«Johnsrud showcases a literary talent of the highest order – he’s smart, precise and varied in his language,» writes Norway’s largest newspaper Verdens Gang in their review of Kalypso. And they continue: «Add to this a storyline that gives new meaning to the clichéd expression “unputdownable,” and the conclusion is a given: it’s an obvious six stars also […]
Kategori: krim
A peek into Kalypso!
Finally! The dark and blood dripping tragedy continues, when the second novel in the installment about Fredrik Beier and Kafa Iqbal is released the 15th of August 2016. That is when Kalypso is released in Norway. But Norwegian-reading crime lovers can get a sneak peek already now. See below to read the first chapters of the follow up […]
The Polish Vote
After its release in Poland, Naśladowcy (Those Who Follow) is getting a very warm welcome. Just look what onet.pl, Poland´s largest web portal has to say about Naśladowcy in their review: «Although the Scandinavian crime fiction authors are known throughout the world, Johnsrud definitely stands out among them. (…) Those Who Follow have everything needed for a good detective […]
Nice reviews from Hungary
«A masterful story, with several shocking turns.» This is what the Hungarian magazine Eva writes about Those Who Follow, or Követők, which is the Hungarian title, in their review. It is exciting, and a little bit terrifying, to meet an audience in a new country for the first time. Today Those Who Follow was released in […]
Gli Adepti!
First of all – happy new year! Six months have passed, since our last post. But I haven’t been resting. Instead I have been working on the second part of the story, about Fredrik Beier, Kafa Iqbal and the other characters from Those Who Follow. Or Gli Adepti as will be the Italian title, when […]
Norwegian Bestseller
For titles released the spring of 2015, Those Who Follow was the sixth best-selling Norwegian fiction, according to Bokhandlerforeningen (Norwegian Book Sellers Organization). Top of the list was Jo Nesbø’s Blood on Snow. Those Who Follow was released in Norway in January 2015. It will come out in several other countries throughout 2016. Read more […]
The End
Det handler ikke om når man tar farvel. Det handler om hvordan. Å formulere slutten på en historie kan være det aller vanskeligste. Det handler om komponere ekkoet som blir tilbake, når konserten er over. Formulere ordene på gravsteinen. Det handler om hva leseren skal føle, i det hun klapper boken igjen og trekker pusten. Klumpen i […]
Wienerbrorskapet på 20 språk
For en vår dette har vært. Det startet med en sekser i VG. Nylig ble Wienerbrorskapet solgt til Bulgaria, som det 20. land i rekken. Her er hele listen: Bulgaria, Danmark, Estland, Finland, Frankrike, Hellas, Island, Italia, Litauen, Nederland, Norge, Polen, Russland, Slovakia, Spania, Sverige, Tsjekkia, Tyrkia, Tyskland og Ungarn. Wienerbrorskapets engelske tittel er Those […]
Godhetens mørke
«Wienerbrorskapet» handler om den aller farligste form for ondskap. Den ondskap vi gjør av godhet. «For tiden samler man morone, åndssvake, vanartede i offentlige anstalter, pleier dem, beskytter dem fremfor almindelige normale barn, driver dem ut av anstalten når de er blitt forplantningsdyktige, sprer dem ut over landet, fordeler dem på gårdene og infiserer […]
Wienerbrorskapet på radio
Aschehoug lager podcast! Og den første episoden hører du her. Redaktør Inga Semmingen og jeg prater om Wienerbrorskapet, Thorbjørn Harr leser første kapittel av Jo Nesbøs BLOD PÅ SNØ og bokhandlerne forteller om sine favoritter denne våren. Den gikk rett inn på topplista over kultur- og litteratur-podcaster.
