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Jo Nesbo takes up fight against illiteracy | 03 June 2008
Internationally bestselling writer Jo Nesbo has announced that he will donate all proceeds from his new book, entitled Headhunters (published June 2nd, 2008), to the battle against illiteracy among children.
All proceeds from the sales of the book in book stores, book clubs, mass market editions, audio books and potential film and theatrical rights, in Norway as well as abroad, will go to a recently created foundation, reports Nesbo to Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
The foundation will be named The Harry Hole Foundation, after the protagonist of Nesbo’s crime novels.
- The prerequisite is that the money benefit children who are in a situation where they are not taught how to read and write. This implies that the funds will go to countries with a high percentage of illiteracy, says Nesbo.
Nesbo motivates the initiative by the fact that he personally does not need more money, adding that combating illiteracy is key to the democratization of third world countries.
According to Nesbo’s publisher, the first donation will amount to about €830 000, as the book has sold in 120 000 copies so far (in only a couple of days). To this amount shall be added all future sales of the novel, including revenues from the sales of the mass market edition and revenues from the sales of the foreign rights to the book.
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He Who Kills the Dragon | 27 May 2008
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Never Fuck Up | 13 May 2008
Last week saw the publication of Never Fuck Up, Jens Lapidus' hugely anticipated follow-up to the phenomenal success Easy Money, which has sold 400 000 copies in Sweden alone. The first print-run of 100 000 copies in hardcover was followed by an additional printing of 50 000 copies within a week. Never Fuck Up has been massively reviews, featured, and talked about, and the country is decked in posters advertising the book - the huge outdoor campaign is coupled with a new Lapidus website and guerrilla marketing.
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Eyvind Johnson Award to Bengt Ohlsson | 12 May 2008
We are delighted to let you know that Bengt Ohlsson has just been announced this year's recipient of the Eyvind Johnson Award, named after the great Swedish modernist writer and Nobel Prize Laureate. The jury motivates its decision with the following statement about Bengt Ohlsson's work:
"An authorship which has developed massively since the debut in 1984, and where the first, tentative novel efforts have been followed by great artistic achievements, where the author with compassion and an ever-growing insight into human nature explores existential questions".
Previous recipients of the award include literary greats such as Klas Östergren, P-O Enquist, Kerstin Ekman and Lars Jakobsson.
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Doctor Proctor sold to Simon & Schuster | 02 May 2008
We’re thrilled to announce that we have just concluded a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster regarding the North American rights to Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder and its forthcoming sequel by Jo Nesbø.
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Unfun is published! | 09 April 2008
Today, Matias Faldbakken brings his Scandinavian Misanthropy Trilogy to an explosive close with the publication of Unfun!
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Harvill pre-empts Unfun | 07 April 2008
Harvill Secker has pre-empted UK & Commonwealth rights to Matias Faldbakken's Unfun! US rights are handled by Markus Hoffmann at Regal Literary Agency.
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Bengt Ohlsson joins Salomonsson Agency | 13 March 2008
We're very proud to announce that Bengt Ohlsson has joined the agency!
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Arne Dahl's decalogue optioned to Filmlance | 03 March 2008
Swedish producer Filmlance have optioned Arne Dahl's critically acclaimed
decalogue about the Intercrime Team in a major deal. The ten books will now go into treatment with a view to producing films and/or a TV series.
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Nesbø awarded again | 03 March 2008
Jo Nesbø's The Snowman is awarded again. This time with The Norwegian Book Club Prize for Best Novel of the Year.
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The Official Website of Jo Nesbø | 11 February 2008
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The Beast #9 in the Netherlands | 30 January 2008
Roslund/Hellström's The Beast (Vaderwraak) has entered #9 on the Dutch bestseller list!
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Nesbø climbs to #5 on the Dutch bestseller list! | 30 January 2008
Jo Nesbø's The Redbreast (De roodborst) climbs to #5 on the Dutch bestseller list!
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Arn - The Knight Templar | 25 December 2007
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Arn in English | 20 December 2007
We're pleased to announce that we have just concluded a substantial three-book deal with HarperCollins USA and UK regarding the English language rights to Jan Guillou's internationally bestselling trilogy about knight templar Arn Magnusson.
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| 23 November 2007
We're pleased to share the fantastic news that the Vintage edition of The Redbreast has entered the UK paperback bestseller chart at number 20!
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Jo Nesbø is awarded again! | 20 November 2007
Today, Jo Nesbø was awarded with The Booksellers' Prize 2007 (Bokhandlerprisen) for The Snowman!
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Shadow | 05 November 2007
Shadow by Karin Alvtegen is shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award 2007!
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The Girl Below the Street | 05 November 2007
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The Borderland | 05 November 2007
The Borderland by Thomas Kanger is shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award 2007!
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder | 02 October 2007
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They have done it again | 19 September 2007
Roslund/Hellström has once again written an unputdownable and utterly important novel of highest international quality: The Girl Below the Street!
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Falling Freely, as if in a Dream | 18 September 2007
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The Hurricane Party | 31 August 2007
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Submission of Easy Money | 20 August 2007
Today, we're starting to submit the No.1 National Bestseller Easy Money by Jens Lapidus!
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- | 18 June 2007
The Snowman has become the fastest selling Norwegian novel ever!
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- | 07 June 2007
Congratulations to Karin Alvtegen, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious Duncan Lawrie International Dagger 2007 with her fourth novel SHAME! The winner will be announced on July 5th.
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- | 07 June 2007
Congratulations to Jo Nesbø, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious Duncan Lawrie International Dagger 2007 with his third crime novel THE REDBREAST! The winner will be announced on July 5th.
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- | 05 June 2007
Today, Jo Nesbø's The Snowman (Snømannen) is published!
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- | 01 June 2007
We are thrilled to announce that the agency has been joined by shooting star Jens Lapidus, author of the bestselling first novel Quick Cash (Snabba cash).
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- | 14 May 2007
Award-winning duo Roslund/Hellström will see their novels made into films. SVT has bought an option for all three crime novels to date, and are now in development.
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- | 29 March 2007
The next big name in Scandinavian crime writing has joined Salomonsson Agency.
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- | 27 March 2007
We are very pleased to announce that we now represent one of Sweden's most exciting new writers - Jonas Karlsson.
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- | 26 March 2007
The Spanish hardcover edition of Sjöwall/Wahlöö's Roseanna is in its third print-run in less than a month.
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- | 09 March 2007
Jan Guillou's Madame Terror has now sold past amazing 300 000 copies in hardcover in Sweden alone!
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- | 07 March 2007
Congratulations to Jo Nesbø and Klas Östergren, who are currently being translated into more than 20 languages!
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- | 27 February 2007
We're pleased to announce that acclaimed literary writer Barbara Voors has joined Salomonsson Agency. Read about her upcoming and most fascinating novel to date.
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- | 15 February 2007
We're happy to announce that Sofi Oksanen, regarded as one of Finland's most interesting young writers, is now represented by Salomonsson Agency.
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- | 07 December 2006
Now No. 1 on the bestseller list for 12 consecutive weeks, MADAME TERROR stays put in the place where everyone wants to be - at the very top. Rights are now sold to Denmark, Norway, Finland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Romania and Brazil.
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- | 08 November 2006
We are pleased to announce that Arne Dahl has been shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award for Best Swedish Crime Novel 2006 with his ninth novel in the Intercrime series, AFTERQUAKE.
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- | 08 November 2006
We are pleased to announce that writer duo Roslund/Hellstöm have been shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award for Best Swedish Crime Novel 2006 with their third novel THE SATISFACTION OF EDWARD FINNIGAN.
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- | 30 October 2006
Lena Andersson's critically acclaimed new novel DUCK CITY has provoked great interest with publishers abroad. With rights already sold to Finland, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, negotiations are under way with other countries.
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- | 16 August 2006
Carl Hamilton is back! Today, Sweden's most widely read author, Jan Guillou, publishes his highly anticipated and groundbreaking thriller MADAME TERROR, which features his cult protagonist Carl Hamilton. First print-run: 200 000 copies.
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- | 05 May 2006
Ondskan (Evil) has been nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis 2006, the most prestigious award for children's and young adult's literature in Germany.
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- | 03 April 2006
”The most sold book in all categories in Sweden is still ”Den amerikanska flickan” (The American Girl) by Monika Fagerholm.
Monika Fagerholm
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- | 03 April 2006
Oxford University Press in the UK have acquired nineteen of Astrid Lindgren’s most famous books. All titles will feature brand new translations by Tiina Nunnally, and will be published over a three year cycle starting 2007.
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- | 28 March 2006
The film rights to the August prize winning The American Girl by Monika Fagerholm have been sold to the up-coming and much praised film production company Chamdin & Stöhr.
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