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October 24, 2014

Nesbo sends Harry Hole on a journey to the dark side

Jo has been interviewed by La Prensa as he tours for his latest book released in Spain. Please click here to read the full interview.

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Published on October 24, 2014 13:35

January 24, 2014

Jo interviewed by Wall Street Journal about Macbeth

Jo has been interviewed by Wall Street Journal about his retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Please click here to read the full interview.

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Published on January 24, 2014 06:02

January 14, 2014

Jo Nesbø To Retell Macbeth

Jo Nesbø is set to retell Macbeth, one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most powerful tragedies, for the Hogarth Shakespeare series, which from 2016 will see writers including Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson and Howard Jacobson retelling plays from Shakespeare’s canon.

Read more on The Guardian.

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Published on January 14, 2014 01:58

December 20, 2013

Nesbø sales record in Germany

Jo Nesbø’s Police, the tenth installment in the Harry Hole series, has now sold more than 150.000 copies in hardback in Germany.

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Published on December 20, 2013 04:50

November 26, 2013

Jo Nesbø No. 4 in Italy

Police, the tenth installment in Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole series, was published in Italy last week and is No. 4 on the official bestseller list for fiction this week.

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Published on November 26, 2013 08:07

November 22, 2013

Nesbø on Czech and Polish bestseller lists

Jo Nesbø’s The Leopard (Harry Hole #8) is No. 1 on the official bestseller list in Czech Republic and Police (Harry Hole #10) is No. 2 on the Empik list in Poland.

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Published on November 22, 2013 08:10

November 21, 2013

Police No. 2 in Germany

Jo Nesbø’s Police, the tenth installment in the Harry Hole series just released in Germany, has already reached No. 2 on the official hardcover list in Germany.

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Published on November 21, 2013 08:12

October 8, 2013

Two New Books From Nesbø

We are delighted to announce two new novels from Jo Nesbø writing under the pen name Tom Johansen. The first book, Blood on Snow, will be published in autumn 2014 with the second, Blood On Snow 2 (working title), to follow in spring 2015. Further information about both books and Tom Johansen will be revealed in early 2014.

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Published on October 08, 2013 02:31

September 30, 2013

Doctor Proctor and the Great Gold Robbery is No.1 in Norway

Jo has four titles on the bestseller lists in Norway this week. Doctor Proctor and the Great Gold Robbery (Doctor Proctor #4, published in 2012) is No. 1 and Police is No. 8 on the official list for fiction.

Phantom (Harry Hole #9, published in 2011) is No. 11 and Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder (Doctor Proctor #1, published in 2007) is No. 14 on the official paperback list .

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Published on September 30, 2013 02:11

September 24, 2013

Police No. 1 in Ireland and No. 2 in the UK

Police entered the official Irish bestseller list at No. 1 this week. In addition, the novel is No. 2 on the bestseller list in the UK for the second consecutive week.

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Published on September 24, 2013 07:19