New Books
Some of the Swedish and Finland-Swedish books published
in English translation in 2023
compiled by Alice E. Olsson
New Books 2023
Some of the Swedish and Finland-Swedish books published in English translation in 2023
compiled by Alice E. Olsson
You Will Never Be Found
by Tove Alsterdal, translated by Alice Menzies
Faber & Faber, February 2023
Harper Collins (US), January 2023
A man is locked inside an abandoned house – but he’s not the only one. This atmospheric, edge-of-your-seat rural crime starring local detective Eira Sjödin will keep you guessing till the end.
Fire From the Sky
by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist
LevineQuerido, September 2023
Ánte’s life has been defined by Sámi traditions, and he loves working with the reindeer. But when his feelings for his best friend Erik change, it feels impossible to combine reindeer husbandry with the life that he wants.
Sixty-Four Minutes with Rebecka (bilingual English/French edition)
by Ingmar Bergman, translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner (English) & Jean-Baptiste Bardin (French)
Editions Belloni in collaboration with Cinematograph, March 2023
Bergman’s view of the political turmoil and sexual liberation of the late 1960s. A missing link in Bergman’s oeuvre, this script was written in 1969 as part of an omnibus film collaboration with Kurosawa and Fellini that was never made.
The Man Who Organized Nature
by Gunnar Broberg, translated by Anna Paterson
Princeton University Press, September 2023 (UK) and July 2023 (US)
A new biography of Carl Linnaeus, Sweden’s perhaps most famous man of science, based on extensive research into primary sources and offering a vivid, engaging portrait of Linnaeus’s life and work.
More Numbers Every Day
by Micael Dahlen & Helge Thorbjørnsen, translated by Paul Norlen
Hachette, March 2023
An entertaining and informative look at how numbers and data of all kinds increasingly guide and control our lives, and what we can do about it.
The Scaler of Peaks
by Karin Erlandsson, translated by Annie Prime
Dedalus Books, March 2023
Feminist fantasy adventure novel for young adults. Third in The Song of the Eye Stone series.
The Victor
by Karin Erlandsson, translated by Annie Prime
Dedalus Books, 2023
Feminist fantasy adventure novel for young adults. Fourth in The Song of the Eye Stone series.
Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust: Young Readers’ Edition
by Hédi Fried, translated by Alice E. Olsson
Scribe, April 2023
A young readers’ edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz survivor Hédi Fried that answers lasting questions about the Holocaust.
The Details
by Ia Genberg, translated by Kira Josefsson
Wildfire, August 2023
HarperVia (US), August 2023
August Prize-winner The Details is a novel of four portraits and a thousand details, about beat-up softcovers, psychedelic dancing, and paralyzing anxiety. What’s the perfect Y2K dress? Can a loved one really disappear? And who is that in the portrait – the person depicted, or she who holds the brush?
Black Ice
by Carin Gerhardsen, translated by Ian Giles
Head of Zeus, January 2023
In the snow-covered silence of Swedish midwinter, a terrible accident and a deadly secret draws several strangers together...
The Attention Fix
by Dr Anders Hansen, translated by Alice E. Olsson
Vermilion Books, August 2023
In The Attention Fix, Hansen shares an informative guide to what unrestricted social media use is actually doing to our brains, and the practical steps we can take to break the addiction cycle.
The Happiness Cure
by Dr Anders Hansen, translated by Alex Fleming
Vermilion Books, February 2023
Blending neuroscientific research with stories of ordinary individuals, leading psychiatrist and viral TedX speaker Dr Anders Hansen explores how an evolutionary take on life can help us to re-set our perspective on happiness to find longer-term meaning and lasting contentment.
Billie and Bean at the Beach
by Julia Hansson, translated by B.J. Woodstein
Orca, February 2023
Billie isn't sure whether she dares to swim at the beach, but with some help from her dog Bean, she learns there is peace and beauty in the water.
The Spider
by Lars Kepler, translated by Alice Menzies
Zaffre, May 2023
Knopf (US), July 2023
A killer is spinning a sinister web and the police are caught dead center.
Rhubarb Lemonade
by Oskar Kroon, translated by Annie Prime
Hot Key Books, June 2023
Poignant coming-of-age drama about a young girl dealing with young love and her parents’ divorce.
Even if Everything Ends
by Jens Liljestrand, translated by Alice Menzies
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, June 2023
Gallery/Scout Press (US), May 2023
Life goes on in the face of a climate crisis in this astonishing and unforgettable debut novel that follows four characters as they struggle to survive in a burning world.
Most Beloved Sister & Mirabelle
by Astrid Lindgren, translated by Linda Schenck
Novellix, April 2023
A new translation of two early short stories by Sweden’s classic children’s author of the late 1900s, Astrid Lindgren.
The Bridge
by Eva Lindström, translated by Annie Prime
Astra Young Readers (US), August 2023
Charming picture book by classic children’s author.
Cult
by Camilla Läckberg & Henrik Fexeus, translated by Ian Giles
Harper Collins, May 2023
A young child is snatched in broad daylight outside his nursery. Nobody in charge sees a thing, but the other children say a woman is the culprit…
We Are Lions!
by Jens Mattsson & Jenny Lucander, translated by B.J. Woodstein
Groundwood Books, March 2023
One sibling gets seriously ill, leaving his brother alone and worried in this moving picture book.
The Highly Sensitive Person and Intuition
by Helen Olausson, translated by B.J. Woodstein
Vulkan, October 2022
In this self-help book, people who are highly sensitive are encouraged to use their sensitivity in ways that bring them more energy and happiness.
Sexuality in the Swedish Police
by Jens Rennstam, translated by B.J. Woodstein
Routledge, January 2023
This academic book is a detailed study of the processes of inclusion and exclusion as they play out in the Swedish police force.
The Night Raven
by Johan Rundberg, translated by Annie Prime
Amazon Crossing Kids, August 2023
Bestselling YA crime thriller set in brutal 19th century Stockholm. First book in The Moonwind Mysteries.
The Queen of Thieves
by Johan Rundberg, translated by Annie Prime
Amazon Crossing Kids, October 2023
Bestselling YA crime thriller set in brutal 19th century Stockholm. Second book in The Moonwind Mysteries.
Rest in Peace
by Sofie Sarenbrant, translated by Paul Norlen
BookBeat, April 2023
The guests at a luxury spa in Sweden start dying mysteriously, prompting an investigation by Inspector Emma Sköld.
The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons
by Karin Smirnoff, translated by Sarah Death
MacLehose Press, August 2023
The Norrbotten region of Sweden is a magnet to sinister incomers as its rich natural resources start to generate vast flows of money. Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, each brought to the area by family matters, find themselves at the eye of the storm as people dear to them become targets.
Spa
by Erik Svetoft, translated by Melissa Bowers
Fantagraphics Books, February 2023
This nightmarish debut, a biting critique of consumer society and the “wellness” industry, recalls the films of David Lynch and Lars Von Trier and the horror manga of Junji Ito.
The Autists: Women on the Spectrum
by Clara Törnvall, translated by Alice E. Olsson
Scribe, June 2023
An incisive and deeply candid account that explores autistic women in culture, myth, and society through the prism of the author’s own diagnosis.