Bonnier Rights

🌟 Happy publication day! 🌟

We are so excited that THE STORY OF ABBA: MELANCHOLY UNDERCOVER by Jan Gradvall is officially out in the US today, published by our friends at St. Martin’s Press. 🇺🇸

ABBA remains one of the world’s most famous and beloved bands of all time. It doesn’t matter that over 40 years have passed since their infamous breakup. Somewhere in the world, there is always an ABBA song playing.

With unique access to the four secretive members of ABBA for the past decade, Jan Gradvall has written an unusual biography. Based on openhearted interviews, he sheds new light on some of the most memorable moments and lets us know what happened off-stage.

The title comes from a quote by Benny Andersson, commenting on ABBA’s music: ’Even the happiest songs have a melancholic base. We made melancholy undercover.’

For inquiries, reach out to Johanna Lindborg.

🌟 Rights sold! 🌟

Maria Adolfsson’s TRUTH OR DARE is a witty and intense relationship novel about what happens when a woman who has always done right by everyone has her life turned upside down, and decides to start doing right by herself. Now this wonderful novel will reach readers in Estonia and Finland! 🇪🇪 🇫🇮

Here are some review highlights:

💬 ”In addition to an atmospheric scene where lightning strikes, there is a great drive and many clever turns in this story about getting revenge, and justice.” - DN

💬 ”It is a joy to follow the main character’s journey from being shattered to being satisfied, and dramaturgically the story is full of turns. […] Many themes are covered on the 300 or so pages - parents who cannot cope with parenthood, friendships that stay intact in spite of great strain, the knowledge that you can never truly know another person, and lies that are told to protect yourself. Maria Adolfsson successfully brings this all together, and now we have to wait and see if this is a temporary step away from crime literature. I would gladly read more books by her in this genre.” - Sydsvenskan

For enquiries, please reach out to Johanna Lindborg.

Such a lovely treat to gather an author and their new editor - especially for lunch on a sunny Stockholm day!

We are thrilled to announce that ‘BOHUS MURDERS’ series has been acquired by Editor Lisa Krämer at Goldmann in Germany! 🇩🇪🥂✨🤩

The first instalment of this thrilling series, DEAD WATERS, has so far sold over 15,000 copies in Sweden.

⭐️Rights sold!⭐

️We are happy to share that WINTER KNITS now has been sold to the UK! Previously also sold to both Denmark and Germany! 🇬🇧 🇩🇰 🇩🇪

Taking on the cold season and the Nordic winter, knitwear designer Maja Karlsson has in WINTER KNITS created twenty-five warm and cozy, woollen knitting projects. Beautifully illustrated with photography by Heléne Pe, this book makes your fingers itch to start knitting!

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📚 Just landed! 📚

We are so excited to have recieved Stina Wirsén’s WHO DECIDES? and WHO’S BEST? in French, published by Cambourakis. 🇫🇷

Sold in over a million copies in Sweden alone, Stina Wirsén’s Who series deals with important and difficult topics with impressive simplicity and commitment for both young and old. With sensitivity and a genuine interest for the child’s perspective, Wirsén is masterful at finding the conflict and drama in everyday situations and guiding both the child and parent through all of life’s big emotions.

Books in the Who series have also been translated to Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian and Polish.

For inquiries, reach out to Madelene Hovstadius.