Entries by nordinagency

Ola Larsmo is awarded Literary Society The Nine’s grand prize

Founded back in 1913, The Nine is a literary society based in Stockholm and each year they give out a number of awards to prominent literary abilities in Sweden. Their most prestigious award, the Grand Prize, is given annually with the purpose “to promote Swedish fiction” and “to give recognition to deserved writers.” This year […]

“WEST OF LIBERTY” IS NAMED CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR

Thomas Engström’s “West of Liberty” wins Crime Debut of the Year The Swedish Crime Academy has named Thomas Engström’s “West of Liberty” (“Väster om friheten”) the Crime Debut of the Year with the following motivation: “A fully developed international thriller in an aptly portrayed Berlin setting.” Some of the previous winners of the debutant prize […]

ACCOLADES FOR STEVE SEM-SANDBERG’S NOVEL THERES

Don’t miss this latest review from Norway where Steve Sem-Sandberg’s novel Theres receives the highest possible rating for its insightful rendering, genre-defying literary style and depth of thought. Knut Faldbakken, from Norwegian newspaper VG, writes that the novel is a veritable tour-de-force that really gives its readers insight into the life of Ulrike Meinhog, codename […]