The Most Beautiful Books

In separate book award competitions recognizing book design, Bonnier’s Swedish and Norwegian book publishers – Bonnierförlagen and Cappelen Damm – were big winners.

The Svensk Bokkonst prize, sponsored by the non-profit organization of the same name, recognizes the best in Swedish book design. A total of seven books published by Bonnierförlagen’s publishing companies were recognized as having exceptional design:

Tio lektioner i matlagning (Ten cooking lessons) by Lotta Lundgren, Wahlström & Widstrand

Min man dog tusen gånger (My husband died a thousand times) by Rebecka Nordström Graaf, Albert Bonniers Förlag

Karin! Karin! Karin! Min Engel! (Karin! Karin! Karin! My Angel!) by Per I. Gedin, Albert Bonniers Förlag

Pappalogi (Dadology) by Manne Forssberg, Bonnier Fakta

Bonniers Vegetariska kokbok, (Bonnier’s vegetarian cookbook) Bonnier Fakta

Pocketserien Utvandrarna, Invandrarna, Nybyggarna and Sista brevet till Sverige (The Emigrants, Unto a Good Land, The Settlers and The Last Letter Home) by Vilhelm Moberg, Bonnierpocket

Skräpliv (Garbage Life), anthology of Romanian short stories, 2244

The seven books published by Cappelen Damm that won eight Årets vakreste Bøker – The Year’s Most Beautiful Books – awards sponsored by visual communication organization Grafill in Norway were:

Bokkunstpris, prize honoring the person or company for their work in promoting good book art – writer and illustrator Anna Fiske 

Children’s and YA Literature – Gold – Emil fra Lønneberget, Madicken and The Red Bird by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Bjørn Berg and Ilon Wikland, cover by Elisabeth Vold Bjone, design by Ingeborg Ousland 

Silver – Nattevakt (Night Watchman) by Synne Lea and Stian Hole, illustration and design, Stian Hole

Honorable Mention – Purriot og den forsvunne bronsehesten (Purriot and the Lost Bronze Horse) by Bjørn F. Rørvik and Ragnar Aalbu, illustation and cover Ragnar Aalbu, Design Elisabeth Vold Bjone 

Picture Book – Honorable Mention – Hvor er Albert? (Where is Albert?) written and illustrated by Martin Ernstsen

Cover, Children’s and YA – Honorable Mentions – 1920 by Jon Ewo, design by Bleed Design and Nattevakt, cover by Stian Hole

Open Category – Honorable Mention – Koblinger, written and illustrated by Øyvind Torseter

Best Book Adaptation of the Year – Ulvehjerte. Apefjes 2, by Tor Erling Naas, illustrated by Sigbjørn Lilleeng, design by Sindre Goksøyr