Reviews

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

<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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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. 

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

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.

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 her wonderful new picture book, We Have to Have Ketchup! Pija Lindenbaum, tells the story of a camping site problem that captures both a microcosm of contemporary society and the child’s world.

Deep in the Woods is the third novel in Marie Hermanson’s 1920s Gothenburg series, following the policeman Nils Gunnarsson and the journalist Ellen Grönblad in a time of great change for the city.

Body Double is a chilling and exciting book that makes the reader question what actually has happened.