Those Who Sow in Snow Highlighted in Aftonbladet
“Her novel is burlesque and daring, populated by colorful, unforgettable characters. But underneath the cheerful exterior rests a grief over the traditional reindeer herding life that was lost.”
Collected Works in Starred Review from Kirkus
Lydia Sandgren’s Collected Works a has received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews, calling it “A richly evocative work from a major new talent.”
Will You Care if I Die? Lauded in Finnish Newspaper
“He alternates his reflections, analyzes and expressions of emotion with depictions of scenes and snapshots, and thus creates – through uncomplicated, straightforward language – a varied and vivid whole.”
Welcome to Eternity in Rave Review From Berlingske
“With Welcome to Eternity, she once again shows a level that is far above the average of the genre, and here with an everyday tale of fate that makes this seemingly simple story feel especially sophisticated and present.”
A Line in the World Praised in The Wall Street Journal
“In a thorough but unsystematic fashion, the writing encompasses the nature, history and provincial customs of this harsh and highly romanticized corner of the country.”
The Survivors Wins French Award
Alex Schulman has been awarded the Jean Monnet Des Jeunes Européennes Award for The Survivors
Euphoria in Le Figaro
“The Swedish author breathes new life into the American poet in a dazzling novel. /…/ It is one of the most beautiful and moving books you will read this year.”
Those Who Sow in Snow #1 on Adlibris
Last week, Those Who Sow in Snow soared to #1 on online retailer Adlibris’s bestseller list, after an incredibly enthusiastic review in the literary segment of the tv show Go’kväll.
Several Paloma Agency Authors Shortlisted for the Adlibris Awards 2022
Four of Paloma Agency’s authors have been shortlisted for the Adlibris Awards 2022.
Collected Works in Starred Review from Publishers Weekly
“[A] sweeping and complex drama of family, art, and sacrifice . . . Readers will be captivated.”
Stolen Lauded by Kirkus Reviews
“A revelatory account of not-well-known assaults on the rights of an Indigenous group.”
Nors’s Forthcoming Essay Collection Lauded in Chicago Review of Books
“The hum of impending destruction is audible in each essay, magnified by Nors’ aching attention to the world as we know it and have known it.”
Stolen in Review From Publishers Weekly
“Laestadius’s nuanced English-language debut […] [is] a solid story of a family torn apart by cultural tensions. […] the sense of place and character development make for an affecting portrait of the Sámi’s disenfranchisement.”
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Happy New Year Praised in Apple Books Review
“Stehn’s pacy narrative taps into every family’s worst nightmare. /…/Atmospheric flashbacks and alternate narrators add depth. This slow-burning mystery is Nordic noir via American Beauty with a dash of Big Little Lies.”
Those Who Sow in Snow Reviewed by Kristianstadsbladet
“This is not only a generational novel, it is a truly enjoyable reading experience. /…/ The book of the year, many people say. Read it and find out for yourself.”
Bread and Milk Highlighted in Finnish Hufvudstadsbladet
“Karolina Ramqvist succeeds: without ever having to resort to strained constructions, through a delicate detailed painting and an admirable honesty, she gives the kingdom of food a personal, life-shaping depth.”
Tina Harnesk’s Debut Lauded in Swedish Literary Magazine
“Those Who Sow in Snow is an important book in the midst of all noise. A beating heart from Sápmi.”
Stolen Lauded in Danish Berlingske
“She also has an eye for the human being behind the image of the loathed poacher, and her portrayal of the dementia-stricken grandmother is bitter-sweet and beautiful.”
Tove Alsterdal Titles Continue to Take Place on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
You Will Never Be Found, the second installment of Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, takes place on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the second consecutive week, placing at #10.
Those Who Sow in Snow Featured in Vi Läser
“Those Who Sow in Snow is a beautiful novel about two generations who are steeped in the northern Sami experience.”
A Line in the World Lauded in Washington Post
“In prose that is as sparse and quiet as the marshy Jutland peninsula itself, the book provides a snapshot of life in a location that is full of history and at the same time ever-shifting, its future uncertain.”
Stolen in Rave Review from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“Sympathetically, Laestadius tells us what it means to live in a community where everyone is tied to everyone so that everybody knows each other, and in which, when in doubt, the individual counts less than tradition.”
Elin Cullhed for The Guardian
Elin Cullhed has written an article for UK newspaper The Guardian and their ’Where to start with’-series. The series is a guide into beloved authors and their work, where Cullhed’s article revolves around the works of Sylvia Plath.
Two Alsterdal Titles on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
You Will Never Be Found, the second installment of Tove Alsterdal’s bestselling High Coast Series, enters Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction at #4 in its first week of publication.
Nicolas Lunabba has been Awarded an Honorary Doctorate
Nicolas Lunabba, author the blazingly topical memoir Will You Care if I Die?, has been awarded an honorary doctorate at Malmö University for his tireless and inspirational work for children and youths in socially vulnerable areas.
A Line in the World in Rave Review from Harper’s Magazine
“Nors, known primarily as a fiction writer, here embarks on a languorous and evocative tour of her native Denmark.”
Will You Care if I Die? in Rave Review from Expressen
“Nicolas Lunabba has a language that never tries to be sensationalist and his reflections flow between references from Dead Prez to Vilhelm Moberg and Kristian Lundberg.”
Deliver Me Nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year
Deliver Me by Malin Persson Giolito has been nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year by the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy.
Nicolas Lunabba’s Memoir Lauded in Dagens Nyheter
“It is strong and thought-provoking, moving and sometimes even comical.”
Even if Everything Ends in Rave French Review
“In his own way, romantic and irreconcilable, the Swedish writer appeals to our common sense as much as to our lost innocence – to save what can still be saved.”
A Line in the World Lauded in The New European
“These questions are more than answered by Dorthe Nors, an exceptional chronicler of the character, stories and sheer unashamed presence of the Jutland coast.”
Stolen in Rave Review from Westdeutscher Rundfunk
“It’s very rare that a book enthralls me that much starting with its very first page. /…/ The novel is also a glowing counterpart to the increasing number of novels that treat the salvation of nature in a romanticizing way.”
Stolen Enters Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
Ann-Helén Laestadius’s critically acclaimed novel Stolen enters Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction at #21 in its second week of publication.
Lina Nordquist’s Wins Book of the Year for Hunger
It was just announced that Lina Nordquist has won the prestigious award for Book of the Year in Sweden for her critically acclaimed novel Hunger.
A Nearly Normal Family Announced for the Screen
Today it is official that A Nearly Normal Family by Mattias Edvardsson is currently in production to become a major Netflix Original Series, set to premiere globally in 2023.
Natural Behavior in Feature Review in Svenska Dagbladet
“The depiction of the girl’s powerlessness, loyalty and insistent attempts at reaching her mother is deeply moving. As is the portrait of the incapable Mona. The depiction of their complicated relationship is remarkably convincing.”
You Will Never Be Found Tops Bestseller List in September
You Will Never Be Found, the second installment of Tove Alsterdal’s High Coast Series, ranks #1 at the Swedish Publisher’s Association list for bestselling paperback fiction in September, climbing from #2 for the previous month.
Malma Station Ranks #2 in September
Malma Station by Alex Schulman ranks #2 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction for the second consecutive month.
The Unburied #15 On Swedish Bestseller List
The Unburied, the second installment in Ulrika Rolfsdotter’s Annie Ljung Series, enters the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction at #15, only 4 days after publication.
Euphoria in Rave Review from Booklist
“What is original is the vivid, highly dramatic treatment of the intimate details of Plath’s troubled life and marriage. /…/ A superb portrait of an essential life.”
A Line in the World Lauded in US Pre-Publication Review
“When she’s writing about nature she has a pleasing knack for engaging all the senses, and when she turns to some aspect of her family history, her candor is seasoned with a pinch of Scandinavian reserve.”
Those Who Sow in Snow in Rave Review from Aftonbladet
“Tina Harnesk plays with language and lets the details speak; like when a half-eaten box of raisins found underneath a reindeer pelt gets to symbolize the heart wrenching loss of a child.”
Euphoria Book of the Month in UK Bookstores
UK Booksellers Association has just announced that Elin Cullhed’s critically acclaimed novel Euphoria is their Fiction Book of the Month.
Natural Behavior Receives Rave Review from ETC
Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde’s latest novel Natural Behavior was lauded in this recent review from Swedish magazine ETC.
The Unburied in Rave Review from Gefle Dagblad
“Or one can do as Ulrika Rolfsdotter and with small nuances create a character that adds something new but still remains with both feet firmly planted in the plausible.”
Åsa Larsson Wins Radio Bremen Crime Prize
Åsa Larsson has been awarded the prestigious German Radio Bremen Crime Prize for The Sins of Our Fathers, the latest and final installment of her Rebecka Martinsson Series.
New Book: The Unburied
The Unburied is the sequel to Ulrika Rolfsdotter’s breakout debut Heart of Prey about social worker Annie Ljung. Inspired by local crimes and folklore, The Unburied is a suggestive suspense novel about vulnerable children, ...
New Author: Linda Segtnan
Linda Segtnan is a writer in the subject of history. Her debut novel The Eighth House – In Memory of a Young Girl was published by Albert Bonniers Förlag in September 2022.
Åsa Larsson Wins Honorary Award at Crimetime
“Åsa Larsson has, since her debut in 2003, spellbound both critics and readers with her novels.”
Malma Station #2 on Swedish Bestseller List
Malma Station, Alex Schulman’s latest novel, tops the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction for the third consecutive week– this week at #2.
We Know You Remember Ranked #1
We Know You Remember, the first installment in Tove Alsterdal’s High Coast Series, ranked as the #1 listened to book during the month of August at Fabel.
New Book: Those Who Sow in Snow
With Those Who Sow in Snow debut writer Tina Harnesk spins a tall tale that shifts seamlessly between laugh-out loud humor and profound depictions of what it means to love and lose within a family.
Rave Reviews for Lunabba’s Memoir
”One of the most important books of the year! An unusually well-written, but above all touching, memoir.”
Alex Schulman’s Tröstrapporter Premieres
Tröstrapporter, marking Alex Schulman’s debut as a playwright and director, premiered on Friday September 16th at the Swedish national stage for theater, Dramaten.
Alsterdal #1 Again
You Will Never Be Found, the second installment in Tove Alsterdal’s High Coast Series, is #1 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling paperback fiction for the fourth consecutive week.
Malma Station #1 for the Second Consecutive Week
Malma Station, Alex Schulman’s latest novel, tops the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction at #1 for the second consecutive week.
New Author: Nicolas Lunabba
Nicolas Lunabba has received numerous awards for his tireless work as a youth counsellor and is a critical voice in the public debate in Sweden. His memoir Will You Care if I Die? is a blazingly topical and universal story.
Åsa Larsson Recieves the Crimetime Honorary Award
“Åsa Larsson has, since her debut in 2003, she has spellbound both critics and readers with her novels.”
Grebe Nominated for Suspense Writer of the Year
Camilla Grebe has been nominated for Bookbeat’s Suspense Writer of the Year-award. Bookbeat, one of Sweden’s leading book streaming services.
Cullhed Longlisted for Prix Médicis
The shortlist will be revealed on October 11th and the winners of 2022 Year’s Prix Médicis will be announced on November 8th.
The Night Singer is a Norwegian Bestseller
The Night Singer, Johanna Mo’s first installment in her Island Murder Series, was the best-selling translated book in Norwegian bookstores in August.
Malma Station #1 on Swedish Publisher’s Association’s Bestseller List
Malma Station, Alex Schulman’s latest novel, tops the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction for the second consecutive week– this week at #1.
Malma Station Receives Rave Review from Dagens Nyheter
“There is no way out of Schulman’s meticulous novel-building, I am heading towards Malma station as inescapably as everyone else in this book.”
Elin Cullhed in Extensive Finnish Interview
“All the stories available about motherhood and equality were false. I couldn’t find any truthful accounts. That’s why I wanted to write about this, because I knew that Sylvia also wrote about motherhood, frustration, and despair.”
Blaze Me a Sun Lauded in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“The new novel by Christoffer Carlsson tells with epic power a story of guilt, accountability and entanglement, about the meaninglessness and upheaval of good intentions.”
The Sins of Our Fathers Enters Spanish Bestseller List
The Sins of Our Fathers, the concluding installment of Åsa Larsson’s Rebecka Martinsson Series, enters the list of the 100 bestselling titles in Spain at #12 in its first week of publication.
New Author: Tina Harnesk
Tina Harnesk is a librarian who moonlights as a writer. Her debut novel Those Who Sow in Snow will be published by Bokfabriken on September 21st.
Malma Station #4 on Swedish Publisher’s Association’s Bestseller List
Malma Station, Alex Schulman’s latest novel, takes place on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction, covering the dates August 22nd-28th, at #4 2 days after its publication.
Blaze Me a Sun #1 on German Best Crime List
Christoffer Carlsson’s latest novel Blaze Me a Sun is #1 on German Krimibestenliste for the second consecutive month.
Stolen Announced for the Screen
Ann-Helén Laestadius’ critically acclaimed novel Stolen will be adapted into a feature film for Netflix.
We Know You Remember in Rave German Review
“Tove Alsterdal introduces the Eira Sjödin-triology with this subdued Nordic Noir, where she puts emphasis on the characters and their social environment.”
Liljestrand Lauded in Le Monde
“Liljestrand’s feverish, oftentimes elliptic writing, combined with a fragmented composition, distinguished by its leaps through time and space, results in the effect of a gigantic collage of moments in time. (…...
New Book: Malma Station
Master storyteller and international bestselling author Alex Schulman returns in a new novel that is as emotionally powerful as it is stylistically elegant.
Several Paloma Agency Authors Continue to Take Place on Der Spiegel
Paloma Agency authors continue to take place on Der Spiegel’s bestseller lists.
Even if Everything Ends in Rave Review from Kultunews
“As thrilling and contemporary as Jens Liljestrand’s accounts on the impending catastrophe are, the masterstroke of the author, cultural journalist and literary critic lies, above all, in the choice of his antiheroes. Liljestrand succeeds, with sensitiv...
A Line in the World Receives Rave Pre-Publication Review
The Shadow Lily Praised in Berlingske
“The Shadow Lily is a perfect crime novel for rainy days, one of those books that does well together with a cup of tea, a blanket and lazy days in the summer house.”
Blaze Me a Sun Lauded in German Review
“A thrilling, densely narrated and masterfully composed crime novel that approaches its characters with psychological sensitivity.”
Bread and Milk #3 on Svenska Dagbladet’s Bestsellers List
Bread and Milk, Karolina Ramqvist’s latest book, is on Svenska Dagbladet’s list of bestselling novels, 23 weeks after publication – this week on #3.
Cover Reveal for Collected Works US Edition
Astra House just revealed their cover for the US edition of Lydia Sandgren’s award-winning novel Collected Works on their social media.
Paloma Agency Authors Continue to Take Place on Der Spiegel
Paloma Agency authors continue to take place on German newspaper Der Spiegel’s bestseller lists.
The Shadow Lily in Rave Review from New York Times
“Johanna Mo’s new novel, The Shadow Lily, is a solid police procedural that brims with twists, turns and surprising revelations. […] The mark of a promising series is that each installment can stand alone, and readers can begin with any book....
Karolina Ramqvist’s The Beginning Celebrates 10 Years
July 25th marked the ten-year anniversary of the publication of Karolina Ramqvist’s cult-status novel The Beginning. The novel, read by a generation of young women, was highlighted in an article from Dagens Nyheter in relation to its...
Ann-Helén Laestadius in Extensive Interview with the UN
“I often write about Sami identity, on the right to identify yourself and the strength you find in Sami society. I have a strong sense of what is right and wrong, and I am driven towards injustice and getting justice done. And often that doesn’t work ou...
We Know You Remember Climbs to #5 on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
We Know You Remember is on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling trade paperback fiction for the third consecutive week – this week climbing to #5.
Several Authors Take Place on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller Lists
Several authors have taken place this week on Der Spiegel’s lists for bestselling paperback and hardcover fiction, Germany’s most notable bestseller lists.
Dutch 5-Star Review for Even if Everything Ends
“[Even if Everything Ends] spans one apocalyptic week […], offers convincing characters and a compelling narrative and is incredibly topical. An outstanding and unsettling novel.”
A Line in the World Receives Its First US Pre-Publication Review
“The rugged and ever-shifting coastline, which Nors paints as harsh and unforgiving but not without beauty. […] Norsʼs portrait of her connection to a landscape both ‘harsh and mild’ enchants.”
Blaze Me a Sun is #1 on German Best Crime List
Christoffer Carlsson’s latest novel Blaze Me a Sun is #1 on German Krimi-Bestenlist in August.
We Know You Remember Praised in German Review
“[We Know You Remember] whets the appetite for the two upcoming books. With detective Eira Sjödin [Alsterdal] has introduced a multifaceted character whose development is as exciting as the next case.”
We Know You Remember and White as Snow on Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
We Know You Remember climbs to #7 this week on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling trade paperback fiction. White as Snow is also, for the third consecutive week, on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling trade pap...
Blaze Me a Sun Lauded in German Der Spiegel
”The best Swedish crime novel of the year […]. This is not only of enormous sophistication, but also of an emotional impact that is rarely experienced in a crime novel.”
The Shadow Lily out in US and UK Today
Johanna Mo’s The Shadow Lily, the second book in her Island Murders Series, is published in the US and UK today.
Jens Liljestrand in Extensive German Interview
“I wanted to tell a story about the climate crisis as a part of our everyday lives, not as something that is a sudden chock. A story about the abnormal as something normal.”
White as Snow #6 on German Bestseller List
White as Snow climbs to #6 this week on Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction.
Lydia Sandgren Hosts Renowned Swedish Radio Program
Today, Sommar i P1 aired the episode that Lydia Sandgren hosts. In her episode, Lydia discusses her ongoing educational journey; from being a child and going to the library in her with her grandmother, attending music school and later on university...
We Know You Remember Enters Der Spiegel’s Bestseller List
We Know You Remember enters Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction at #10 in its second week of publication.
Deliver Me Highlighted in Sydsvenskan
“Giolito wanted to portray the effects of gang violence, but she, at the same time, effectively reminds the reader that the awful crimes are sometimes committed by children.”
The Dark Elm among Amelia’s Summer Essentials
“The third part about Öland-police Hanna Duncker who is haunted by her past while trying to solve a 20-year-old crime. The story takes place during a week in December, but with many threads leading back in time. The skillfully told story, about carrying ...
White as Snow Enters German Bestseller List
White as Snow, the fourth installment in Samuel Bjørk’s bestselling Mia & Munch Series, enters Der Spiegel’s list for bestselling paperback fiction at #16 in its first week of publication.
Bread and Milk Highlighted in Dagens Nyheter
“Motherhood and food. It is around these two subjects that Karolina Ramqvist creates a novel so appetizing that I can’t help but devour it in one sitting. The mandarins, the toasted bread, the rice pudding.”
The Sins of our Fathers among DN’s Must-Reads
“It was the thriller of the year last year, according to the Swedish Academy of Crime Fiction and almost everyone else. It is the 6th and last installation of Åsa Larsson’s Kiruna Series and is as usual a loving tangled mess of shame and guilt...
Deliver Me Praised on National Television
Swedish national television SVT has listed three must-read books this summer, Malin Persson Giolito’s Deliver Me was highlighted with the motivation: “[…] It is one of the truest books that have been written about contemporary Sweden...
The Dark Elm Among Bestsellers in June
Johanna Mo’s The Dark Elm was highlighted among the bestselling books of the month of June according to the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction – a great achievement!
Even if Everything Ends Lauded in La Lettura
“The four main stories about Didrik, Melissa, André and Vilja, in a choir of well-constructed mutual references, composes a mosaic where one dominant figure is brought to life: the climate crisis.”
Euphoria praised in Berlingske
“The true stroke of genius in Cullhed’s book is the honest writing, which is so straight forward, so raw about the female mind. What if the real Sylvia Plath had read Euphoria, then she possibly wouldn’t have felt so lonely.”
Åsa Larsson Wins Prestigious Award
It has just been announced that Åsa Larsson is the winner of the prestigious German Radio Bremen Crime Prize for The Sins of Our Fathers, the latest and final novel of her Rebecka Martinsson Series.
White as Snow Back on Dutch Bestseller List
White as Snow is back on the Dutch National Bestseller 60- list, 32 weeks after publication. The book has been on the list for 30 weeks in total.
A Line in the World Lauded in Dutch Review
“Nors connects everything to everything, jumping back and forth in place and time. A Line in the World is yet another wonderful collection of stories by Nors.”
Karolina Ramqvist Praised for Contribution to Swedish Radio
Swedish daily newspaper Göteborgsposten has listed the best previous episodes of Sommar i P1, the most prestigious individual long-format radio program in Sweden. Karolina Ramqvist’s episode from 1999 was highlighted as one of them.
Bread and Milk Highlighted in Upsala Nya Tidning
Upsala Nya Tidning has listed the best audiobooks of the summer, and one of them is Karolina Ramqvist’s Bread and Milk.
The Dark Elm Climbs Higher on Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List
Johanna Mo’s The Dark Elm has climbed even higher on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction this week: to #2 – an amazing feat!
An Honest Life Serialized in Sydsvenskan
Joakim Zander’s An Honest Life is being published as a serial in one of Sweden’s biggest newspapers, Sydsvenskan.
The Bear Woman in Rave Review from Full Stop Quarterly
“Ramqvist’s excavation of the process of creation and research, delay and anxiety, is both multi-layered and intriguing.”
The Dark Elm in Fabulous Review from Skånska Dagbladet
“It is thrilling from start to finish, with beautiful scenery and a whole bunch of interesting characters, and an ending that leaves me wanting for more. Right away.”
Dutch Praise for A Line in the World
“Her writing is meandering, poetic, and apt. Nature evokes childhood memories, which she interweaves with observations about the coastal dwellers, their language and their history.”
The Dark Elm is #3 on Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List
The Dark Elm takes place on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction for the second consecutive week, this week climbing to #3!
Even if Everything Ends lauded by Danish Newspaper Information
“Jens Liljestrand’s climate novel Even if Everything Ends is a page turner. The story surprises with many twists and turns, but is so well constructed that it captivates the reader to the very last page. All in roughly 500 pages that leads us d...
First Trailer Released for Burn All My Letters
The first trailer for Burn All My Letters (Original title: Bränn alla mina brev) was released today, June 27th. The feature film, based on the bestselling book by Alex Schulman with the same title, is set for a theatrical release in the fall of ...
Joakim Zander in Interview with Nordstedt’s Juridik
Nordstedt’s Juridik recently did a big interview with Joakim Zander regarding his background in law, working with the EU, and his experience as an author.
Bread and Milk is a Critical Darling
Bread and Milk has now spent fourteen consecutive weeks on Dagens Nyheter’s Critics’ List, this week climbing to #3.
Stolen Lauded in Finnish Review
“Stolen is a brilliantly thrilling, glowing story, in which this sharp-eyed writer brings a whole new world to the reader.”
The Dark Elm #5 on Swedish Publisher’s Association’s List
The Dark Elm has climbed to #5 on the Swedish Publisher’s Association’s list for bestselling hardcover fiction.
Dorthe Nors Wins the Blixen Prize
Dorthe Nors has been awarded the prestigious Blixen Prize in the category “Book of the Year”, for A Line in the World.
First Pre-Pub Review for Liljestrand in The Netherlands
“Liljestrand is immensely skilled in laying bare the growing sense of panic. A climate thriller about spoiled Northern Europeans who thought themselves spared but who suddenly must save their own skin.”
Bread and Milk #5 on Akademibokhandeln’s chart
Bread and Milk is #5 on Akademibokhandeln’s chart of bestselling novels.
Hunger Lauded in Review from Falukuriren
Hunger is above all a warm and moving story, skillfully chiseled out, with complex and authentic characters.
Danish Praise for Even if Everything Ends
“Even if Everything Ends is relevant, a story for and about our time. Recommended.”
Heart of Prey #6 on Akademibokhandeln’s Chart
Heart of Prey is #6 on Akademibokhandeln’s chart of bestselling paperback books.
New Book: The Dark Elm
Johanna Mo is back with The Dark Elm, the third book in the bestselling Island Murders Series.
An Honest Life in Finnish Review from Hufvudstadsbladet
“Zander problematizes different ways of thinking and ideals. ”
Lydia Sandgren Selected to Host for Sommar i P1
Lydia Sandgren has been selected as one of the hosts for Sommar i P1.
Stolen is #1 for the Third Consecutive Month
Stolen is the #1 bestselling book on PocketShop’s chart for the third consecutive month.
Deliver Me Announced for the Screen
Netflix announces a TV-series adaptation of Giolito’s newest novel, Deliver Me (Original titel: I dina händer).
Blaze Me a Sun in rave review from Stavanger Aftenblad
“It is dark and existential, well thought out and brilliantly executed.”
Liljestrand in first Danish Review from Weekendavisen
“During the entirety of the novel’s soot-stained song from the abyss, fetid with the smell of burning rubber, resounds a mild morale about the life we once lived. About the choices we are faced with. Or as Vilja puts it: ‘Fucking live with it....
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Great Advance Review for The Shadow Lily in Publisher’s Weekly
“Fans of realistic, detail-oriented police procedurals will appreciate this one.”
Karolina Ramqvist Awarded Honorary Plaque in Stockholm
The Literary Stockholm-initiative has awarded Karolina Ramqvist an honorary plaque in recognition of her literary contributions to the city. The plaque holds a quote from her novel The Beginning and can be seen in Kungsträdgården in central Stock...
Collected Works in Rave Review From El País
“In her debut novel, the Swedish author Lydia Sandgren creates a complex plot that obeys only the primary objective of contemplating art, of understanding the ins and outs of artistic creation and the way it connects with life. (…) A text that celeb...
The Bear Woman in Review From Necessary Fiction
“In this genre-defying work that combines fiction, investigation, and essay, Ramqvist seems most at ease when playing with formal constraints. […] a beautiful book, reflective, nuanced, deep, sharp.”
Danish Praise for Burn All My Letters
High praise for Alex Schulman’s Burn All My Letters from Weekendavisen‘s critic:
“Rarely have I read something in this genre that has caught my attention and interest so intensely.”
Ramqvist Contributes to Anthology on Reproductive Rights
Karolina Ramqvist’s text A Small, Embarrassing Triumph was published as part of the international supplement to Shelly Oria’s book I Know What’s Best For You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom.
An Honest Life praised by Göteborgs-Posten
“There is a momentum that makes the novel difficult to put down. The suspense is particularly present in our protagonist’s reflections, choices and insecurity. His desperate hunt for identity and community determines his existence and it is a breath...
Grebe’s Welcome to Eternity #1 in Sweden
Welcome to Eternity by Camilla Grebe was the #1 bestselling hardcover fiction title in Sweden during the month of April.
Rave Review for Karolina Ramqvist’s Bread and Milk in Finland
Hufvudstadsbladet’s critic is captivated by Karolina Ramqvist’s fascinating world, “… a book so full of wisdom and warmth […] that I am both grateful and moved.”
Malin Persson Giolito and Lina Nordquist Nominated for the Book of the Year Award 2022
Lina Nordquist and Malin Persson Giolito have both been nominated for the Book of the Year Award 2022 for their novels Hunger and Deliver Me.
Camilla Grebe #1 in Sweden
Welcome to Eternity by Camilla Grebe was the #1 bestselling hardcover fiction title in Sweden last week, according to the official bestseller list compiled by the Swedish Publishers’ Association.
Welcome to Eternity was publis...
Karolina Ramqvist awarded Stockholm City’s Honorary Award for Literature
The award is given annually to an author who is ”of great importance to the cultural life in Stockholm”. Congratulations to Karolina!
6-Star Review for Alex Schulman’s Burn All My Letters in Denmark
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten praises Alex Schulman’s novel Burn All My Letters in a six-star review:
An Honest Life in rave review from Smålandsposten
“It [the novel] centers around loneliness and a longing for fellowship. About a meaning in – with – life. It is also about being taken advantage of, both by the upperclass brats the young law-student lives with, but by the new friends as well. A g...
Ann-Helén Laestadius Wins the Prize “Your Book – Our Choice” for Stolen
Ann-Helén Laestadius has been awarded the prestigious prize “Your Book – Our Choice” for Stolen.
An Honest Life lauded on Swedish National Television
“A fantastic ending, well written – you simply cannot stop reading. The book is as fabulous as the cover, an incredible novel.”
Opt Out in review from Västerbottenskuriren
“In the newly published divorce narrative Opt Out, the gaze is as relentlessly direct, heart-rending, and searching as in the debut. (…) As an observant guide through the human psyche and relationships Setterwall is astonishing.”
An Honest Life in rave review from Sydsvenskan
“As a writer, Zander moves in the same territory as Stieg Larsson, or rather David Lagercrantz, who picked up the ’Millennium’-flag after Larsson’s death. Not only because Lisbet Salander is so clearly reflected in Max as a character, but because of...
Bread and Milk praised by Nordvästra Skånes Tidningar
“Ramqvist writes hypnotically and with utter rhetorical control. The brilliance lies in the inconsolable ambivalence that the text conjures.”
Opt Out praised in review from Barometern
“I’m impressed by Carolina Setterwall’s portrayal of Mary and John, but what impresses me even more is her completely stylistically pure prose. Carolina Setterwall doesn’t move a centimeter away from the dry and factual, and leaves it up to the read...
Rave Review For Joakim Zander’s An Honest Life
Joakim Zander has gotten a great early review for his latest novel An Honest Life, from Dagens Bok:
“An Honest Life is an intensely relatable story of the boredom of youth and the longing to feel alive. The hunt for magic...
Bread and Milk by Karolina Ramqvist reviewed in Expressen
“Karolina Ramqvist’s book has actually changed my view of life. The reason for that is her suggestive, utterly original language. To be able to write states of crisis and emotional deprivation from grain and dairy products – that demands a great write...
Åsa Larsson’s The Sins of Our Fathers Winner at Storytel Awards
Åsa Larsson’s latest book has been crowned the winner of the Swedish audio book prize Storytel Awards 2022 in the crime/suspense category.
Opt Out praised in review from NSD
“The language is as close to real life as it gets, as is the dialogue and descriptions of place. (…) Surely one must become a worse person in several ways during a difficult divorce; meaner, vindictive and hurt. All of this is thoroughly mapped out by ...
Euphoria nominated for Premio Strega Europeo 2022
Elin Cullhed’s nationally acclaimed novel Euphoria has been nominated for the Italian literature prize Premio Strega Europeo 2022.
New Book: An Honest Life
Joakim Zander, author of the international bestseller The Swimmer, returns with a new literary suspense novel: An Honest Life.
Bread and Milk selected critic’s favorite
Rave review for Bread and Milk by Karolina Ramqvist in Expressen
Bread and Milk by Karolina Ramqvist has received a remarkable review in Expressen. Critic Martina Montelius writes: “Karolina Ramqvist’s book has actually changed my view of life.”
Norwegian Praise for A Line in the World by Dorthe Nors
Dorthe Nors’s essay collection A Line in the World was praised in a review from Klassekampen in Norway: “It is hard to imagine a Danish writer who could have portrayed the region in a more fascinating way.”
Samuel Bjørk shortlisted for the 2022 Riverton Prize
Samuel Bjørk’s latest book White as Snow has been shortlisted for the 2022 Riverton Prize, the award for the best Norwegian crime novel of the year.
The Shadow Lily a Der Spiegel Bestseller
Johanna Mo’s The Shadow Lily was just released in Germany and it is already #4 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list.
New Book: Welcome to Eternity
Bestselling writer Camilla Grebe’s new book Welcome to Eternity is now out in Sweden.
Collected Works Longlisted for the 2022 Dutch European Literature Prize
Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren has been longlisted for the 2022 Dutch European Literature Prize.
New Book: Bread and Milk
Bread and Milk is at once wholly original and a natural extension of the brazenly intelligent and personal writing that has come to define Karolina Ramqvist’s authorship.
Jonas Eika’s After the Sun longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize
“With irrepressible urgency, Eika’s astonishing fiction juxtaposes startling beauty with grotesquery, and balances the hyper-realistic with the fantastical. Translated by Sherilyn Hellberg.”
Elin Cullhed’s Euphoria receives rave review in Italian Spettacol News
“Euphoria is a glowing work of art that gives a collective voice to all women around the world who live with one foot in domestic life and the other in an artistic lifestyle.”
Bjørk #1 in The Netherlands
Samuel Bjørk’s latest book White as Snow is once again #1 in The Netherlands.
Rave Reviews for Malin Persson Giolito’s New Novel
The first reviews for Malin Persson Giolito’s new novel Deliver Me are in and they are fantastic!
New Book: Deliver Me
Six years after the enormous success with Quicksand, Malin Persson Giolito is back with a new novel: Deliver Me.
Stolen #1 Bestselling Paperback Book in Sweden
Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius is the #1 bestselling paperback book in Sweden, according to the official list compiled by the Swedish Publishers’ Association.
Stolen is published in Sweden by Romanus & Selling.
Even if Everything Ends praised in review from Göteborgs-Posten
“An elegantly constructed novel. (…) The story is driven forward at a high pace. (…) Even if Everything Ends suggest that the climate crisis is a symptom of a more profound flaw in our society; a greedy desire for profit and selfishness tha...
Centre France lauded The Survivors in recent review
“A distinct Swedish flavor permeates the setting, but the emotions of childhood – the joy, the secrecy and fear, the enthusiasms and the drama – are universal.”
After the Sun longlisted for 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize
After the Sun by Jonas Eika is longlisted for the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize.
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Heart of Prey on Bog & Idé’s bestseller list
Heart of Prey by Ulrika Rolfsdotter was published in Denmark just last week and has already climbed to #3 on Bog & Idé’s bestseller list for crime fiction.
The Survivors praised review from French L’Echo
“Alex Schulman distills a poison in the heart of a flawed paradise, throwing the reader into this climate of instability, between the joy of the proposed games – and their perversity.”
Heart of Prey lauded in review from Västerbottens-Kuriren
“Rolfsdotter possesses an enthralling language that really comes into its own, and the intrigue she has created builds true suspense. Ulrika Rolfsdotter has put a lot of love into the minute details which adds depth to the story.”
6-Star Review for The Sins of Our Fathers in Norway
Åsa Larsson’s The Sins of Our Fathers is out in Norway today and she is praised in a six-star review from Adresseavisen.
Great Review for We Know You Remember from The Sunday Times
Tove Alsterdal’s We Know You Remember has gotten great praise in a review in The Sunday Timres:
“Strong characters, a great sense of place and plot twists galore leave you delighted that this is the first novel in a new seri...
We Know You Remember in fantastic first UK review from The Blackpool Gazette
“Moody, gripping and unpredictable, and with an incisive and sophisticated exploration of grief, guilt, memory and family, We Know You Remember brims with all the tension, intrigue and atmospherics that we have come to expect from classic Swe...
The Survivors lauded in review from German magazine Donna
“Everything he touches turns into gold. Swedish bestselling author Alex Schulman has turned his pain into a novel with a therapeutic effect, also for his readers.”
Burn All My Letters Highlighted by Variety
“The process of making a film of my novel has been a very special journey for me,” said Schulman. “Besides the fact that the elite of Swedish actors has joined the project, I am also thrilled and excited that Sverrir will portray me in the film. He is...
The Shadow Lily has received a rave review in Stavanger Aftenblad
“The author manages to keep the reader hooked in the second installment of the Island Murder series. She successfully creates suspense through complicated family relationships and the tension between people who live in small communities. It’s splendidly...
The Survivors praised in review from La Provence
“Sophisticated in its labyrinthian construction, yet easily accessible as a whole, The Survivors – which shows how ‘no one escapes childhood unscathed’ – should be placed alongside the great stories that teach us that from ...
The Lies We Tell praised in review from Kulttuuritoimitus
“Grebe knows how to spin multiple threads to follow through the perspectives of different characters. The intrigue lasts to the very end. Keeping the investigator as a secondary character is a smart solution that brings something new to the genre, which G...
A Line in The World Shortlisted for The Montana Literature Award
A Line in the World by Dorthe Nors has been shortlisted for the The Montana Literature Award.
A Nearly Normal Family lauded in review from Flair Magazine
“A superb Swedish novel, in which every (nearly) normal family can see themselves. Complete with a shattering end to the friendship between girls, the kind that moves mountains.”
The Sins of Our Fathers and Stolen Win the Adlibris Award 2021
The winners of 2021 year’s Adlibris Award have been announced and Åsa Larsson’s The Sins of Our Fathers was crowned Best Crime Novel, while and Ann Helén-Laestadius’ Stolen was elected Best Fiction Novel of the Year.
After the Sun featured on Eye on Design’s list of the Eight Best Book Covers of 2021
“I love how the sharp strokes of the type cut through the painterly image, subtly referencing the juxtaposition of man and machine. In short: Wow. This is a cover I can’t stop looking at.”
– Anne Jordan, book cover designer
Even if Everything Ends praised in review from Aftonbladet
“It is not difficult to understand why the book has received such hype before publication, it’s successful in honing in on pretty much all the great contemporary discussion topics.”
The Survivors in review from Der Spiegel
“Delicately and with precise style Schulman portrays what happens to children who are defenseless against their parents and this world. And how the absence of love creates a black hole that grows until it devours everything.”
Camilla Grebe and Johanna Mo nominated for Mofibo Awards 2022
Camilla Grebe and Johanna Mo are both nominated for the Danish Mofibo Awards 2022 in the Best Translated Fiction category.
Stolen received superb praise in Norwegian newspaper Adresseavisen
“The novel should be read by any one who enjoys a great literary story that sheds light on an important subject.”
After the Sun highlighted favorite in Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal featured After the Sun by Jonas Eika on their list “Who Read What: Writers Share Their Favorite Books of 2021”. The author Katie Kitamura highlights After the Sun as a short story collection that continues ...
The Lies We Tell in rave review from Finnish Ilta-Sanomat
“Sweden’s master of crime once again succeeds in writing a detective story that is so much more than that.”
The Swedish Publisher’s Association Bestsellers 2021
The Swedish Publisher’s association has released their list of the Bestselling titles of 2021, which featured Tove Alsterdal, Christoffer Carlsson, Camilla Grebe, Åsa Larsson, and Johanna Mo.
A Family Tragedy Top Two on Mofibo’s Bestseller List
A Family Tragedy by Mattias Edvardsson placed at #2 on the bestseller list for Denmark’s major audio-book streaming service Mofibo and held the spot for two weeks.
Even if Everything Ends lauded in review from ETC Magazine
“Even if Everything Ends is a page turner. You’re hunted through scorching heat, through soot flakes, through the pathetic remains of the castle in the sky that was once the society in which we lived.”
The Survivors in rave review from Brigitte Magazine
“Brilliant. […] Yes, this is a dark Scandinavian novel. And yet it has its brighter moments, until the surprising end, because love is a tough plant that can also survive the Nordic winter.”
Stolen in review from Swedish Book Review
“Laestadius’s strong message about the injustice experienced by an indigenous minority gives this novel a universality extending far beyond Sápmi, the lands inhabited by the Sámi people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and north-western Russia.”...
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We Know You Remember and The Night Singer on Adresseavisen’s Best Crime Novels of 2021
Tove Alsterdal’s We Know You Remember is published in Norway by Gyldendal and The Night Singer by Johanna Mo is published in Norway by Aschehoug.
Even if Everything Ends in stellar review from Dagens Nyheter
“Liljestrand writes with an admirable prose which flows, and in its best moments it’s both poetic and psychologically sharp.”
The Hideout in rave review from Sunday Times
“Camilla Grebe is one of those authors who demonstrate the continuing inventiveness of Scandinavian crime fiction. […] Grebe brings them together in a plot of dazzling originality.”
The Sins of Our Fathers praised in review from Norrländska Socialdemokraten
“Åsa Larsson’s writing is propulsive, and her language is among the very best in the Swedish suspense genre.”
Five of Our Authors Featured in Dagens Nyheter’s Roundup of the Best Crime Novels of the Year
Dagens Nyheter’s roundup of the 30 Best Crime Novels of 2021 featured The Sins of Our Fathers, Blaze Me a Sun, You Will Never Be Found, The Lies We Tell, and Heart of Prey.
Let’s Hope for the Best praised in review from Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Büchermagazin
“Setterwall allows the reader an insight into their deeply personal grief, without compromise, and without embellishment. It creates monumental impact.”
Even if Everything Ends in rave review from Expressen
“In the future Jens Liljestrand’s novel is probably going to be regarded as the first Swedish climate fiction of any considerable measure.”
Hanna Hellquist awarded the Golden Pen 2021
The Publicist Association’s motivation reads: “With her personality and originality Hanna Hellquist crafts narratives for print, radio, and television – narratives about the human experience. She both touches and fascinates.”
A Happy New Year praised in review from Allehanda
“Page turner is an overused word by now, but sometimes it covers everything. As in the case of Malin Stehn’s A Happy New Year.”
The Sins of Our Fathers lauded in review from Norra Skåne
“It has been nine years, and Åsa Larsson is still in impeccable shape.”
Even if Everything Ends lauded in review from Svenska Dagbladet
“Even if Everything Ends is not a classic dystopia, more like a typical realistic novel that happens to take place in a dystopian time: our own.”
Samuel Bjørk #1 in The Netherlands
The Dutch edition of Samuel Bjørk’s White as Snow was just launched and it is already #1 on the official suspense list.
A Happy New Year praised by BTJ
“Stehn truly succeeds in evoking sympathy for the main characters and puts the puzzle pieces of the story together in a gratifying way.”
John Wells Productions options the rights to Tove Alsterdal’s High Coast Series
The rights to Tove Alsterdal’s The High Coast Series have been optioned by John Wells Productions with plans to adapt it into a major television series.
Elin Cullhed wins the August Prize 2021
Euphoria by Elin Cullhed was awarded the August Prize for Fiction. The August Prize is Sweden’s most prestigious literary award.
Åsa Larsson wins the award for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year
This is the third time that Larsson wins the award – she previously won in 2004 for The Blood Spilt and in 2012 for The Second Deadly Sin. She also won the award for Best Debut Suspense Novel for her first novel about Rebecka ...
After the Sun on Washington Post’s Best Book Covers of 2021
“There has been a plethora of beautiful illustrations over the past few years, and yet this photographic illustration is distinctive. The type overwhelms the cover, but there is such subtle refinement to the use of aqua highlights on the letterforms, givi...
We Know You Remember praised in review from Deadly Pleasures Magazine
“The plot is so intricately woven, that we, the readers, can’t help but be drawn in and impressed when the crimes are ultimately solved.”
Camilla Grebe, Ann-Helén Laestadius, Åsa Larsson, and Lina Nordquist shortlisted for the Adlibris Awards 2021
Four of Ahlander Agency’s authors have been chosen for the shortlist of Adlibris Awards 2021: Lina Nordquist, Åsa Larsson, Camilla Grebe, and Ann-Helén Laestadius.
Let’s Hope for the Best in rave review from Börsenblatt
“Setterwall tells her story mercilessly. Brilliant – and at times boundlessly melancholic.”
Let’s Hope for the Best is published in Germany by Kiepenheuer & Witsch.
Dorthe Nors’s Authorship Analyzed in The New York Review of Books
Renowned writer Lauren Groff has written an in-depth essay about the significant authorship of Dorthe Nors in the latest issue of The New York Review of Books.
The Sins of Our Fathers in Rave Review From Femina
“[This] is a multifaceted, utterly brilliant crime novel. It is also a read that creates an insatiable urge to move north; Åsa writes about a landscape that she loves, a Norrbotten with mountains so beautiful they seem to be out of this world, and s...
Susanne Jansson’s Winter Water lauded in Booklist review.
“A powerful, evocative redemption story whose blend of psychological suspense and unsettling supernatural atmosphere is heightened by human obsessions and ghostly threats.”
Rave review for Euphoria from Swedish Kulturnytt i P1
“The book has a lingual awareness and integrity that skillfully avoids any amateur psychologizing (…) Sylvia Plath is depicted as realistic and complex: annoying, charming, brilliant, superficial, deep. ”
The Wolf in excellent review from Randaberg 24
“Bjørk once again delivers tight, dense, and thrilling suspense in a fashion mastered by few Norwegian writers.”
Let’s Hope For The Best review from Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
“Setterwall shows a will to create unconditional accuracy, in addition to her desire to understand and explain – even in the midst of her sorrow.”
A Family Tragedy praised by PRO Magazine
“A darker image of the likeable couple emerges – and a number of potential perpetrators crystalize. What Edvardsson portrays is the psychological game that takes place between individuals, the desperation leading to tragic crime. He does so masterfully....
A Happy New Year reviewed in M-Magasin
“What starts off as titillating becomes ever more thrilling as Stehn skillfully reveals one family secret after another.”
A Happy New Year praised by Smålandsposten
“A new suspense novel that draws me in.”
Even if Everything Ends in rave review from Kulturnytt i P1
“At the moment, there is a certain masochistic urge for texts about the end of the world, and Jens Liljestrand delivers.”
The Sins of Our Fathers praised in review from Arbetarbladet
“The Sins of Our Fathers holds multitudes, high pace, and human tragedy galore, extreme Laestadians as well as bloody knock-out fights.”
After the Sun in The Guardian’s round up of Best New Fiction in Translation
“…this is a book that is hard to get out of your head, like an extravagant dream.”
Let’s Hope for the Best lauded by WDR 5 Bücher
“Setterwall manages to put into words the darkest of thoughts in an attempt to revive strong romantic feelings, without ever turning cheesy.”
Malin Stehn’s A Happy New Year reviewed by Blekinge Läns Tidning
“I was very close to taking the day off last minute – that’s how hooked I was by Malin Stehn’s debut novel.”
Winter Water Pre-Publication Review From Publishers Weekly.
“This disquieting tale of loss, grief, and rekindling of hope from Jansson (The Forbidden Place) hooks the reader from the start.”
Tove Alsterdal Wins the Prix Cognac for Erasure
Tove Alsterdal has been awarded the Prix Cognac for Best International Novel 2021 by Le Festival Polar de Cognac for Erasure.
You Will Never Be Found published in Sweden
You Will Never Be Found by Tove Alsterdal has just been published in Sweden by Lind & Co. It is the second book in the The High Coast Series which features police officer Eira Sjödin, and the sequel to We Know You Remember, which was ...
The Sins of Our Fathers has been nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year
The Sins of Our Fathers by Åsa Larsson has been nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year by the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy.
Euphoria by Elin Cullhed shortlisted for the August Prize
Euphoria by Elin Cullhed has been shortlisted for the August Prize, Sweden’s most prestigious literary award.
A Family Tragedy was given wonderful praise by P4 Västernorrland
“Mattias Edvardsson is phenomenal at creating psychologically twisted novels about everyday life.”
Jonas Eika’s After the Sun lauded in latest issue of TLS
“After the Sun confronts modernity and alienation in hypnotic prose… These stories are compelling, haunted, even radiant.”
The Survivors in Rave Review From The Wall Street Journal
Alex Schulman’s The Survivors has received a rave review by The Wall Street Journal.
Eika, Alsterdal, and Schulman featured in Oprah’s Roundup of the 21 Best translated Books of 2021
Oprah’s roundup of the 21 Best translated Books of 2021 features After the Sun by Jonas Eika, We Know You Remember by...
New Book: A Happy New Year
A Happy New Year is an addictive debut novel with relationships in focus where allegiances and expectations unravel in a shattering twist.
Ann-Helén Laestadius wins Book of the Year for Stolen
Ann-Helén Laestadius wins the award for Best Book of the Year in Sweden for Stolen.
Jens Liljestrand’s Even if Everything Ends praised in Sydsvenskan
“Liljestrand’s writing is to the point and in style. He follows close behind his characters and let their different personalities bleed into the prose. Even if Everything Ends is written with devastating skill: simultaneously nerve-wracking, as...
New Author: Malin Stehn
Swedish writer Malin Stehn has written over 40 middle grade and young adult novels and she is a frequent educational lecturer. Stehn holds a master’s degree in comparative literature and humanities and has worked for many years as a freelance editor.
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Rave Review for Åsa Larsson’s Latest Book
Lotta Olsson at Dagens Nyheter praised The Sins of Our Fathers in a rave full-page review:
“No other Swedish crime writer has been lauded to the extent Åsa has; her stories are something out of the ordinary. […] [The] langua...
Tove Alsterdal’s We Know You Remember reviewed by Booklist.
“This compelling and expertly constructed procedural, the winner of the Glass Key Award for Nordic crime fiction, makes a winning recommendation for fans of Helene Tursten’s Embla Nyström and Ragnar Jónasson’s Dark Iceland series.”
A Nearly Normal Family reviewed by French Télé 7 Jours
“The Swedish author plays with our emotions gliding through the three protagonists’ perspectives, challenging the reader to lay a complex puzzle. An extraordinarily well-composed thriller.”
New Author: Jens Liljestrand
We are proud to welcome Jens Liljestrand to Ahlander Agency.
Seasoned writer Jens Liljestrand’s latest novel, Even if Everything Ends, paints a picture of a very near future that is at once extraordinary and entirely realistic– while n...
New Book: The Sins of Our Fathers
The Sins of Our Fathers is the sixth and final book in the beloved Rebecka Martinsson series by Åsa Larsson and it brings the story of fragile yet fierce heroine Rebecka Martinsson to a spellbinding end.
The Sins of Our Fathers is...
Rave review for The Bear Woman in France
Karolina Ramqvist’s The Bear Woman has received another rave review in France, this time in Le Figaro.
“What is most fascinating about this hybrid story at the intersection of essay and novel is the freedom with which Ramqvist m...
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