Reviews

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

<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.

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.

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

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

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.

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. 

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.