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The Emperor's Face Elin Boardy
An intimate exploration of power and love in the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire, 123 CE. When Antinous meets Emperor Hadrian, everything changes. He is only thirteen years old when he is invited into the emperor's inner circle and private chambers, where he becomes much more than just a boy at the emperor's side. But in a world where loyalty, power and beauty are constantly being renegotiated, their time together is limited.
The Emperor's Face is a vivid portrait of an ageing ruler and the beautiful young man at his side. With breathtaking presence, psychological acuity and historical authenticity, Elin Boardy depicts a relationship, as tender as it is violent, where the boundaries between love, power and control are increasingly blurred.
When Antinous drowned in the Nile under mysterious circumstances at 19, the Emperor named a city after him and made sure that his face was recognised across the empire, and the boy was raised to the status of a god. Elin Boardy brings to life the events behind the myth, and her vivid prose transports the reader to ancient Rome with a simple intensity. Whether you think about the Roman Empire more than you should, or are new to the era, you are instantly immersed in this enthralling, fast paced emotional literary drama for the reader who loved Song of Achilles. You are kept on edge as the young boy navigates his new life at the Emperor’s court, and fearing the fatal consequences should he make a mistake.
'When the opportunity came to publish The Emperor’s Face, there was never any doubt! I have previously been Elin Boardy’s publisher and have always admired her historical writing. Such a powerful love story, told from the perspective of a minor, stirred emotions in me that ranged from fascination and warmth to discomfort and unease. The full register — what more could one wish for?'
Editor Åsa Selling
Elin Boardy (b 1979) is a librarian and is editor of the cultural magazine Fantasin. She made her debut in 2008 with All That Remains, which was nominated for Borås Tidning's debutant prize. For her third novel, The Story of Mary Jones (2014), she received Tidningen Vi's literature prize. For Time is not yet (2017) Boardy was awarded the City of Gothenburg's writer's scholarship. The Emperor’s Face is her sixth historical novel.
The Bear Slayer Johanna Holmström
The Wolf Cub
The first novel featuring Detective Sergeant Minna Salminen, over 30,000 copies sold.
One day, a dirty, strange little boy stands in Seija's tulip bed. Seeing his wide-open eyes, her motherly heart overflows, but he refuses to say a word. Detective Minna is notified, but no one has reported a missing child. Who is the boy and where does he come from?
Taming humanity in the wildest of places: new literary suspense by award-winning author Johanna Holmström
On a marsh, berry pickers find a bear, shot and gutted. The bear is known by the locals and is said to roam the forest together with a wolf as a companion. On social media, the curious pair have found fame and are known as Romeo and Julia. Now the wolf has been reported wounded and must be found, as it may be dangerous to humans. But opinions are divided and there is tension between hunters and environmental activists in the area of Kuhmo, northern Finland.
Meanwhile, a young girl named Jenna disappears without a trace. Detective Sergeant Minna Salminen hears rumours about Jenna from her teenage son, and much is now unclear. Who is the man Jenna was talking to online, right before she disappeared? And why hasn't she contacted her mother and sister? Minna is forced to confront both her own past and the fate that has befallen Jenna.
A melancholic and tense thriller set in the wildest of places, The Bear Slayer is the second instalment in Johanna Holmström's crime series about Detective Sergeant Minna Salminen set in Kuhmo, a small town near the Finnish-Russian border.
Praise for The Wolf Cub:
'The Wolf Cub is an absolutely wonderful read that definitely stands out in the genre. Johanna Holmström succeeds in telling a strong story about lost and lonely men, about children who are both loved and hurt, about living both inside and outside society... she also writes a classic crime novel with police investigation, suspense and unexpec-ted disputes. This mix makes The Wolf Cub a great read for everyone, whether you like crime fiction or not.' Skånska Dagbladet
Johanna Holmström (born 1981) made her breakthrough with the award-winning short story collection Camera Obscura in 2009. In 2022, her short story collection Handbook for Lucid Dreaming was published and nominated for the Runeberg Prize, and in 2023 she received the Karin Boye Literary Award. In 2024, Johanna Holmström made her debut as a suspense writer with the novel Wolf Cub.
Payback Maria Adolfsson
Praise for Truth or Dare:
'A wonderfully invigorating and very well-written feelgood book that you won't be able to put down. Don't miss it.’ Expressen
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Options Danish People's Press Dutch Luitingh Sijthoff Estonian Uhinenud Ajakirjad
Finnish Tammi Ukrainian Fabula
PUBLICATION Wahlström & Widstrand, March 2026, 325 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation, Synopsis
Contact JOHANNA LINDBORG/johanna.lindborg@bonnierrights.se
With her sharp eye and equally sharp pen, Maria Adolfsson is back with yet another suspense novel
During their teenage years, Mira, Johanna & Agnes formed a friendship that has endured into adulthood. They have seen each other through thick and thin, and formed a collective in Johanna’s mother’s apartment in their early twenties. Life was easy and carefree as long as they had each other.
Until something went terribly wrong. Something that altered everything and resulted in the loss of the fourth member of their gang, Kajsa. Now, in 2014, six years have gone by, and life has come to a standstill for all three of them. Burdened by guilt and longing for a chance to move on, they make a drastic decision. It is time to seek revenge.
The question is whether they are truly prepared to do what it takes — and whether it will be enough to bring them all back together. Will they be able to get away with it? And is it ever justified to take matters into your own hands?
A gripping suspense novel with momentum, written in the same spirit as the ‘Doggerland’ series and Truth or Dare. Maria Adolfsson’s books have sold over 1 million copies across the world. Truth or Dare was her first standalone since the ‘Doggerland’ series and has sold 50,000 copies in Sweden.
Payback is a strong telling of friendship, violence, vulnerability and guilt. Maria Adolfsson proves herself once again to be one of Sweden’s foremost suspense writers.
Maria Adolfsson (b. 1958) lives in Stockholm where she writes full-time. The ‘Doggerland’ series has been translated to 20 languages to date and has sold over 1 million copies across the series so far.
The ‘Doggerland’ series Maria Adolfsson
Maria Adolfsson (b. 1958) lives in Stockholm where she writes full-time. The ‘Doggerland’ series has been translated to 20 languages to date and has sold over 1 million copies across the series so far.
PUBLISHED BY Wahlström & Widstrand 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
MATERIAL Swedish Editions, English Editions (1–3), English Sample Translations (1–5), Series Presentation, Title Synopsis
Internationally
bestselling and awardwinning Scandi crime series with a unique twist; welcome
to Doggerland
Enter Maria Adolfsson’s world of Doggerland, the ideal setting for a Nordic Noir series with a twist.
The ’Doggerland’ series features Detective Karen Eiken Hornby within the unique setting of Maria Adolfsson’s imaginary Doggerland islands. This fictional island civilisation has its own local language, geography, and cultural traditions, rooted in both Britain and Scandinavia.
Fatal Isles is the first book introducing Detective Inspector Karen Eiken Hornby. It’s the morning after Oistra, the big oyster festival on the main island of Doggerland and a woman is found brutally murdered on a secluded part of the island.
With seven instalments to date, Maria Adolfsson has put the Doggerland Islands back on the map. Playing with the idea that the islands would have never sunk, and what kind of civilisation that would have emerged there, she weaves the stories around main character Detective Karen Eiken Hornby and the many memorable characters inhabiting the islands. The series is equally appreciated for its unique take on the Scandi Noir genre, with this spectacular location and gripping suspense plots.
The series has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and has been published in 20 languages and counting. Fatal Isles, the first book , won the Petrona Award in 2022 and was chosen as the Sunday Times Book of the Month after publication in the UK in 2021.
PUBLISHERS OF DOGGERLAND Czech Argo (1–3) / Croatian Leo Commerce (1–2) / Danish People’s Press (1–7) / Dutch Luitingh Sijthoff (1–7) / English (W) Bonnier Zaffre (1–3) / Estonian Uhinenud Ajakirjad (1–7) / Finnish Tammi (1–7) / French Denoel (1–2) / German Ullstein (1–3) / Hebrew Keter (1–2) / Hungarian Gabo Kiado (1–3) / Icelandic Forlagid (1–5) / Italian SEM Libri (1–4) / Norwegian Bonnier Norsk (1–5) / Polish Foksal (1–3) / Portuguese (BR) Faro (1–2) / Russian AST (1–2) / Spanish Salamandra (1) / Turkish Cinar (1) / Ukrainian Fabula (1–3) FILM AND TV RIGHTS Rights Available
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Published in 20 languages, more than 1 million copies sold across series.
Hanna's Sweet Deli Kristina Ahlström
'Hanna’s Sweet Deli is a perfect blend of feel-good and baking … It’s written with both humor and emotion, and the sense of recognition is strong in Hanna’s life as well as in the lives of the other characters.'
Blekinge Läns Tidning
'Read and enjoy the debut of a food-loving storyteller.' Ölandsbladet
Romanus & Selling, July 2022, 352 pages MATERIAL Swedish Edition, Synopsis, English Sample Translation, Author Letter
A heart-warming feelgood trilogy with over 60,000 copies sold!
At forty-eight, Hanna Dahlman finds herself newly divorced, exhausted, and unsure how to begin again. After nearly thirty years of marriage, her husband has left her, and the life she thought was set has quietly fallen apart. Hanna’s instinct is to withdraw from the world and nurse her heartbreak in solitude.
Everything changes when her son Carl — a rising star in Stockholm’s restaurant scene — invites her to run his newest venture: a stylish café in Södermalm. In the café’s kitchen, surrounded by flour, sugar, and the comforting rhythms of baking, she reconnects with a lifelong passion she had nearly forgotten. Hanna’s Sweet Deli becomes an immediate success.
As the café becomes a gathering place for locals, Hanna slowly rebuilds her confidence. Between early mornings, fragrant pastries, loyal customers, and Sigge, her devoted golden retriever, she begins to rediscover joy, purpose, and belonging.
When unexpected challenges arise and long-buried family secrets surface, Hanna is forced to confront both her past and her future. What begins as a fresh start soon becomes a journey of self-discovery, courage, and transformation.
Hanna's Sweet Deli is a warm, uplifting feelgood novel rich with sensory detail och quirky characters to take to your heart. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Stockholm’s café culture, it is a story about second chances, community, and finding the courage to begin anew. This is the first book in the series about Hanna Dahlman.
Kristina Ahlström (b. 1960) is a Swedish author and trained chef, educated at a restaurant school in Paris in the 1980s. She has worked in professional kitchens, schools, and culinary education. A passionate baker and former contestant on The Great Swedish Bake Off, she made her debut in 2022 with Hanna’s Sweet Deli, the first novel in her popular feel-good series.
A Happy Family Stian Hjelvin Andersen
From
the outside, the Löwborg family has it all: money, success, and power. From the inside, things are quickly falling apart…!
Bente Löwborg, the mother of the family, spends her days tending to herself and to the perfect façade. Her husband Erik is preoccupied with business and other women. Their daughter Benedicte is caught between a top executive role in the family company and the hectic life as a mother of young children. The family’s black sheep, their son Wilhelm, has fled to Rome to find himself — and appears to have fallen in love.
Soon enough, the perfect family begins to crumble under pressure, as secrets and disagreements arise. How far are they willing to go to maintain their status? Can happiness really be bought with money?
A Happy Family is the first part of the ‘Löwborg Family’ series, which has become a great success in Norway. The following titles, Just Fine, Thanks and That’s Rich continue the dramatic telling of a family in limbo. The trilogy has received the highest praise by readers and critics alike and has sold more than 45,000 copies.
For the readers who loved watching Succession and Netflix’s The Perfect Couple, the ‘Löwborg Family’ series offers the perfect mix of delicious drama and suspense, where everyone has something to hide and must do everything to avoid a scandal.
Stian Hjelvin Andersen (b. 1987) is trained as a journalist but has worked as a publishing editor for many years. He has previously published the portrait collections Ekte Scenehjerter and Matoma – Aldri god nok. A Happy Family was his fictional debut.
A Day of Thirst Gunnar Ardelius
A young man’s thirst—for alcohol, purpose, and belonging—draws him into a political machinery he cannot escape
André is destined for great things in the field of law—on that, everyone agrees. But he is also dangerously in love with intoxication, and his career collapses when, hopelessly drunk at his dissertation party, he manages to insult the entire faculty.
Instead, André is assigned a position as an investigator at a drab government agency, unaware that he is simultaneously being moulded into an informant for a secret organization created by the Social Democratic Party to spy on left-wing groups.
Eager to prove himself, it takes him a while to fully grasp his mission and by then he is already snared in a high-staked political game. As his loyalties are put to test, André realises he might not be able to protect the people closest to him while securing his own safety.
A Day of Thirst is a powerful novel about addiction, desire, and idealism—about political and personal betrayal. It is also a fictionalized account of the scandal that erupted in Sweden in 1973, widely known as the IB affair.
Gunnar Ardelius is known for his poignant portrayals of love and acclaimed YA novels, and for his ability to fuse timeless themes of love, friendship, and loyalty with politics and history. A Day of Thirst is his first book with Albert Bonniers Förlag.
Gunnar Ardelius (born 1981) lives in Uppsala. He made his debut in 2006 with the YA novel I Need You More Than I Love You and I Love You So Very Much, which was nominated for the August Prize and received the Slangbellan Award. Since 2022, Ardelius has also served as Secretary General of the Swedish Museums’ Association.
Cornucopia Soraya Bay
A luminous, uncanny look at women's lives in a world formed by late-stage capitalism, written by new and exciting voice Soraya Bay
Soraya Bay is making her debut with short story collection Cornucopia, published in January 2026.
The short stories are all centred around capitalism and how it affects women. Each short story pushes the boundaries of the surreal, the political and the darkly humorous:
A woman becomes obsessed with her boyfriend’s lover and secretly slips into her life. At an art opening, a hungry visitor unwillingly becomes part of an artwork. Selfcare turns into Sisyphean obsession as one woman finds herself trapped in the bathroom. In a dystopian future, women must fight each other for food coupons in a brawl club. One after another, different homes drift by — places to live in, leave behind, survive.
In Cornucopia, Bay captures the narcissism and absurdity of the contemporary moment and our inability to escape capitalism, rendering women’s fight-or-flight responses within consumption culture as a glittering firework display of wit, despair, class tension, and sharp social observation. Her stories seize the fleeting, volatile moments where capital, desire, and power collide — and transform them into something startlingly original.
For readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Leila Slimani, Cornucopia is an utterly captivating depiction of our contemporary world: surreal, incisive and irrestibly alive.
'I’m still struck by how this collection feels utterly contemporary without the slightest hint of contrivance — and how it can be both reflective and political without ever revealing its ambition. These qualities are so seamlessly woven into its core that they define the collection’s distinctive character. It’s a book to dive straight into.'
Editorial Director Maria Såthe
Soraya Bay (b 1994) grew up in Stockholm, where she is still based. She is working as a communications strategist aside from her writing. Cornucopia is her debut.
Siren Cecilie Buhl
A mismatched police duo and an unlikely home-made detective chase a brutal serial killer in this explosive Danish crime debut
Siren is the first volume in the ‘Siren’ series featuring police investigators Alvilda Olsen and Bjørn Gregersen—an unlikely pair of Police Investigators forced to work together across a generational divide to solve the murder of a young girl on the outs of society.
At the same time, Sally Frost, a devil-may-care nail technician, sets out to track down the perpetrator on her own. A dark past begins to stir, and Sally is driven by a thirst for revenge. More lives must be lost before the truth finally comes to light.
Soon, it becomes clear that there is a serial killer roaming the streets of Copenhagen and Sally’s own investigation might just help Alvilda and Bjørn to solve the case, before anyone else gets killed.
This is an impressive crime debut and strong first instalment of a new series. Cecilie Buhl manages to add seldom before seen elements to the crime genre and brings forth her agenda with a forceful energy readers will love to be swept up by. She is currently writing the second instalment of the series, Bitch.
'I wanted to write a crime novel filled with femininity, sensuality and strength. It’s a fun contrast to the crime genre, which is traditionally dark, bleak and male-dominated.'
Cecilie Buhl, author of Siren
Cecilie Buhl (b. 1993) is a journalist educated at Columbia University and has worked in the film industry as a development producer at Miso Film. She is currently the host and producer of the podcast Ude af Kurs, where she interviews famous Danes about their lives.
PUBLICATION Gutkind Denmark, May 2026, 300 pages MATERIAL Sample, synopsis, series presentation, author letter
Bitter, Amore Carina Burman
Praise for Death takes a Holiday:
So entertaining and smart that I just melt.’ Skånska Dagbladet
‘Oh, I am enchanted! Seduced, even. Carina Burman has written a wonderful little detective story, sweet as sugar but with enough realistic darkness at the bottom’ Sydsvenskan
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PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag, March 2026, 290 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation 89pp, Synopsis, Author Letter
Contact STEVEN WHITE/steven.white@bonnierrights.se
The razor-sharp follow-up to the bestselling mystery Death Takes a Holiday!
August 1956, and there’s a heatwave in Rome. After a bus journey with murderous complications, crime novel reviewer Florrie Granat has stayed in the city. Here she spends most of her time with her typewriter and a cat, who might possibly be called Bang.
A friend from her student days introduces her to a group of archaeologists, the dynamic rife with rivalries, ambitions and jealousies. Assistant professor Georg Brandt, the Watson to Florrie’s Sherlock, shows up when the group takes a trip to an Etruscan excavation. Then the scirocco wind picks up, and tormented by the oppressive weather, her new friends get into serious trouble. A violent death befalls them, one the police dismiss as an accident.
But Florrie knows better and sees an opportunity to put her sharp deductive skills to use, but will her bullish and confrontational nature unlock the mystery, or put her in the firing line?
Bitter, Amore is the second detective novel in Carina Burman's series starring the charismatic Florrie Granat. A delightful nod to the golden age of detective fiction, written by an acclaimed and prize-winning author, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie or Dorothy L Sayers.
Carina Burman (b. 1960), is a writer and literary scholar. She has received numerous awards for both her fiction and her scholarly work. In recent years, these include the Swedish Academy’s Schück Prize (2021), the Stig Ramel Memorial Award (2022), the Delblanc Prize (2023), the Special Prize of the Society of the Nine (2023), and a 2024 grant from the Eva Bonnier 70th Anniversary Fund. In 2025, Burman was appointed an honorary member of the Bellman Society.
The 'Winter' series Åke Edwardson
Åke Edwardson (b. 1953) is one of Scandinavia’s most successful crime writers. He has won numerous awards, including the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award three times. Fourteen novels about Erik Win-
ter have been written and the series has sold over 7 million copies in 27 languages. The first ten novels have also been turned into TV series broadcast in several countries.
Revival for the 7 million copies selling series - Erik Winter still goes strong
In Dance With an Angel, the first instalment of the Winter series, we meet Erik Winter, the youngest Chief Detective Inspector in Sweden, as he teams up with London’s Scotland Yard to solve the mysterious parallel killings of young British and Swedish tourists. The novel launched a new series which fully captures Edwardson’s signature atmospheric style.
Richly evocative of mid-nineties South London and Gothenburg, Sweden, Dance With an Angel is a brilliant opening to a mesmerizing series that has become a phenomenon in international crime fiction. A long-time number one Swedish bestseller, Åke Edwardson’s profile was raised when his fifth novel in the series, Frozen Tracks, was chosen as a finalist for a 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The novel launched Edwardson’s critically acclaimed Winter series internationally.
Since then, Edwardson has written a total of fourteen books about Erik Winter, who wears sharp suits, cooks gourmet meals and has a penchant for jazz. He is also moody and intuitive, his mind inhabiting the crimes he’s trying to solve. We follow him on intricate investigations across several countries, and the dangerous missions often leaves the reader wondering if Erik Winter will make it out alive.
PUBLISHED BY Albert Bonniers Förlag 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2025 MATERIAL Swedish Editions, English Sample Translation 29 pp (13), Series Overwiew
Psychologically gripping and socially astute, the Winter series highlights Edwardson’s mastery of Swedish noir while he holds the reader in a tight grip all the way to the end. The final novel in the series, The Dirty River, published in June 2025, has been met by glowing reviews from critics.
‘Edwardson is an exceptionally gifted storyteller’ Henning Mankell
PUBLISHERS OF THE WINTER SERIES Finnish Otava (13) / Dutch AW Bruna (1-13) / German Hörbuch Hamburg (6-12) / Icelandic Forlagid (1) / Norwegian Bonnier Norsk Forlag (1-6) / Polish Virtualo (1-13) FILM AND TV RIGHTS Inquire with agent
The Odyssey Birger Emanuelsen
“When my father was entering the fog of dementia, I read articles and books about the disease. None of them touched me with understanding and empathy like Emanuelsen's courageous and intimate story about himself and his father. There is a concrete sensuality in the text; you can feel, hear, see, taste, and smell in the author's eminent prose, which is both raw and poetic. Here is a joy of language with new and personal insight into a disease that is needed beyond the objective. It has become a truly superb novel, and not least: a sharp and sensitive look at the fragility of human life.” Adresseavisen
Bonnier Norsk Forlag, September 2025, 320 pp
Norwegian Edition, Synopsis (tk), English Sample Translation (tk)
A powerful and tender father-son novel about memory, caregiving and a final promise written by award-winning literary powerhouse Birger Emanuelsen
When a father slips into dementia, his son takes him to the family cabin on the far edge of the sea — a small, weather-beaten place with no electricity, no running water, and the last traces of a life long gone. This is where the father once wished to go when the diagnosis came. And this is where the son believes he might still catch a final glimpse of the man who raised him.
No one thinks the trip is a good idea. But a promise is a promise, and each night, they read Homer's Odyssey aloud, the ancient tale echoing their own muted search. As Odysseus fights to return home and Telemachus tries to understand a father he barely knows, this son searches for the man slipping away before his eyes.
Not a story of grand revelations, but of small, devestating recognitions, The Odyssey is written with clarity, restraint and an understated humour. Exploring guilt, duty, masculinity and love, Emanuelsen quietly questions how we care for the old, beyond the systems that we've shaped and built.
The Odyssey is a tender, unsentimental portrait of dignity at the end of life and of a son stepping into the role of parent to his own father. A quiet, deeply resonant novel about the slow unraveling of memory, the weight of promises, and the fragile bond that remains when everything else begins to fall away.
Birger Emanuelsen (b. 1982) is from Tromøya. His debut For riket er ditt (For the Kingdom Is Yours, 2012) was hailed as one of the best books of the year. Since then, he has published a number of critically acclaimed novels, essays, and the nonfiction book Før de forsvinner (Before They Disappear, 2024). He has received the Sørlandet Literature Prize and the Youth Critics’ Prize.
The Art of Disappearing Ellen Mattson
‘Mattson's style is tentative, swirling, light, like the flakes in a snowball, and the scenes are clear as in a waking dream.’ Aftonbladet, on The Year of the Black Moon
The unveiling of an oil painting becomes the catalyst for the breakup of a group of longtime friends. Was anything ever as it seemed?
When a group of friends gather in an artist’s studio, just like any other Sunday, for a viewing of his latest work, a single painting—unveiled with theatrical flair—upends their lives. The artwork, unexpectedly depicting the friends themselves, acts as a mirror and a judgment, exposing tensions, betrayals, and hidden realities. This evening will alter their lives forever.
At the center is Miriam, a reserved conservator of old paintings, whose journey away from her marriage and social circle becomes an exploration of solitude, agency, and renewal. She takes refuge in her workshop, a quiet haven filled with old wood, linseed oil, and the ghosts of history, while the others swirl through summer trips, strained reconnections, and the unravelling of their once-stable roles.
Set against shifting seasons and a backdrop of art studios, parks, and decaying churches, the novel captures the fragile beauty of starting over when one is no longer young—but not yet resigned.
Through gentle observations and tactile detail, the novel paints a world where every object has a story, and every silence holds a reckoning.
Mattson’s prose is elegant, precise, and richly atmospheric. With emotional intelligence and a masterful sense of restraint, she allows tension to build in the interstices between what is spoken and what is withheld. Her characters are rendered with subtle irony, and the result is a novel that haunts with its clarity and lingers with its quiet resolution.
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PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag, August 2025, 228 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation 55pp, Author Letter, Synopsis
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Ellen Mattson (b. 1962) was born in Uddevalla and lives outside Ljungskile in Bohuslän. In 1998, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, in 2003 the GöteborgsPosten Literature Prize, in 2009 the Winter Prize from the Society of the Nine and the Dobloug Prize the same year, and in 2011 the Selma Lagerlöf Literary Prize. For her novel The Year of the Black Moon she was nominated for the August Prize 2021.
The 'Anne Lebæk' series Helle Mogensen Crime
'A beautiful and stylish crime debut.' Politiken
'A compelling debut novel.'
Dagbladenes Bureau
'Captivates the reader from the very first page.'
Bogfidusen
A fast paced, plot driven crime series from the atmospheric Danish west coast
In Children of the Sea, we meet Psychologist Anne Lebæk, who never looked back since leaving her childhood town of Hvertsund in West Jutland and moved to Copenhagen. But as her sister is dying, Anne returns home, divorced and disillusioned. Shortly afterwards, the body of a woman who was in therapy with Anne washes up on the beach. Anne’s search for answers forces her to make her way through the small town's residents and remember a time she has done everything to forget.
In Maelstrom, the second book in the series, Anne finds the body of a young woman in her friend's home in the old fishing quarters. Anne knows the woman from her practice and becomes obsessed with finding out who wanted her dead. Anne's investigation brings her close to the dark side of the harsh, windswept community, where the murderer is never far away.
The third book, Storm Surge, is a psychological crime novel about loneliness, fanaticism and climate change. The secrets of the past lie buried in the sand by the sea. As the truth emerges, it might become a reason to commit murder.
In book four, Rising Tide, a local councilwoman is found murdered in her home. Anne Lebæk assists the police in the murder investigation, which puts her relationship with police officer Torkild under pressure, as her childhood sweetheart Rasmus threatens to pull her away from the life she is building. When the killer strikes again, it becomes clear that someone will do anything to ensure that the truth remains hidden.
Helle Mogensen is an author and journalist. Her first novel, Children of the Sea (2019), about psychologist Anne Lebæk, was well received and called ‘much more than a crime novel.’ Since then she has written Maelstrom, Storm Surge, and Rising Tide. Helle Mogensen grew up in Nuuk and a village in Central Jutland. She lives with her daughter on the Limfjord island of Mors in North Jutland.
The 'Barbarotti' series
Håkan Nesser
Håkan Nesser (b. 1950) is one of Sweden's most beloved and renowned authors. He resides on the secluded island of Gotland, where he spends his days writing. His books have sold over 20 million copies in more than 30 languages.
‘Nesser has a penetrating eye for the skull beneath the skin.’
New York Times (US)
PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018*, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 MATERIAL Swedish Editions, International Editions, Series Overview
A classic crime series by award-winning author Håkan Nesser, with over 7,5 million copies sold
Although introduced as a new crime series, Håkan Nesser’s Barbarotti stories deviate from the structure of classic crime novels. The first title, The Darkest Day (2006), shows the dark secrets of a seemingly ordinary Swedish family when two family members disappear on the eve of a birthday celebration. The Root of Evil (2007) is written from the perspective of the murderer, giving the reader a head start over the police. The third title, The Secret Life of Mr. Roos (2008), is above all the story of a man leaving his old life behind to find a new start. The Lonely Ones (2010), goes back in time to the 1970s, and a group of students whose travels behind the iron curtain will change them forever. The Axe Woman (2012) is the fifth title in the series, and finds Barbarotti, beset by grief, having to tackle a five year old cold case of a missing person. The case is connected to a decade old murder in peculiar ways, a horrific murder that –until now – was thought to be solved.
The Culpability of Albin Runge (2020) is the first true return of Gunnar Barbarotti, and the first book in the series to take place in the picturesque isle of Gotland, as Gunnar Barbarotti and Eva Backman try to solve a deeply personal unsolved case. The Last Days and Death of a Scribe (2021) revolves around a long-lost manuscript and features the world of publishing, taking place during the pandemic. A Letter From Munich (2023) is the eight instalment of the series. Young Man’s Journey Into the Night (2024) is the ninth instalment and the tenth and final part was published in August 2025.
PUBLISHERS OF BARBAROTTI Bulgarian Emas Publishing (1-2) / Czech Bastei Moba (1–10) / Danish Modtryck (1–10)* / Dutch Uitgeverij De Geus (1–10)* / English (UK) Mantle Macmillian (1–5) / Estonian Kirjastus Pegasus (1) / Finnish Tammi (1–7)* / French Seuil (1) / German btb Verlag (1–10)* / Italian Ugo Guanda (1–10)* / Latvian Zvaigzne ABC (1) / Norwegian Vigmostad & Björke (1–3) Gyldendal Norsk (4-10)*/ Polish Czarna Owca (1–10)* / Russian Ripol (1) / Spanish Planeta (1-3) Film & TV Rights Sold
Contact JOHANNA LINDBORG/johanna.lindborg@bonnierrights.se
‘The Godfather of Swedish Crime’ Metro
The Last Witness Niklas Rådström
New riveting novel by one of Sweden’s foremost literary voices
Year 88 AD, half a century has passed since Yeshua walked through the gates of Jerusalem during that fateful Passover. Nearly all who followed him are gone, persecuted and killed for carrying his message forward. One remains: Judas — aged, anonymous, and alive only because the world believes him dead. He still calls the man he once followed his master, and he carries the burden of the part he played in his death. Before it is too late, Judas wants to tell his side of the story and set the record straight.
In The Last Witness, Niklas Rådström reimagines a universal truth with bold poetic vision, lending a voice to one of the most hated figures in the Bible. But what if the truth is not what we believe it to be? And how can we ever be certain of what really happened so many years ago?
Joining the rank of writers who have dared to revisit and re-inhabit biblical narratives — from Barabbas by Pär Lagerkvist, through Cain by José Saramago, to The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín — Rådström reframes the portrait and sets the people of the Bible in a radically new light.
The result is an impressive historical novel that not only engages with the literary canon but also becomes a masterful commentary on our own present times — on power, testimony, and whose voices are allowed to shape the stories we inherit.
Niklas Rådström (b. 1953) is one of Sweden’s most prominent authors. He is also a poet and a playwright and has throughout the years received several notable awards, including the August Prize in 1992.
Silent Coast Kicki Sehlstedt Crime
Praise for Dead Waters:
‘Damn well written […] Kicki Sehlstedt has an outstanding ability to write fiction that feels convincing and real. Although the plot describes vicious crimes and acts of violence, there is a warmth to both the characters and the setting.’ Skånska Dagbladet
‘The year has barely begun, and I’ve already found a crime novel which I think could be one of the best ones this year.’ Aftonbladet
The
anticipated second part of the ’Bohus Murder’ series is here !
True crime podcaster Julia Järvskog has settled in the small coastal town of Hunnebostrand in Bohuslän, looking forward to a fresh start. But she can’t let go of the twentyyear-old double murder in Bärfendal, wondering if she really did uncover the truth – or simply help a guilty man get out of prison.
When Ronnie Roos disappears and new traces of the past begin to surface, Julia starts to further doubt his innocence. Has her podcast helped exonerate a murderer?
Together with police officer Kalle Moghini, she desperately tries to find Ronnie, while digging deeper into what really happened to the elderly farming couple who was murdered in 2005. The investigation uncovers long-buried family secrets that resurface, with consequences reaching far into the present.
Silent Coast is the second instalment in Kicki Sehlstedt’s ‘Bohus Murder’ crime series, inspired by real, unsolved crimes. The first part, Dead Waters, was published 2025 and has sold over 36,000 copies. Foreign rights have so far sold to four territories.
Kicki Sehlstedt (b. 1975) was born and raised in Bohuslän on the Swedish West Coast. She works as a journalist, criminologist, author and a TV producer. In both fiction and documentaries, she centers her works around the consequences of a crime – for both victims, the perpetrator, and the relatives.
RIGHTS SOLD Dutch Ambo Anthos (1–2) / German Goldmann/PRH (1–2) /Icelandic Storytel Norwegian Cappelen Damm PUBLICATION Bazar Förlag, March 2026, 431 pages
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In the Shadow of the Bear Nina von Staffeldt Crime
‘Rarely has an author written more about the race against time than Nina von Staffeldt has done with In the Shadow of the Bear
In the Shadow of the Bear is, in other words, a highly topical suspense novel with an unconventional main character, the Danish-Greenlandic priest, Aviaq Kreutzmann, who becomes entangled in a case about a missing researcher and politically explosive historical documents.’ Editor Marie Louise Valeur Jaques
A taut political thriller, with links to current geo-political tensions, unearthing long-buried secrets in Greenland. As a forgotten chapter of World War II resurfaces, powerful forces move to ensure the past stays buried—no matter the cost
After many years in Denmark, Aviaq Kreutzmann has just started her new position as a Danish-speaking priest in Nuuk, when a young and ambitious researcher shows up at the church office. He is on the trail of previously unknown American plans to take over Greenland during World War II and needs access to the old archives.
Shortly thereafter, the researcher disappears in the desolate inland of South Greenland, and the police and search teams are left completely in the dark. Kim Hammeken from the Nuuk Police senses that something is seriously wrong, and despite scepticism from his boss and colleagues, he discreetly begins an investigation.
Aviaq, too, is drawn into the mystery of the missing researcher and uncovers clues that have escaped the police's attention. Following separate paths—and clashing along the way—Aviaq and Kim slowly close in on solving a case that has the potential to shake the geopolitical order and cause friction between old friends and allies.
Soon, it becomes clear to Aviaq and Kim that the researcher—if he is still alive—is in grave danger, and that they must begin to cooperate if they are to find him before the truth is buried forever…
Nina von Staffeldt (b. 1964) holds a Master's degree in pedagogy and Germanic philology. Since 1997, she has lived, worked and traveled throughout Greenland on several occasions as an educational consultant for the Greenland Self-Government and as a tour guide on expedition-like trips, while also acting as an advisor and expert nationally and in the EU.
The Chain Ingrid Marie Thorslund
‘I was completely captivated by this gentle and loving portrayal of Hedda's journey into an adult world where love, violence and civil courage are intertwined in a phenomenal page-turner. I shed many tears while reading it, but I still carry a warm feeling of hope with me afterwards. The Chain is a book that stays in your heart, a story that is much needed in our current times.’
Editor Åsa Björck
A heartbreaking yet uplifting story about women finding community, strength and love in the face of adversity
The year is 1975. Ten-year-old Hedda lives with her mother, Teresa, who runs the local tobacco shop on Erstagatan in the south of Stockholm, which is regularly visited by a motley crew of characters. Hedda knows that her mother’s women's collective meets behind the thick red velvet curtain in the tobacco shop. What she doesn't know is that they secretly run a network to protect victims of domestic violence. They are all links in a chain, in a time characterised by compassion and community.
We follow Hedda as she explores the streets of Stockholm, where she keeps catching glimpses into an adult world marked by betrayal, passion, friendship and violence. In Hedda and Teresas' world, there are also magical things, places and people – their friend Agnes, who lives in Paris and works at a famous fashion house, the beautiful mobiles that Teresa creates, and the strange, artistic gentleman who might be a friend. But there is always a silent threat from the unknown men who want to stop Teresa.
There is simultaneously a depth and a lightness in Ingrid Marie Thorslund’s writing, as she captures the voice of the child without compromising the integrity of the language or, for that matter, the child's ability to express herself. Thorslund portrays events and characters with layers that are subtly woven together with well-crafted detail. There is a lot to read between the lines in her delicate, gripping and action packed story.
Ingrid Marie Thorslund (b. 1971) has a background as an information manager in the television industry, a secondary school teacher and a yoga teacher with her own studio. Thorslund was born and raised in Stockholm and now lives in Åre. Growing up in the 1970s, she spent a lot of time behind the curtain in the tobacco shop on Söder where her grandmother worked.
Too Lucky for Love Alice Vånner
'If this had been the 19th century, you would have had a fluffy white cat, bright dreams, and a big bow in your hair.'
'And you? What would you have had?' 'Syphilis.'
Penny is used to the universe treating her with good luck. It has always been this way, which is why she travels all over the world, has never had a job, and greets everyone around her with a big, beautiful smile.
Adam is the exact opposite. A rational, cautious engineer and “realist” who always tries to play it safe. They say opposites attract, so when they end up in the seat next to one another on a flight to Italy, Penny and Adam immediately hit it off.
But what starts as a perfect vacation fling, quickly turns sour when their elemental differences lead to a downright feud, and Adam causing a strike of bad luck on them both following a disastrous visit to a wishing well.
Can they find a way to overlook their differences to reinforce some balance in the universe? And will they be able to control their mutual attraction for the remainder of their stay in paradise?
In the vein of People We Meet on Vacation, Alice Vånner’s debut is an impressive and sharply funny read, and she herself is spearheading a new generation of writers within Swedish contemporary romance.
Alice Vånner (b. 1997) is part of a new generation of romance writers and with her debut Too Lucky for Love, she has taken the Swedish romance landscape and readers by storm. She is from Gothenburg where she lives with her fiancée and their dog.
The 'Winther Family' series Katrine Wessel-Aas Fiction
Katrine Wessel-Aas (b. 1970) was born and raised in Trondheim. She worked both as a journalist and editor before becoming a full-time author. Katrine has been mentioned as the “secret” feelgood queen
in Norway with the smashing success of the ‘Winther Family’ series, which has sold over 725, 000 copies in Norway alone.
PUBLISHED BY Bonnier Norsk Forlag, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2020, 2020, 2020, 2021, 2021, 2022, 2022, 2023, 2024 MATERIAL Norwegian Editions, English Sample Translation 57 pp (1), Series Catalogue
Step into the dashing world of the Winther Family – a magical Norwegian series in the vein of Downton Abbey. The series has captured readers’ hearts and is a runaway bestseller with 1,5 million copies sold!
The ‘Winther Family’ series is set in Trondheim, Norway, at the end of the 19th century with a new era quickly approaching. Women’s rights are at the forefront and create a shift in the dynamics of family life and society. Old traditions and fortunes are beginning to crumble, while the working class is growing and gaining a voice in the modern world.
The Winther family is at the centre of Trondheim society, and matriarch Cecilia Winther is its leading lady. With her roots in the English aristocracy, she is heralded as a great example, and everyone looks to her for guidance. But appearances are often deceptive, underneath the glamorous exterior the family is struggling, and Cecilia is doing everything she can to hold the family together and maintain their position. That is easier said than done, when her children follow their hearts, rather than her will…
The ‘Winther Family’ series is filled with intrigue, twists and turns, and swoon-worthy romance in a historical setting. With 13 books published in the series, Katrine Wessel -Aas has built a great character gallery with new intrigues in each novel. We follow the Winther Family dynasty through the eyes of different family members in each book, as they try to find their footing in the new society taking shape while following their dreams.
‘I can feel the taste of both Downton Abbey and Lucinda Riley, and I’m having a marvelous time.' Rørvik Libris (NO)
More than 1,5 million copies sold world wide!
The Brain Potential A manual for optimising mood, health & everyday wellbeing
Gabriella Svanberg
You can influence how you feel, think, react and perform
Your brain is a complex machine that controls everything from focus and mood to energy and sleep. And even if it is sometimes knocked off balance by our stressful everyday lives, there are ways to take control.
It only takes a simple change, such as dressing in colour to trigger a dopamine release, going for a rhythmic walk to calm the nervous system or eating turkey to boost serotonin.
The Brain Potential is full of concrete tools and scientifically based methods to provide you with knowledge about brain chemistry, and how it affects and is affected by your thoughts, feelings, body, and behaviours.
Divided into six techniques - or, medicines - to help you build a sustainable lifestyle that supports both performance and recovery:
• Medicine No. 1: Hack your neurotransmitters
• Medicine No. 2: Regulate your nervous system
• Medicine No. 3: Optimise your sleep
• Medicine No. 4: Direct your focus
• Medicine No. 5: Nudging – make it easy to do the right thing
• Medicine No. 6: Train your psychological flexibility
The Brain Potential is for those who want to regain control of their lives in a natural way.
RIGHTS SOLD Poland Bellona PUBLICATION Bonnier Fakta, January 2026, 236 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample, English Summary, Author letter
Dr. Gabriella Svanberg (b. 1973) is a certified psychologist and specialist in neuropsychology with over twenty-five years experience. She has worked in psychiatry and leadership development within the medical field and is passionate about making brain science practically useful in everyday life. The Brain Potential is her first book.
Just Don't Johan Anderberg
‘Johan Anderberg's writing is clear, vivid and entertaining. He also masters the art of when to stop. JUST DON'T is perfectly timed. It's a small book about a big issue.’ Dagens Nyheter
‘Johan Anderberg is a skilled, captivating storyteller. JUST DON'T is written in the style of Malcolm Gladwell...’ Falu-Kuriren
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PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag, May 2025, 176 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation 89pp, Synopsis, Author Letter
Contact STEVEN WHITE/steven.white@bonnierrights.se
From the author of TheHerdcomes a new book about the art of doing nothing – an acute and timely guide to not acting
In our time of striving for ever faster efficiency, where productivity is hailed above everything else, we make so many decisions a day that the risk of decision fatigue is both overhanging and real.
We lift up those who can work, react, fight and, most of all, never give up as true heroes, while the losers of the world are those either too afraid or reluctant to make a decision and just act.
A large study from Harvard University in 2014 shows that if people are sat down in a room with nothing to do for between six to fifteen minutes, a majority would rather give themselves an electric shock than do nothing.
Why is it so difficult for us to be still with our own thoughts? And why is it so important that we learn this skill?
With examples ranging from antiquity to Coca-Cola’s failed marketing strategies, we learn about the art of doing nothing.
Johan Anderberg takes us through the history of inaction, from Homer to Warren Buffett, through Buddhism, stoicism, among the romans and today’s thinkers about the values and results of not acting, doing nothing, and even effectually giving up.
Just Don't is as perfect for the readers of Daniel Kahneman, Malcolm Gladwell or Michael Lewis, as it is for the first time non-fiction reader, and Anderberg has found an accessible and enthusiastic style which makes this book endlessly quotable, readable and fun.
Johan Anderberg (b. 1980), is a journalist and author who has worked for Fokus, Expressen, and Sydsvenskan, and has experience from the Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine in New York. In 2021, he published The Herd, centred around Sweden’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The World of Wandering Animals Nina Burton
‘A classic in the making. Bearing in mind the awe-inspiring literary prizes that have been awarded to Nina Burton, it is clear I am not alone in being grateful that this authorship exists.’
Dagens Nyheter on Notes from a Summer Cottage
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PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag, September 2025, 208 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation 55pp, Synopsis, Author Letter
Contact STEVEN WHITE/steven.white@bonnierrights.se
The August Prize winning author of The GutenbergGalaxyand Notes from a SummerCottage is back with a new exceptional nature memoir
If Notes from a Summer Cottage was about the local animals surrounding Nina Burton’s small summer house, The World of Wandering Animals takes us on a winding journey, from the very north of Norway, to animals in captivity in Swedish animal parks, and lastly to the wild savannahs of Africa.
It begins with an eye operation. As Nina’s vision is blurred, surging like the sea, perhaps this change can help her really get closer to the perspective of the creatures living under the waves? And so, she goes to northern Norway to participate in a whale-watching excursion. We learn that fish living in captivity have fewer brain neurons, that the World Bank values a living whale at 2 million pounds, and about the mysterious Greenland shark that lives for centuries.
Behind the secure bars of the animal park we learn about giraffes’ 360 degree vision, the gender roles of hyenas, and Biruté Galdika who came to Borneo in the 1970s to study orangutans. Soon though, the bars of the parks seem just as the surface of the sea – an impenetrable barrier between the observer and the observed, and a longing to see the animals following their true nature is born. The journey goes on to the Serengeti.
With inspiring curiosity, Nina brings us on an expedition filled with personal musings woven together with scientific exploration in her newest nature memoir. Nina reminds us of everything we risk losing while the world is rapidly becoming inhabitable for so many species beyond our own.
Nina Burton (b. 1946) is a poet and essayist. In 2016 she won the prestigious August Prize for Non-Fiction for The Gutenberg Galaxy Nova, one of several notable awards she has received for her writings. Nina is a fellow of the Swedish Science Academy and the prestigious literary association the Society of the Nine. In 2025, she was honoured with H.M. The King’s Medal for Meritorious Services.
The Energy Recipe
Your Daily Dose of Recovery for a Happier and Healthier Life
Lina Ejlertsson
If you long for accessible tools to help destress in both restful and active ways, this book is for you!
Recovery Researcher Lina Ejlertsson shares how to find recovery in a busy life – all backed by science. There are a myriad of ways to find moments of recovery in your life, and many of them are more fun than you would think.
This book offers a smorgasbord of possible sources for recovery, such as nature, relaxation, exercise, culture and relationships – along with concrete tips. Learn what recovery really is and what affects your chances of achieving it. Which scents in the garden reduce your stress? How can you dance your way to good health, and why is it smart to meditate at work? What should you do when you need a break: lift weights, clear out your wardrobe or bake a cake?
Ejlertsson has compiled everything we know works. She explains what happens in the body and brain, and how you can find the best recovery method for you. In the spring of 2021, she received her PhD in public health science from Lund University, where she wrote her thesis on the importance of recovery in your day to day working life. Over the years, she has received considerable media attention for her research and regularly appears on radio, television, in news articles and podcasts, where she shares her knowledge on how we can use restorative activities and behaviours to create a healthy and sustainable life.
‘Recovery is so much more than rest – and often something we actually enjoy. This book broadens the picture in a way that feels both hopeful and practical. At a time when so many of us are running on empty, this is exactly the kind of knowledge and encouragement we need.’ Editor Cecilia Viklund
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation 47 pp, Author Letter, Chapter Outline
Lina Ejlertsson (b. 1988) is a researcher, lecturer, educator. She has spent over ten years researching health in the workplace – and more specifically, recovery. On Instagram, Lina runs the popular account @aterhamtningsforskaren, where she provides researchbased information and inspiration on recovery and health for her 84,000 followers.
The North Sea Empire
The Last Days of the Vikings
Kristina Ekero Eriksson & Bo Eriksson
How raiding and pillaging became dominance and rule, leading to the rise and fall of an empire
When Canute was crowned King of England in 1016, he became one of Europe's most powerful rulers. He had annexed England, Denmark, Norway and parts of Sweden and married Emma of Normandy, he had conquered kingdoms and forged an empire.
The path to the throne was the result of alliances and betrayals between the most famous figures of the Viking Age: Olof the Scotsman, Sigrid the Great, Erik the Wise, Olav the Holy, Sweyn Forkbeard and Harald Bluetooth.
But as Canute emerged victorious, he caused two worlds to collide: the Viking rulers had plunder and tribute as traditional sources of income - while the English in a medieval way raised taxes, customs and fees. A clash of religion: the Vikings in the Great Heathen Army saw themselves as Odin's warriors, while Alfred the Great's Christian army consisted of men who viewed the Vikings as God's punishment for their sins.
But these new alliances came at a price: the fall of the Viking dynasty.
The North Sea Empire: The Last Days of the Vikings is a major new work of non-fiction and a vivid portrayal of the destructive and bloody leap between the Vikings and the Middle Ages – a transformative period when the map of power in Europe was redrawn and modern Christian society began.
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PUBLICATION Bonnier Fakta, October 2025, 224 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation 50 pp, Synopsis, Author Letter
‘Few historians bring the Viking Age to life like Ekero Eriksson and Eriksson. Most Viking books rehash familiar tales. This one doesn't. With Canute the Great and Queen Emma at the center, the authors uncover an overlooked story of empire, ambition and deep cultural ties across the North Sea. This book tells the Viking story we didn't know we were missing!’ Mattias Abrahamsson, publisher Contact STEVEN WHITE/steven.white@bonnierrights.se
Kristina Ekero Eriksson (b. 1969) is an archaeologist, author and science journalist. She has written several successful books about the history of Sweden.
Bo Eriksson (b. 1970) is a lecturer in history, author and expert who has appeared on several television documentaries, (SVT). Together Kristina Ekero Eriksson and Bo Eriksson wrote the History of Sweden books, which expand on SVT's popular television docuseries of the same name.
The Merciful Killer Patrik Svensson
Winner of the August Prize for Nonfiction 2019
Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature 2020
Good Reads Choice Awards Semi-Finalist 2020
A harrowing and enlightening story of a puzzling family
secret and the birth of the worker’s movement in Sweden
On a freezing February morning in 1942, a young woman flees barefoot on a snow-covered field in Skåne. In her wake lies an unthinkable tragedy: the brutal killing of her mother and three of her siblings in a ‘statarhus’ on a nearby estate. The man responsible is her father, Elof Nilsson—described by neighbors and employers as nothing but mild, decent, and devoted.
In The Merciful Killer, Patrik Svensson investigates the true story behind a crime that has a notably personal connection; Elof Nilsson was Patrik’s grandmother’s uncle. The story of Elof and the unspeakable murder he committed has been told through the years, but no one has had the answer to the most pressing question: Why did he do it?
Through meticulous archival research and deeply humane style, Patrik reconstructs Elof’s life: born into the Swedish ‘statar’ system, raised in rootlessness and toil, broken by grief, poverty, and the weight of invisible burden. What unfolds is not only a portrait of a man, but of a society teetering on the edge of modernity.
Set against the barren beauty of the southern Swedish countryside, and framed by the silent vigil of a lone Minervan owl, this book explores the toll of generational poverty, the fatalism bred by the class system, and the mysteries that still surround even the most documented lives.
From the author of The Gospel of Eels comes this piercingly observant literary true crime, both chilling and humbling in it’s historical rigor and warm sensitivity.
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PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag, August 2025, 300 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, English Sample Translation 50 pp, Synopsis, Author Letter
Longlisted for Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Contact JOHANNA LINDBORG/johanna.lindborg@bonnierrights.se
Patrik Svensson (b. 1972) is an arts and culture journalist at Sydsvenskan newspaper. Patrik lives with his family in Malmö, Sweden. His debut, The Gospel of Eels, became a huge international success and was translated into 38 languages. His nature writings have captured the heart of a worldwide readership.
Wool Knits Anna Sjösvärd
There’s something special about knitting with wool. The yarn glides beautifully across the needles, and the elasticity of the wool fibers gives the finished garment a distinctive feel and sheen. Sometimes this feeling is even enhanced when a piece of grass appears in the yarn – a gentle reminder of the sheep grazing in summer. Wool yarn provides just the right amount of warmth, breathes well, and rarely needs washing. It feels good in your hands and is a pleasure to work with – addictive in the best possible way!
An increasing number of people are discovering the beauty of wool yarns – something that makes knitting designer Anna Sjösvärd’s heart beat a little faster. Swedish wool comes in wonderful qualities; it’s environmentally superior and a joy to knit with.
In Wool Knits sweaters, cardigans, mittens, socks, and shawls are mixed with accessories such as cushion covers, project bags, and a tea cozy. The book offers both large and small projects for experienced knitters as well as beginners and a knitting guide to help with more advanced techniques.
Anna Sjösvärd (b. 1993) is one of Sweden’s leading figures in knitting and crafts. She has studied Cultural Heritage Preservation with a focus on Swedish sheep and their wool and has a deep passion for local wool yarns and the garments she creates from them. By designing classic garments that are fun to knit and easy to wear in everyday life, Anna wants to showcase the amazing qualities of wool and is at the forefront of a new movement in the knitting world.
Swedish Edition, English Introduction, Author Letter
RIGHTS SOLD English Search Press German Bruckmann PUBLICATION Bonnier Fakta, September 2025, 195 x 260 mm, 176 pages, 31 000 words PHOTOGRAPHER Susanne Sadri
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Beloved Betty Katarina Widholm
The fourth and final part of the bestselling ’Betty’ series. Over 1 million copies sold!
The year is 1955 and four years have passed since Betty's husband Olof died. Betty struggles with feelings of inadequacy and is weighed down by the burden of caring for the children Martina and Anders alone. She is also tackling guilt and shame over what happened in Copenhagen and how she left things with Martin Fischer.
When Martina gets a prestigious invitation to sing at an opera house in Venice, Betty is at first reluctant to go. But she soon finds herself on a train to Italy – and towards another rendez-vous with the love of her life …
Your Time Will come
Carl-Johan Vallgren
Over 157,000 copies sold! The Book of the Year Awardnominated, literary comeback by one of Sweden’s paramount novelists.
Falkenberg, 1993. It all begins when a mental patient finds the dead body of a young woman in a river. The cause of death seems to be strangulation, but there are also signs of severe starvation. Local police investigator Björling is put on the case, but the evidence is scarce as the forest is hiding every trace of the killer, and no one has reported the victim missing. Björling receives backup from a rising star at the National Police Department, the young and talented investigator Johanna.
Remember Us to Life
Joanna Rubin Dranger
Winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2023! A masterpiece and future classic that picks up where Art Spiegelman’s Maus left off, in a documentary graphic novel about the pain of being alienated and cut off from one’s history.
Joanna Rubin Dranger's unflinching and unostentatious ability to depict our existence is unique, and in Remember Us to Life her portrayal of the hardest part of life will shatter your heart and prompt new insights. The novel was published to high acclaim and has received an outstanding reception from readers and critics alike.
ORIGINAL TITLE Älskade Betty
PUBLICATION Historiska Media, September 2024, 408 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition, Series Description, Synopsis, Author Letter
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ORIGINAL TITLE Din Tid kommer
PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag, April 2024, 350 pages
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ORIGINAL TITLE Ihågkom oss tiIl liv PUBLICATION Albert Bonniers Förlag, Maj 2022, 432 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition
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The Bird Diary 2026
Dan Zetterström, Bill Zetterström & Niklas Aronsson
In this richly illustrated calendar, you will learn more about European bird species and their lives, while also having space for everyday notes and reminders.
With illustrations by two of Sweden’s finest bird artists, brothers Bill and Dan Zetterström, you’ll become familiar with the birds of each season and their unique characteristics. Every month and week features a new species. The watercolours are accompanied by insightful texts written by the experienced ornithologist Niklas Aronsson.
This is a calendar for both the dedicated birdwatcher and anyone who simply appreciates beautiful birds!
Loving Limits
Petra Krantz Lindgren
Loving Limits is the book for parents who long for a close, secure, and respectful relationship with their child. Grounded in modern research, it shows you how to create a warm and trusting home environment – while also setting clear and loving limits.
Whether you’re parenting an independent three-year-old, a sensitive six-year-old, or a challenging teenager, this is an invaluable guide to parenting based on mutual respect, empathy, and collaboration. The book helps strengthen both your own and your child’s self-esteem – and creates a home where everyone feels they belong.
Winter Knits
Maja Karlsson
Taking on the cold season and the Nordic winter, knitwear designer Maja Karlsson has created twenty-five warm and cozy, woollen knitting projects. The garments range from quick-knit mittens, leg warmers, socks, and hats, to slightly larger projects such as jumpers and cardigans. Projects to keep the whole body warm!
The projects are graded according to difficulty and are size inclusive. There are easy-to-follow descriptions, a knitting school and diagrams, alongside Maja’s cosy and personal texts, tips, and advice. And as always with Maja’s books; they are beautifully illustrated with fantastic photography by Helene Pé. Simply put, this book makes your fingers itch to start knitting!
ORIGINAL TITLE Fågeldagbok 2026
PUBLICATION Bonnier Fakta, 2025, 165x187 mm, 160 pages
MATERIAL Swedish Edition
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ORIGINAL TITLE Kramar och ramar PUBLICATION Bonnier Fakta, August 2025, 151x225 mm, 272 pages
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ORIGINAL TITLE Vinterstickat PUBLICATION Bonnier Fakta, September 2024, 195 x 260 mm, 176 pages, 34,000 words
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Introduction
PHOTOGRAPHER Helén Pe
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Facing Infinity
Black Holes and Our Place on Earth
Jonas Enander
Discover how black holes work, where they come from, and what role they play in the universe. How is it even possible to know that we are on a 230 million year journey around the Milky Way with an enormous black hole at its centre? What happens when black holes collide? Are we living in a black hole? And how do we even know any of this?
Based on interviews with over 20 leading black hole researchers, including several Nobel Laureates, Facing Infinity deciphers the most mind-bending science whilst retaining a sense of wonder, in an approachable and spellbinding journey into the universe's greatest mysteries. With foreword by Frank Wilczek, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Melancholy Undercover
The Book of ABBA Jan Gradvall
Based on openhearted interviews with all four members of ABBA and through personal narrative, this book widens our view on one the world’s most famous, and private, bands
ABBA remains one of the world’s most played and loved bands of all time. It doesn’t matter that 41 years have passed since their infamous breakup. Somewhere in the world, there is always an ABBA song playing.
Inspired by Craig Brown’s biography about The Beatles, One Two Three Four, Jan Gradvall places ABBA at the centre of music history and through him we are allowed closer than ever before to one of the world’s most private bands.
SWEDISH TITLE Mörkret & människan
PUBLISHED BY Albert Bonniers Förlag, August 2024, 352 pages
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SWEDISH TITLE Vemod uncercover PUBLISHED BY Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2023, 370 pages
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