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Tone Schunesson’s Much-Talked-About Novel Ultravåld Misses Out on August Prize Nomination
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Tone Schunesson’s Much-Talked-About Novel Ultravåld Misses Out on August Prize Nomination

Klas Östergren, Karolina Ramqvist and Inger Edelfeldt could all win their first August Prize. But the year’s most talked-about novel, Tone Schunesson’s “Ultravåld,” was not nominated
Trend breaking: Printed books grew most in 2025
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Trend breaking: Printed books grew most in 2025

Book sales are increasing across all channels, but physical bookstores are growing the most. In 2025, printed books grew more than digital ones - the first time in twelve years
Same August sum for 36 years: "They are welcome to raise it"
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Same August sum for 36 years: "They are welcome to raise it"

Since its inception in 1989, the prize money for the August Prize has remained the same. Daniel Sandström, literary director at Bonnierförlagen, thinks it's time for an increase
Previous August Prize Winners Among This Year's Nominees
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Previous August Prize Winners Among This Year's Nominees

Lina Wolff, Patrik Svensson and Bea Uusma – many of this year's August Prize nominees have been awarded before. But acclaimed Klas Östergren is missing from the list
Survey Reveals Swedes' Reading Habits and Desire to Read More
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Survey Reveals Swedes' Reading Habits and Desire to Read More

The Book Barometer – this is the name of a new survey on Swedes' reading habits to be conducted every year. Behind the survey lies the Swedish Publishers' Association
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