Month: June 2025

The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen by Kari Hotakainen is travelling to Turkey, where it will be published by Fihrist.

The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen, the authorised biography of the Formula 1 World Champion penned by Kari Hotakainen, is now travelling to Turkey, where it will be published by Fihrist.

The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen is the story of a man of humble origins, who made his way to the top of an unusual profession, race driving. In this book we hear, apart from Kimi Räikkönen himself, from his mother, brother, wife and trusted friends. Others have their say, too: drivers, team bosses, mechanics, his physiotherapist, his manager, and an ordinary Formula 1 fan. The book tells about Kimi’s driving, family, trust, leisure, and the dramatic moments of his life up to now. The story in the making is going to be fantastic, humorous and moving, and will also open up a breathtaking world for those with no interest in motor sport.

Kimi Räikkönen (b. 1979) is a Finnish Formula One racing driver. He is famous not only for winning the World Championship and being one of the fastest drivers in the sport, but also for his dislike of media buzz, of his blunt one-liners, and of his dark sense of humor.

Kari Hotakainen has been awarded the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize, Finland’s biggest literary award, the Finlandia Prize, the Prix du Courrier International and the Prix Coup de Coeur, amongst others. The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen (2018) is his first non-fiction book and the best-selling Finnish nonfiction work of all time. Hotakainen’s works have sold over 700 000 copies in Finland.

The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen was originally published by Siltala in 2018, and became an immediate hit in Finland and internationally. Its World English rights were acquired by Simon & Schuster, securing a nice deal and unprecedented visibility for a Finnish work of non-fiction.

Fihrist is a Turkish publishing house with the declared mission to bring to the Turkish reading public internationally known works of high literary quality, unpublished classics, as well as contemporary literature from across the world, both fiction and non-fiction.

Warm congratulations to the author and the publishers!

Koinonia has acquired the Hungarian rights to A Dog Named Cat and the Last Arctic Fox, the fifth book in the beloved series by Tomi Kontio & Elina Warsta (ill.).

Lovely news for our children’s list: Koinonia has acquired the Hungarian rights to A Dog Named Cat and the Last Arctic Fox, the fifth and final book in the artistic and moving series by Tomi Kontio & Elina Warsta.

A Dog Called Cat is a touching series about finding friendship and the things truly important in life. It tells the tale of a small dog. She is called Cat by her mother, because cats are independent, and the young one must learn to be independent. Soon, Cat realizes, however, that often being independent only means being lonely. But one day things change, and then Cat is not alone anymore. From there, Cat’s adventures begin to unfold. In A Dog Called Cat and the Last Arctic Fox (2024), Dog, Cat, and Weasel travel to the Finnish Lapland along with their new friend Tiger. On the beautiful nature adventure, the group saves an Arctic fox and once again confirms the importance of friendship and belonging.

The series began with A Dog Called Cat, then followed by A Dog Called Cat Meets a Cat (2019), A Dog Called Cat Looking for Home (2020), and A Dog Called Cat and the Wonder of Christmas (2021). In Finland the series is published by Teos.

Koinonia is a Romania-based publishing house who publish in Hungarian. Their list consists of carefully picked titles, and pride in publishing translated literature from smaller countries and minority languages. They have successfully published the previous books in the Dog Called Cat series.

Congratulations to the authors and the publisher!