Bonnier News - books

Leena Lehtolainen on Making it in America

By Bert Menninga on 2012-02-01
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Finnish crime writer Leena Lehtolainen scores it big with Amazon Publishing. Tammi’s Hannu Harju interviews the author.

Leena Lehtolainen, the bestselling Finnish crime writer published by Tammi Publishers, has made a deal with U.S. publishing conglomerate Amazon Publishing for the world English rights of all her crime novels.

Håkan Rudels on Books

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-24
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Bonnierförlagens new publishing director talks about the future of the book industry.

Today, Bonnierförlagen announced that Håkan Rudels has been named publishing director for the Swedish publisher, which includes Albert Bonniers Förlag, Wahlström & Widstrand and a number of other publishing houses. We talked with Rudels about his position and the future.

What is your background and what have you been doing up until now?

I'm an economist from the beginning and before I started at Bonnierförlagen I was sales manager for a bookstore chain.

Cappelen Damm Acquires Høyskoleforlaget

By Bert Menninga on 2011-12-12
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Educational aids and textbook publisher Høyskoleforlaget to become sister unit to Cappelen Damm Akademisk.

Norwegian book publisher Cappelen Damm has announced it will acquire educational materials and textbook publisher Høyskoleforlaget. Based in Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlaget is among the premier publishers of its kind in Norway, focusing on health care and social issues, pre-school and teacher education, humanities, natural and social sciences as well as journalism and media studies.

Klaus Humann to Start New Publishing House

By Bert Menninga on 2011-12-08
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Bonnier Media Deutschland launching new children’s book publishing house under Klaus Humann.

Klaus Humann, publishing director at Carlsen Verlag since 1997, will be leaving the company to start up a new house that will publish picture books and children's books.

How the World Works Awarded

By Bert Menninga on 2011-12-02
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Templar's popular science book for kids wins prestigious U.K. prize.

Templar's How the World Works, an interactive pop-up book exploring the science of the earth has taken the top prize in the hugely prestigious Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.

Templar's Managing Director Amanda Wood was delighted with the news - "as the idea for the book came from a meeting of two parents while waiting for their children at the school gates," she says.

Brage Prize to Three Cappelen Damm Authors

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-30
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Cappelen Damm authors big winners for this year's Brage Prize in Norway.

Norway's most prestigious book award, the Brage Prize, was given out on Nov. 24 and among the five winners were three authors from Cappelen Damm. Longtime Cappelen Damm author Kolbein Falkeid won an honorary award for his lifetime's work - Falkeid has been with Cappelen since his debut in 1962. In the category of best children's or young adult book of the year, Inga Sætre for her book Fallteknikk; also nominated was Sverre Knudsen for Arons Maskin.

Moomins Get Appy

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-29
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Finnish publisher Werner Söderström to release Moomin app at the Bologna Book Fair. Publisher Lippo Luukkonen talks about the app and children's literature on tablets.

When beloved Finnish children's author Tove Jansson released her first picture book in 1952, the illustrations weren't just beautifully rendered iconic 1950s design, they were also a true innovation.

Best in Communication

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-23
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ECON's awards and yearbook highlight corporate communication at its best.

Last week German book publisher ECON Verlag gave out its annual Corporate Communication Awards in Berlin. ECON, a part of publishing house Ullstein Buchverlage, has since its founding in 1950 been one of Germany's leading non-fiction publishers, specializing in finance and economy titles as its name indicates.

August Prize to The Boys

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-22
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Sweden's top book prize goes to Jessica Schiefauer's children's book.

Jessica Schiefauer's Pojkarna (The boys) won Sweden's prestigious book award, the August Prize 2011 for the Swedish children's and young adult book of the year. The prize was announced yesterday at a ceremony in Stockholm. The jury wrote that "boy country is infiltrated with a sharp and revealing girl's point of view.

A Different Kind of History Book Series

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-17
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Historie’s new series gives readers an in-depth look at turning points in history.

When Historie magazine decided to put out a book series for its readers, the editorial staff went all out. "We spent millions of kroner and a year of development to launch a series that's in a class by itself both in design and format," says Sebastian Relster, editor-in-chief of the magazine at Bonnier Publications in Denmark.