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Harry Hole #10 released in Norway
10 June 2013
On Thursday the long awaited tenth installment in the Harry Hole series, Police, was released in Norway. Aschehoug, Jo Nesbø’s Norwegian publisher, arranged a big release-party with nearly a thousand people attending!
The first print-run was 270.000 copies, which is the largest first print-run in Norwegian publishing history. After only one day of sales, the book went into its second print-run of 115.000 copies.
Please watch this video to see clips from the release-party:
Video from the day of the release part 2, Jo is interviewed (in Norwegian) :
Q&A with Jo on The Redeemer
30 May 2013
Click here to read an exclusive Q&A with Jo on The Redeemer on Everyday eBook’s website.
Danish book trailer for Police
22 May 2013
Jo Nesbø’s publisher in Denmark, Modtryk, made a fantastic book trailer of Jo’s upcoming novel Police, please see below.
Police is the tenth installment in the Harry Hole series and will be published in Norway on June 6th. The novel is currently being translated into English and will be available later this fall.
The Redeemer out in the U.S. today!
21 May 2013
The Redeemer, the sixth installment in the Harry Hole series, is released in the U.S. today.
Kirkus Reviews says:
“Rarely does a mystery novel succeed on so many levels, as the intricate plotting explores psychological and theological dimensions that go deeper than standard notions of good and evil. As a literary stylist as well as as a master of mystery, Nesbø has established himself as the king of Scandinavian crime fiction. … [The Redeemer] may be the best, or at least the richest, in its evocation of a sinister plot … Ultimately, a story with a lot of pieces to its puzzle hurtles toward a climax that is not merely sad, but tragic.”
Click here to order your copy!
BOOKS TO DIE FOR awarded the Agatha Award
6 May 2013
Books to Die For, John Connolly’s and Declan Burke’s anthology where Jo Nesbø among other crime and thriller authors around the world have with personal essays come together to create a great guide for crime and mystery lovers, has been awarded the 2013 Agatha Award for ‘Best Non-Fiction’
Headhunters Best Thriller at Empire Awards
25 March 2013
Headhunters, the movie adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s stand alone thriller, was awarded ‘Best Thriller’ at the Empire Awards in London yesterday. Nominated in the same category were Skyfall, Argo, The Raid and Zero Dark Thirty.
Watch acceptance speeches and pictures from the ceremony here.
Jo No. 1 in Iceland
20 March 2013
Jo Nesbø’s The Leopard, the eighth installment in the Harry Hole series, is No. 1 on the Icelandic bestseller list for the fourth consecutive week and is also No. 2 on the Bestsellers of the Year-list after only 5 weeks on the market.
Headhunters No. 4 in Italy
18 March 2013
Jo Nesbø’s stand-alone novel Headhunters has been on the bestseller lists around Europe ever since it was first published in 2008. Last week, the novel was published in Italy and went straight to No. 4 on the official Italian bestseller list.
Lorenza Izzo To Co-Star in I Am Victor
12 March 2013
Up and comer Lorenza Izzo has landed a female lead opposite John Stamos in NBC‘s drama pilot I Am Victor, the project based on an upcoming novel by Jo Nesbø. Also in the cast is McKaley Miller.
Read more in Deadline Hollywood.
John Stamos To Star in I Am Victor
28 February 2013
John Stamos will star as the lead of I Am Victor, a drama based on an upcoming novel by Jo Nesbø. Written by Mark Goffman, it centers on Victor Port (Stamos), a high powered divorce attorney with a unique view of relationships who says what most people think, but dare not say.
Read more in Deadline Hollywood.
Jo is awarded the Peer Gynt Prize
22 February 2013
Jo Nesbø will be awarded this year’s Peer Gynt Prize for his international success and for thus helping to put Norway on the world map of international literature. “I am very happy and honored to receive the award as the year’s Peer Gynt” says Jo Nesbø. The Prize Award Ceremony is held at the Peer Gynt Festival in August.
Nesbø Nominated For The Peer Gynt Prize
6 February 2013
For the second consecutive year Jo Nesbø is nominated for the Peer Gynt Prize, a Norwegian honor award presented to a person or institution that has achieved distinction in society, and also contributed to improving Norway’s international reputation. The recipient is chosen by the Norwegian Parliament.
Phantom No. 1 in Sweden
5 February 2013
Phantom, the ninth installment in the Harry Hole series, is No. 1 on the official paperback list in Sweden for the second consecutive month.
NBC orders I Am Victor Pilot
15 January 2013
NBC has given a pilot order to I Am Victor, the legal drama based on Jo Nesbø’s forthcoming book, from former House executive producer Katie Jacobs. Written by Mark Goffman, the project has some of House’s DNA as it is described as “House as a divorce attorney”.
Read more about it in Deadline Hollywood.
Headhunters Nominated for BAFTA
11 January 2013
Headhunters, the movie adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel, has received a 2013 BAFTA nomination in the ‘Best Foreign Film’ category. The critically acclaimed movie premiered in Norway in 2011 and has scored an amazing worldwide box office so far. The awards ceremony will take place on February 10th at London’s Royal Opera House.