Reviews

In Dark Matter, Balsam Karam demonstrates the importance of empathy and care in a challenging world. 

<em>Mission: vulva</em>, the second of Olivia Skoglund’s two graphic memoirs, continues to follow the author’s transition while also interrogating what it means to be a woman.

From the peaks of whimsy and absurdity to the troughs of horror and mundanity, Mikael Yvesand’s anticipated new novel, set in small-town Sweden of the recent past, is a wild ride.

Wild is a sweet animal story from a talented children’s book creator, Lisen Adbåge, with a message that is not just for horses.

Japan can be a mysterious, enigmatic place for foreigners, and in his book Lost Ground Frans Wachtmeister tells the story of a Swedish long-term resident in the country who has fallen on hard times.

Bübin's Kid is compact, evocative coming-of-age story by Mare Kandre, republished almost thirty years later.

In There Is No Paradise, a teenage boy discovers love in its many forms while spending a summer with his grandfather.

In Guarding the Flock, Johan Rundberg weaves social media, surveillance and unexplained backgrounds intricately together into a substantial thriller.

Johanna Hedman’s sharply written The Benefactors takes a harsh look at a cynical art industry that devours young artists alive, spitting out their bones and clothes. It brings into focus those who normally remain in the shadows: those who buy and collect art. 

An atmospheric novella set in Stockholm, Therese Bohman’s My Street is a coming-of-age story and depiction of student life.

The Corpses We Planted brilliantly combines all the exciting components of Lina Wolff’s writing, from eccentric humour to a knack for probing the darkest parts of humanity. Winning the 2025 August Prize is just the cherry on top.

Linda Spåman’s A Year of Apocalyptic Thinking is a moving and painful graphic memoir of the author’s father’s incurable illness and eventual suicide.

The Boy and the Bear is a highly enjoyable historical novel for young readers about a young Arab boy and his encounter with Vikings.

In Nature wreckers, Malin Kivelä wanders the borderlands between comfort and climate responsibility, wondering whether we can – or even want to – stop ruining the planet.

A dreamy novel-memoir genre-bending text, The Literal Heaven depicts the singer Al Bowlly’s life as well as author Mats Kempe’s own experiences.

The Underground Tree: A Story about Karin Boye is a grand adventure story inspired by the life and literary works of Karin Boye. 

Ann-Luise Bertell’s fourth novel is an Ostrobothnian romance between a prisoner of war and a farmer’s wife, set against the background of wartime Finland.

An atmospheric novella set in Stockholm, Therese Bohman’s My Street is a coming-of-age story and depiction of student life.