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#4 Marius

2026, Literary Fiction

Marius

Sirpa Kähkönen

#10 Stiven

2025, Picture Books (0-3 Years), Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

Stiven

Ted Forsström

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#6 Swing

2022, Crime & Suspense

Swing

A. M. Ollikainen

Latest reviews

When Love Became Illegal – Queer Life in Putin’s Russia

Erkka Mikkonen

This is a gripping, deeply moving and important book. Erkka Mikkonen combines the urgency of frontline journalism with the emotional power of a personal love story to expose how love can be turned into a political act. I am thrilled that Biteback is publishing this remarkable story, which offers a rare and deeply compelling perspective on one of the defining issues of our time. It is both a chilling warning about the fragility of freedom and a powerful testament to the enduring resilience of love.


Melanie Scagliarini, Commissioning Editor of Biteback Publishing

When Love Became Illegal – Queer Life in Putin’s Russia

Erkka Mikkonen

“As Erkka Mikkonen’s book unfolds, the story moves from tolerance to outright persecution, culminating in the flight of minorities seeking safety in the West. Mikkonen demonstrates, without embellishment, how discrimination leads to violence sanctioned by the state. The violence and oppression directed at trans people, for example, are justified in Russia with arguments remarkably similar to those seen in the United States and even in Finland. [–] Mikkonen’s book also reveals what it means to work as a journalist in a country without genuine democracy. [–] The book brings familiar news events and their background into focus without sensationalism, yet in a way that forces readers to think about the real people behind the headlines. [–] This is not merely one man’s account of our eastern neighbor’s slide into totalitarianism, echoing aspects of Nazi Germany’s fascism, but an authoritative contemporary narrative that offers a fresh perspective on Putin’s Russia. What remains most strongly with the reader is the author’s profound love for Russia, its culture, and its people—and his courage.”


– Johanna Hasu, Itä-Häme newspaper

Dad Man’s Idiotic Tales

Arttu Unkari

“A funny and engaging series [–] The series has such delightful characters, carefree school anarchy, and flight of imagination, and one is looking forward to the continuation.”


– Ilkka Valpasvuo, Kulttuuritoimitus magazine

The Silhouette Cutter

Anu Kaaja

”The novel’s embedded narrative structure is handled with remarkable skill. Its various layers elegantly illuminate one another, while Kaaja steers clear of overt or didactic parallels. Comparisons may be drawn to works such as Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves (2000) and David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas (2008). [–] The art found within a fantasy world always says much about that world itself. Though silhouette cutting may seem a simple and pared-down artistic form, Kaaja invests it with rich significance. [–] The Silhouette Cutter, however, is Kaaja’s most ambitious novel yet in terms of world-building and overall composition, making it a striking and accomplished new start.”


– Juha-Pekka Kilpiö, Parnasso

The Ribbon Bow

Anu Kaaja

“The Ribbon Bow is a collage of a novel that offers its readers aesthetic pleasure.”


Helsingin Sanomat newspaper

The Story of Wolt

Katja Boxberg, Merina Salminen

“A compelling behind-the-scenes account of what it really takes to build a billion-dollar company.”


Kirja-arviot.fi

Stiven

Ted Forsström

“This picture book duo has once again shown their paws and generated guaranteed reading pleasure for the whole family.”


– Maria Lassén-Seger, Huvudstadsbladet newspaper

The Last Point

Michaela von Kügelgen, Anne Hietanen

“We are so happy to add Anne Hietanen and Michaela von Kügelgen’s captivating, well written and intelligent crime novels to our list. The Last Point will definitely appeal to the many readers and fans of Nordic crime novels in Denmark. The writing is sharp with believable characters in an atmospheric setting.”


Mette Bentholm, Wapi and Cicero/Gyldendal

Count Silently To Ten

Laura Lähteenmäki

A melancholic and beautiful tribute to childhood, fantasy, and growing up.


– Dagens Nyheter newspaper

Count Silently To Ten

Laura Lähteenmäki

“Count Silently to Ten” is a fluently written, linguistically beautiful children’s novel that describes a summer on the border between childhood and adolescence. Although the book depicts childhood in our time, the portrayal of play captures the timeless charm and power of childhood games.”


– The Jury of 2024 Nordic Council Children and Young Adults Literature Prize.

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