Get to know our Selected Titles Authors of the Spring
We are happy to offer insightful interviews with the authors and illustrators of our 24 Selected Titles of the spring.
We invite you to get better aquainted with the books and also the people who wrote and illustrated them!
Reading Tips for World Book Day
For everybody working at NORLA, sparking the joy of reading is a true privilege. And today we are happy to celebrate World Book Day by recommending books from our Selected Spring Titles.
You will find more information on all the spring titles here, and quite a few also include sample translations in English.
Europe's largest translation prize to Paula Stevens
On 18 April, Dutch translator Paula Stevens received Europe’s largest translation prize, the Martinus Nijhoff Prize, for her translations of Norwegian literature. We at NORLA offer her our warmest congratulations!
Norway is Guest of Honour at the Leipzig Book Fair in March 2025
Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Leipzig Book Fair in 2025, which is to take place March 27-30. The German market is one of the most important for Norwegian literary exports, and the Guest of Honour status in Leipzig gives Norwegian books and Norwegian authors a unique opportunity to reach German readers.
Birger Emanuelsen - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Birger Emanuelsen. He has written Before They Disappear – An attempt to understand what children are (original title: Før de forsvinner – et forsøk på å forstå hva barn er). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Kjersti Halvorsen - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Kjersti Halvorsen. She has written Superuser (original title: Superbruker). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Tone E. Solheim - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Tone E. Solheim. She has written I am V-vida (original title: Eg er V-vida). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. She has written Forests. On trees, people and thousands of other phenomenal species (original title: Skogen). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Arnfinn Kolerud - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Arnfinn Kolerud. He has written Ivar Steps Up (original title: Ivar får ansvar). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Cathrine Sandmæl - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Cathrine Sandmæl. She has written and illustrated Girls (original title: Jenter). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Ivo De Figueiredo - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Ivo De Figueiredo. He has written The Storm – A Biography of Edvard Munch (original title: Stormen – En biografi om Edvard Munch). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Kathrine Nedrejord - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Kathrine Nedrejord. She has written Save the Herd! (original title: Alt for flokken). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.