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6 Iconic Swedish Authors You Need to Know - Their Stories and Best Works

Sweden has many authors who have succeeded both domestically and internationally. Here are some of the most successful authors:.

6 Iconic Swedish Authors You Need to Know - Their Stories and Best Works

They wrote the year's best-selling book

Thrillers and historical feelgood sold best in 2024. The best-selling title became "The Sleepwalker" by Lars Kepler, pseudonym for Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril.

They wrote the year's best-selling book

The Comedy Trio Wrote the Best-Selling Book

"The Matfight" by the humor group IJustWantToBeCool was the best-selling book on Adlibris last year. It is the third year in a row that the YouTube trio tops the internet bookstore's sales list.

The Comedy Trio Wrote the Best-Selling Book

English Romance Best-Selling Book Package

The Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's works are given packages under many Christmas trees. But also historical feel-good, economic non-fiction and English romance are popular literary gifts this year.

English Romance Best-Selling Book Package

The Crime Writer of the Year is Likely a Woman

Viveca Sten, Sara Strömberg, and Mari Jungstedt are among the nominees for the award for the year's Swedish crime writer, which will be presented at the book fair in Gothenburg at the end of the month. Ninni Schulman, Pascal Engman, and Kristina Ohlsson also have a chance to receive the award, which is based entirely on the list of authors who are most popular on the e-book service Bookbeat.

The Crime Writer of the Year is Likely a Woman