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Behind the Best Seller

By Bert Menninga on 2012-02-02
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How do you make a best-selling book? For soccer superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s recent autobiography, it was all about chemistry, going with the flow and bravery.

Mika Lepistö, David Lagercrantz, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Albert Bonnier

They broke all the rules. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, top international soccer star, penning an autobiography while at the top of his game, pulling no punches. "His opinions of other players, his coaches, his personal life, it's all there, he didn't wait like everyone else until he was at the end of his career and it was safe," says Albert Bonnier, his publisher at Albert Bonniers Förlag. "It was incredibly brave.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Autobiography Makes a Splash

By Karin Widén on 2011-11-17
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Soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic's autobiography garners PR worth SEK 22,5 million.

Since the Nov. 9 release by Albert Bonniers Förlag of Jag är Zlatan Ibrahimović, the autobiography of the renowned soccer player, the book has gotten an unprecedented amount of attention, not least in the media. The story of Zlatan's childhood in the Rosengård area of Malmö, the skandals and the club changes, the book has become a must-have in houses throughout Sweden.

Tomas Tranströmer: Always News

By Bert Menninga on 2011-04-11
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On April 15 he turns 80: Bonnierförlagen celebrates poet Tomas Tranströmer with a special edition – and he receives a government honor as well.

Tomas Tranströmer debuted in 1954 with a poetry collection 17 dikter (17 poems). More than 50 years later he still makes the news and is one of Sweden's most well-known poets.

Meet Libby VanderPloeg

By Bert Menninga on 2010-09-30
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GROW participant Libby VanderPloeg trades magazines for book design, Brooklyn for Stockholm.

Libby VanderPloeg has been working as an art director at Bonnier Corporation for two years with Saveur and now the Luxury & Lifestyle Group. The native Midwesterner has lived in Brooklyn, New York since 2006 but now she'll be spending the next months in Stockholm as a GROW participant.

Meet Gunta Lauck

By Bert Menninga on 2010-05-28
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Moving from Hamburg to Stockholm, GROW participant Gunta Lauck designs books for Bonnier Fakta for four months.

The difference lies in the logo on the cover. At her home company Carlsen Verlag, says GROW participant Gunta Lauck, the logo is prominently placed in nearly always the same position. But at Bonnier Fakta, where she is on a four-month exchange, the logo on the cover of the books is integrated into the design. "It is subordinate to the illustration and typography," she says. "And I admire this very much."
 

Special Appearance

By Bert Menninga on 2010-05-17
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Stockholm high school students meet best-selling novelist Audrey Niffenegger.

As author Audrey Niffenegger sat in the auditorium of Stockholm's Östra Real high school, she was bombarded with questions from some 60 students.

"When did you decide to be a novelist?"

"Do you do a lot of research?"

"Were you inspired by anyone?"

"Do you believe in ghosts?"

A Different Olympic Perspective

By Bert Menninga on 2010-02-17
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Want to see the Olympics from a different cultural perspective? Check out how different Bonnier media channels are covering the games.

Photo by Jonas Lindkvist
  • DN.se , Sweden's No. 1 daily newspaper, you can follow at the newspaper's blog including photographer Jonas Lindkvist's amazing photos
  • Expressen – Sweden's No.

Tuija Kuusela: Trying to get along with the Swedish language

By Tuija Kuusela on 2009-10-15
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Tuija experiences the differences between Swedish spoken in Finland and in Sweden.

Bonnier Fakta has existed for one year. The amount editional staff is about 25 people, and they release about 65 new titles every year. Fakta is the result of a reorganization and merging of the lists of the illustrated non-fiction titles of the three publishing companies that belongs to Bonnierförlagen: Albert Bonniers Förlag, Forum and Wahlström & Widstrand.

Tuija Kuusela: GROW is like a lottery win!

By Tuija Kuusela on 2009-09-17
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Our Finnish GROW ambassador looking forward to work with her passion.

Hejsan from Stockholm!