Maja Larsson's historical exposé on Swedish maternity care has received a lot of attention, as has Amat Levin's "Black History".
The book is based on his Instagram account of the same name, which has gathered over 700,000 followers.
Both are nominated for the August prize in the Swedish nonfiction book of the year category.
Challenges the image of Sweden as equal
Andreas Cervenka is also nominated for his book "Greedy Sweden.
That's how the people's home became a paradise for the super-rich".
- We have an image of Sweden as very egalitarian, but that image is not really updated with what it really looks like, says the author.
An additional mentioned book in the category is the biography of Moderna museet's founder Pontus Hultén by Claes Britton.
- He is undoubtedly one of the 20th century's greatest figures in the global art scene, says the author.
Depicts suburbia beyond gang violence
The fiction books include critically acclaimed authors such as Johannes Anyuru with "Ixelles" and Lina Wolff with "Djävulsgreppet".
Both authors have been awarded the prize before - Anyuru in 2017 for his novel "They will drown in their mothers' tears" and Wolff in 2016 for "The polyglot lovers".
In the children's book category, the novel debuting poet and Swedish teacher Nora Khalil is notable.
With the book "Yani", she wants to portray the Stockholm suburb of Alby with warmth.
At the center of the story are Rayan and his friends, who are in the transitional period between junior high and high school.
- I and many are very tired of the one-sided image of the suburbs with guns and gangsters, I don't recognize that image from my own upbringing.
So I wanted to give a more nuanced picture that more people can identify with.
Hear Nora Khalil, Claes Britton and Andreas Cervenka about their books and driving forces in the clip above.