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Home & Garden
Flowerbeds in Bloom
How to Create a Flowering Garden with Perennials and Annuals
Dreamy flowerbeds with the perfect blend of flowers and foliage, adorning your garden from spring to autumn. Plants in harmony that come back year after year, or bloom extravagantly during one splendid season. How do you make it happen? Which plants go well together, and what will suit your garden?
Hanna Wendelbo, seasoned designer and expert gardener, knows how to play with location, soil, flowering times, height, shape, colour, harmony, and contrasts to create a beautiful, bloom ing garden. Here, she shares her wealth of knowledge and experience by presenting thirteen unique flowerbeds in different styles – including grandmother’s classic, the moonlight flowerbed, the vibrant dahlia showcase, and the captivating purple haven. Copy these beautiful plant combinations or let them inspire your own gardening masterpiece!
Author
Hanna Wendelbo is a designer and pattern maker. She is also a florist, trained in green design and the creator behind many public and private plantings. For several years now, she has been working as a designer for Norrviken Gardens’ beautiful flower beds. Hanna shares inspiring posts on social media about her garden and summer flowers where she has more than 100 000 followers. She also spearheaded the “Flower Appeal” in Sweden, which encourages people to choose locally grown cut flowers.
Original title Vacker och tidlös trädgård Author & Photographer Ellen Forsström • Format 195 x 224 mm • Pages 112 • Word count 20,000 • Publication date March 2024
The Timeless Garden Making Your Garden into a Lush Haven
Do you dream of a beautiful garden where it feels like time is standing still – a lush haven with daisies dancing on the lawn, spring bulbs carpeting the yard, and wildflower meadows surrounding fruit trees? A sustainable, rural, and timeless space where plants are allowed to flourish, and wild nature is a part of the garden canvas – a garden for the future. The Timeless Garden guides you in crafting stunning environments, whether yours is a cosy townhouse garden or a larger suburban plot.
Discover inspiration and practical advice to shape glades, groves, and meadows, creating contrasts and different levels in your garden. With eager climbers and winding gravel paths, you can turn your garden into a sacred space for both you and biodiversity, welcoming birds, bees, and butterflies. Here, you are invited to focus on greenery, letting it spread freely with a gentle touch – a harmonious blend of the wild and the orderly. Transform your garden into a timeless haven to cherish.
Nature & Animals
The Birds
3rd Updated Edition
The Birds is a deluxe version of the third, revised edition of The Bird Guide, one of the world’s most comprehensive field guides for both beginners and experienced birdwatchers throughout Europe. The deluxe edition’s format is more than twice the size of the field guide to showcase all the exquisite and detailed watercolours, but the main contents are the same. It covers approximately 1,000 species that can be observed in Scandinavia, the rest of Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Over 200 educational watercolour plates with more than 4,500 beautiful illustrations show how the plumage of different species vary based on sex, age, season, and population distribution. In addition to the species illustrations, the book contains artwork depicting the birds in their natural habitats.
Authors
FÅGLARNA
Lars Svensson is an ornithologist, author, and one of Sweden’s most respected bird connoisseurs. He is a highly regarded lecturer on birds and has previously led trips for bird enthusiasts. Lars has collected bird sounds since the 1970s and has written several appreciated books on birds though the years.
Dan Zetterström is known as one of the foremost bird artists in the world and is an acknowledged field ornithologist. He has illustrated several books on birds and has travelled exten-
sively to gather first-hand experience of virtually every species covered in The Bird Guide/The Birds. Killian Mullarney is one of the leading bird artists today and an acknowledged expert in field identification. He is frequently consulted in questions about species and identification all aroundthe world.
Lars, Dan and Killian, are all well-travelled and globally renowned ornithologists. The Bird Guide/The Birds is the result of a close collaboration over the years.
Original title Fåglarna • Authors Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterström, Killian Mullarney • Format 215 x 310 mm • Pages 480 • Word count 250,000
• Publication date November 2023 • Rights sold Dutch, English (W), French, German • Options Albanian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish
The Bird Guide has over 1,4 million copies sold worldwide!
Bird Diary 2025
A perfect yearly calendar for nature enthusiasts, or anyone who simply enjoys the beauty of birds. From January’s birdlife, which goes on the back burner during the bitter winter cold, to the melancholy autumn months when the migrating birds leave us for more southerly latitudes. Each season has its particular birds, and this richly illustrated book concentrates on the bird’s annual cycle.
Here you can note down everything – from day-to-day events that should not be forgotten, or hearing the first blackbird of the year.
In Bird Diary 2025, European bird species are presented with fascinating texts and stunning illustrations, with space for your own notes on the events of the day.
Original title Fågeldagbok 2025 • Authors Niklas Aronsson, Bill Zetterström, Dan Zetterström • Format 165 x 187 mm • Pages 160 • Word count 10,000 • Publication date September 2024 • Rights sold Danish, German
Mind & Body
The Opposite
7
Paradoxical Strategies for Less Stress, Anxiety, Worry
and Self-criticism
For anyone struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, worry, self-criticism, and/or relationship problems. You are not alone. To solve our bad feelings, we often tend to use strategies that seem logical, reasonable, and right, but that leads us completely on the wrong path. The solution, to the surprise of many, is to start behaving in a way that feels unintuitive, strange, and wrong. Quite the opposite, in fact.
In the pop-psychological self-help book The Opposite, author and psychologist Stefan Pagréus explains how we, by not listening to our instincts and instead doing the opposite, can turn things around and make us feel better. In the book Stefan guides us through different parts of life in each chapter. All while giving practical tips and tricks along the way, on how to turn the bad feelings around and help us get back on track. By changing how we think and act, we can feel better, be happier, be less afraid, sleep better, stop brooding, stressing, beating ourselves up, and have better relationships.
Author Stefan Pagréus is a licensed psychologist and runs his own therapy office in Stockholm. He has a background in advertising and marketing as a copywriter. Stefan is also one of the founders of the Swedish fashion company
A Day’s March. The Opposite is his first book, in which he shows us how we can use simple principles to tackle the life worries we all suffer from – and how we can feel better.
“The closer we get to the thing that scares us, the
more our anxiety increases. It makes it easier to think that if we don’t back off, the discomfort will rise to unmanageable levels. So we turn our heels, back away, hide and let it go. And just like that, the displeasure in our body decreases. But what happens if we stay? Well – drum roll – the anxiety will ease then too. If the disaster fails to happen (which it usually does!), after a while, the brain concludes that the situation calls for neither running nor fighting.”
“When I get over the crest, I see an ambulance standing on the cycle path. A young woman sits leaning against
the bridge rail-
ing. She appears to be physically unharmed.
The paramedics crouch by her side and talk to her. [...] What will happen now is quite obvious. The young woman will be taken to the psychiatric emergency department located nearby. It is a beautiful bridge with a view of Stockholm’s islands and water. It also got a guardrail a few years ago to make it harder to jump from. It saved a life tonight, I think.”
Suicide for Beginners A Social History and Modern Perspective on Life and Death
In 1983 Liz Rück, author Christian Rück’s aunt, died. The cause of death was suicide.
In Suicide for Beginners Christian Rück takes us on a deep dive into a societal issue we are rarely brave enough to discuss, even if it’s a topic we need to voice aloud more. What do we do when a child dies? Should a 104-year-old professor be allowed to make the choice to end their life at a death clinic in Switzerland? And why didn’t anyone stop the Swedish prisoner from starving himself to death?
In twelve chapters, the expert psychiatrist Christian shine a light on the wreckage and nuances after a suicide. He asks questions such as: who has the right to end their own life, and what can we learn about the fact that suicide as a phenomenon exist? Can you predict a suicide, and what does the research say? And what is truly a life worth living? We learn about the history of suicide and the modern perspectives of today. Alongside this, Christian share conversations he has had with other researchers, loved one’s who has lost someone to suicide, and his own personal experience and what he has seen through his work.
Suicide for Beginners is a book about the darkest corners of being human, while also showing how studying these aspects can make the beauty and fragility of being alive shine bright.
Christian Rück is a psychiatrist and professor in psychiatry at Karolinska Institutet, one of the world’s foremost medical universities. Christian is also one of the experts in the highly popular Insidan, a part of the prestigious newspaper Dagens Nyheter, which focus on every thing body and soul. Additionally, Christian also serves as a scientific advisor for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
March 2024 • Material English Sample Translation • Rights sold Czech, Korean, Polish
Birth Without Fear
Birth Without Fear: The Prophylaxis Book
An increasing number of women experience a strong fear of childbirth. At the same time, labour and delivery care is safer than ever, for both mother and baby. Physiotherapist and doula Susanna Heli has worked with hundreds of births to empower and support birthing women. In Birth Without Fear, Susanna shares her four most important and effective tools to avoid stress and fear before and during labour. With breathing, relaxation, the voice, and the power of thought, she guides the birthing woman away from fear and towards safety and control. The tools are simple and can be used during all stages of labour. They make labour an empowering and positive experience for both the birthing woman and her partner.
Birth Without Fear is suitable for anyone about to give birth, whether you are a first-time mother or a mother again, whether you choose to have anaesthesia or give birth without pain relief, whether you are terrified or just want to be prepared.
In late 2024, a continuation of the same Birth Without Fearmethod – The Prophylaxis Book is out. The new book is a step-bystep guide, based on the practical birth preparation prophylaxis coruse. It follows the Birth Without Fear-method, and not only for the birthing mother, but perhaps more for the birth partner or support person, and a way for them to find a calming way together through labour.
The Prophylaxis Book shows in a practical, simple, and effective way how to prepare for a birth together and how to deal with the emotions that may arise, using the four simple and effective prophylaxis tools that Birth Without Fear is based on. Susanna also shares facts, practical exercises, and invaluable tips for the best support before a birth.
Birth Without Fear has over 110,000 copies sold!
Original title Föda utan rädsla • Author Susanna Heli • Format 148 x 180 mm • Pages 192 • Word count 40,000 • Publication date August 2009 • Material Full English Translation • Rights sold Finnish, Norwegian
Original title Föda utan rädsla: Profylaxboken •Author Susanna Heli •Format 148 x 180 mm •Pages 128 •Publication date October 2024 •Options Finnish, Norwegian
Susanna Heli is an experienced doula and physiotherapist specialising in pregnancy and childbirth. She is the CEO of Birth by Heart and Birth Without Fear and is constantly working to develop the Birth Without Fear-methods that she shares in her books. Susanna is also an appreciated lecturer and course leader, and trains health care professionals, teaches at universities, holds birth preparation courses for expectant parents, and trains doulas and instructors in the Birth Without Fear-method.
Food & Drink
Fruits and Berries A–Z
Savory and Sweet Recipes and Instructions
Paul Svensson is known for celebrating vegetables in his cooking, but he also indulges in the wealth of fruits and berries that nature has to offer. In his new book, Fruits and Berries A–Z, he offers a spectrum of sweet and savoury delights based in the plant kingdom. Blueberries and cloudberries feature in game stews, strawberries crown green salads, and hazelnuts give flavour to buttery hollandaise sauce. Whether you tend a fruit garden, grow berry bushes, or shop for your favourites at the supermarket – even frozen – there is something here for every fruit and berry enthusiast. The recipes range from the simplest for everyday use to the more time-consuming for weekends and big celebrations. With 33 chapters, this book not only presents a range of recipes but also serves as an instructional manual for each fruit and berry, detailing all the possibilities they offer. Dive into a world of flavours with Fruits and Berries A–Z, the sequel to Svensson’s renowned cooking bible: Vegetables A–Z
Author Paul Svensson likes simple, sustainable and vegetable-based food and is passionate about inspiring a food philosophy where green is at the center. He has represented Sweden in the Bocuse d’Or and has worked at several of the world’s and Sweden’s best pubs. Since 2014, he runs the restaurant at Fotografiska in Stockholm together with Christofer Ekman. The restaurant which, in 2017, was named the World’s Best Museum Restaurant. Paul has also written several cookbooks.
Vegetables A–Z has over 55,000 copies sold! Original title Frukt & bär A–Ö • Author Paul Svensson • Photographer Charlie Drevstam • Format 170 x 240 mm • Pages 528 • Word count 100,000 • Publication date Februari 2024 • Material English Sample Translation
Indulge in the culinary wonders of Food to Share, where everyday dishes are elivated with a Mediterranean twist. Tasty, simple recipes that appeal to both adults and children – because good food is meant to be shared!
Author and chef, Alma Hassan is the creative force behind @snackstoshare on Instagram, where she shares inspiration without rigid rules – bring on the cheese, salt, and spices. Delve into this cookbook and the irresistible flavours of Alma’s creations: From coconut-crusted chicken and lamb racks, to lemon pasta with shrimp. Savour Alma’s classic snacks, like fried goat cheese balls and churros with truffle mayo, or savour the comfort of bread and simple desserts, including whipped brie with cloudberry jam and orange pavlova.
• Publication date April 2024
Author
Living with her family in Malmö, Sweden, Alma Hassan’s culinary journey began early, turning food into her sanctuary during challenging times. On the back of her Instagram success, Alma now shares a mix of popular classics and previously unpublished recipes in her cookery debut – Food to Share
Nothing beats homemade fresh pasta! With just a few ingredients, you can easily make a dough that can become all sorts of pasta varieties, such as tagliatelle, orecchiette, and busiate. How do you make delicious potato gnocchi from scratch? This and 40 other ready-made recipes are included in Pasta From the Dough. In addition, there is a pasta school for classics and favourites alike – think spaghetti alle vongole and cacio e pepe – and regional specialities like tagliatelle con cozze alla taratina. Filled pasta dishes, pasta bakes and ravioli with ricotta and eggs to lasagna with mushrooms.
Chef Samantha Santambrogio-Öberg was born in Milan and moved to Sweden in 1996. She works with her passion – Italian food and culture and runs the Italian cookery company Al Dente in Stockholm, where she offers Italian cooking classes. She has written several cooking books on the Italian kitchen and all its delights.
Original title Pasta från grunden • Author Samanta Santambrogio-Öberg
• Photographer Karolina Ohlson Haglund • Format 170 x 240 mm • Pages 112
• Word count 17,000 • Publication date August 2024
Bistro at Home
Embark on a culinary adventure with Christopher Åström, the flavour-savvy, self-taught culinary artist with millions of views on TikTok. Step into his kitchen, where rustic dinners take centre stage, meticulously crafted with precision, character, and that special flair that leaves you inspired to cook, savour, and – most importantly – share the scrumptious food.
In Bistro at Home, you’ll find some fifty recipes for main courses and desserts that promise to elevate your cooking. Delight your taste buds with succulent piri-piri chicken, flavourful gochujang noodles, or the irresistible taste and aroma of a French chocolate cake. Or why not try one of the tantalising tomato sauces, perfect for pairing with homemade pasta. Throughout the book, Christopher shares practical cooking tips to enhance your culinary skills.
Author
Christopher Åström is the self-taught chef who wants to share and inspire you with his big love for food. With a steady stream of new ideas for delicious dishes, he shares his food and ideas on social media and today have over 1.7 million followers on his TikTok. In 2023 Christopher opened his first restaurant in Stockholm, Bar Schiaccaiate, that serves authentic Italian sandwiches.
Original title Bistro hemma • Author Christopher Åström • Photographer Petter Bäcklund • Format 195 x 260 mm • Pages 160 • Word count 19,000
Indulge your sweet tooth with Mattias Celinder’s delectable creations! From classic favourites to inventive twists, this cookbook is a treasure trove for any mud cake, brownie, or blondie enthusiast. How about a rhubarb pie-inspired mud cake, some liquorice-toffee brownies, or a plum-and-almond blondie? Explore exciting hybrids like mud-cake squares; butterkaka with a raspberry blondie filling; or a brownie cake with walnuts, white chocolate mousse, and berries. Plus, discover clever ways to repurpose leftovers into delicious bites, ice cream, or delicious desserts.
Original title
• Photographer Magnus
• Author
• Format 170 x 240 mm • Pages 112
• Word count 14,000 • Publication date March 2024 • Rights sold Estonian
Kladdkakor, brownies, blondies
Mattias Celinder
Skoglöf
One Dough, 100 Breads
One Dough, 100 Breads is a new way of thinking about baking. The first step is to learn Martin Johansson’s most simple recipe, a recipe so easy you’ll remember it after your first bake. After that, it’s just a matter of getting started. With this one recipe, you can now make loaves, buns, pizzas, rolls or pita bread – the possibilities are almost endless.
In addition to the variations on the basic recipe, you get Martin’s best tips and tricks for baking and take part in the knowledge he has accumulated during his years of experimentation in the kitchen. What gadgets do you really need, how do you get a good crust on the rolls, and how do you bake with sourdough? With this book, you should be able to make the bread you want, when you want it, and however you want it!
Original title Ett recept, hundra bröd • Author Martin Johansson • Photographer Martin Johansson & Linnea Ronström • Format 148 x 210 mm
• Pages 208 • Word count 17,000 • Publication date September 2023
• Options German, Polish
Author Martin Johansson became one of the most popular and humble experts on sourdough when the big bread trend came to Sweden in the 2010s. With his easy-going manner, Martin has shared his exploration of bread and different advanced techniques to make everything as simple as possible. Martin’s recipes are widely recognised for being easy to follow and to really work! His previous book Bread, Bread, Bread, from 2014, is still thought to be one of the best bread books in Sweden with over 75 000 copies sold!
Starting with wool and nature, Erika Åberg takes us to four coastal areas: Gotska Sandön, Stora Karlsö, Wales and the Faroe Islands to explore their knitting traditions and nature. In Knits from Coast and Shore, Erika shares her view on the colours and landscapes and how to take inspiration from these in your knitting.
Sticka vackra, värmande tröjor och västar, slitstarka strumpor, vantar och fina kragar med inspiration från kust och strand. Här finns projekt både för nybörjare och lite mer erfarna stickare i olika tekniker. En oktröja inspirerad av Vintergatan, en spetssjal i lavgröna nyanser, vantar och mössor med vackra färger från sillgrisslans ägg. Favoritkoftan med strukturmönstrat ok, tröjor och västar att bära till vardags och fint.
Med ullen och naturen som utgångspunkt tar Erika Åberg oss med till fyra kust- och strandområden: GOTSKA SANDÖN, STORA KARLSÖ, WALES och FÄRÖARNA
Through 20 projects, you find introductions to techniques, materials, diagrams, and beautiful illustrations alongside images by photographer Linnea Ronström. The projects vary from warm sweaters and vests to durable socks, mittens, and collars all inspired by the landscapes. There are garments inspired by the Milky Way, from the patterns and colours of the Lichen and the Common Murres eggs. The projects are both for beginners and more experienced knitters and vary in techniques.
I boken möter du platserna genom Erikas blick; genom stickningen, färgerna och landskapen. Boken bjuder också på introduktioner till tekniker och material, tydliga diagram, illustrationer och stämningsfulla bilder av fotografen Linnea Ronström.
Knits from Coast and Shore is a stand-alone sequel to Knits from Coast to Coast that takes inspiration from four new coastal areas and Erika’s 10th book on knitting!
Author
från kust och strand
VANTAR SOC KO R T RÖJ O R SJALAR OCH AND R A VÄR MANDE P LAGG
ER IKA ÅBE RG
Foto Linnea Ronström
Erika Åberg works as an author, project manager, moderator, and communicator in various ways in the field of handicrafts. She holds appreciated courses, designs garments, and patterns and organises craft trips both at home on Gotland, and abroad.
Erika wants to inspire people to bring more handicrafts into their lives by making smart, traditional materials, and techniques available and visible.
Original title Stickat från kust och strand • Author & Illustrator Erika Åberg • Photographer Linnea Ronnström • Format 195 x 260 mm • Pages 144 • Word count 34,000 • Publication date September 2024 • Options Danish, English (W), German
Winter Knits
Taking on the cold season and the Nordic winter, knitwear designer Maja Karlsson has created twenty-five warm and cozy, woollen knitting projects. The garments range from quick-knit mittens, leg warmers, socks, and hats, to slightly larger projects such as jumpers and cardigans that require more experience. And some more unusual patterns for bloomers and a shawl. Projects to keep the whole body warm!
The projects are graded according to difficulty and are size inclusive. The book contains easy-to-follow descriptions and dia g rams, alongside Maja’s cosy and personal texts, tips, and advice. At the end of the book, there is also a knitting school which in detail shows the steps that require a little extra attention. And as always with Maja’s books; they are beautifully illustrated with fantastic photography by Helene Pé. Simply put, this book makes your fingers itch to start knitting!
Ever since her grandmother first taught her to knit when she was six years old, Maja Karlsson’s fascination with the possibilities of knitting has only grown. Over time, Maja started to work more and more with knit designs, which is now her main work. She has a pedagogical education and has worked for many years at a conservatory as a lecturer in musical theory and singing. But as the knitting work picked up, she slowly but steadily built up her own business, working with pattern designs, writing, photography, blogging, an on line store, and as a course leader. Winter Knits is Maja’s fifth knitting book.
Beautiful Necklaces
To Make Yourself from Beads, Buttons, Clay and Plastic
Get ready for a world of creativity and style with Beautiful Necklaces, where crafting is both easy and fun! Dive into the expertise of two crafting aficionados who spill their secrets and savvy tips, unleashing a treasure trove of ideas for crafting stunning neck laces at home.
This DIY guide is packed with necklace projects, showcasing different techniques and materials to spark your creativity. Design your own clay beads, or fashion charms in the shape of adorable donuts, cool photo frames, or stylish or igami figures. Or why not try the magic of shrink plastic, crafting miniatures of everything from umbrellas to houses? With the book’s detailed descriptions as a guide, you’ll be able to develop your very own designs and effortlessly bring them to life.
Original title Vackra halsband • Author & Photographer Karin Schaefer, Helena Schaeder Söderberg • Format 165 x 210 mm • Pages 112 • Word count 11,000 • Publication date February 2024 • Rights sold Danish, Dutch, Polish
Woodwork at Home
Ever dreamed of building your very own sauna or serving up pizzas baked in your own homemade oven? Look no further! Woodwork at Home is the ultimate handbook for DIY enthusiasts and those eager to embark on exciting home improvement projects. Discover some 25 creative, clever, and stylish home projects, designed for both indoor and outdoor spaces. These are fun and inspiring at various levels of difficulty – from an elegant bathtub tray and neat stool to a smart planter box on wheels and delightful outdoor kitchen ideas. With simple instructions, clear drawings, and inspiring photos, both novices and seasoned builders alike can find joy and utility in this inspiring guide.
Original title Snickra och fixa • Author & Photographer Sandra Back, David Langseth • Format 195 x 224 mm • Pages 112 • Word count 12,000 • Publication date April 2024
LERA KNAPPAR PLAST
Whole Lotta Cosy Socks
Knitting Lotta is back, and this time the experienced knitter focuses on socks, with 24 new, charming, and unique sock patterns! In Whole Lotta Cosy Socks, you will find warm socks for everyone, low and high models with inspiring motifs in wonderful colours. There are patterns with sloths, curly tulips, and beautiful leaves, alongside patterns of snowflakes, and fish. The book contains easy-to-follow educational descriptions and diagrams, complementary with QR-codes, playful images, and charming little texts and stories from Lotta. This is Lotta’s fourth knitting book, all in the same spirit as her previous ones, but with new inspiring, and fun sock patterns!
STICKA SKÖNA SOCKOR
med Knitting Lotta
Original title Sticka sköna sockor med Knitting Lotta • Author & Photographer
Lotta Lundin • Format 195 x 224 mm • Pages 128 • Word count 13,000
Author
Lotta Lundin is a graphic designer turned knitter who creates wonderful and unique patterns. Today, she runs the popular Instagram account KnittingLotta with over 65,000 followers and has contributed to international knitting books with patterns like Star Wars motifs. Lotta started her knitting career with mittens but has today knitted many different garments and is now releasing her fourth knitting book.
