Norwegian authors and NORLA to Leipzig Book Fair

Norwegian authors and NORLA will participate also this year at the Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany. Look forward to meeting the following six authors: Tor Fretheim, Gard Sveen, Tore Rem, Ingvild H. Rishøi, Audhild Solberg and Arne Svingen.
Oliver Møystad will take part from NORLA.

See details for all events with Norwegian authors below and here.

Children- and Young Adult Literature:

Thursday, March 17
10:00 – 11:00 Arne Svingen | Die Ballade von der gebrochenen Nase
Theater der Jungen Welt

11:00 – 11:30 A. Audhild Solberg | Bandbattle
Lesebude 1, Halle 2, F315

12:30 – 13:00 Arne Svingen | Die Ballade von der gebrochenen Nase
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, D300

15:30 – 16:00 Tor Fretheim | Die Stille nach Nina Simone
Lese-Treff, Halle 2, G501

Friday, March 18
10:00 – 11:00 Tor Fretheim | Die Stille nach Nina Simone
Veranstaltungstonne der DAA

10:30 – 11:30 A. Audhild Solberg | Bandbattle
LeISA – Soziokulturelles Zentrum Die VILLA

Fiction / Non-fiction:

Friday, March 18
13.00 – 13.30 Ingvild Rishøi “Winternovellen”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

19.00 – 19.30 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46 04275 Leipzig Süd

21.30 – 22.00 Ingvild Rishøi “Winternovellen”
naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46 04275 Leipzig Süd

Saturday, March 19

13.30 – 14.00 Amalie Skram “Professor Hieronimus”. Presentation by publisher Sebastian Guggolz
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

14.00 – 14.30 Gard Sveen “Der letzte Pilger”, Kriminalroman
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

15.00 – 15.30 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

15.30 – 16.00 Ingvild H. Rishøi “Winternovellen”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

16.30 – 17.00 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
Stand Eulenspiegel-Verlag

19.00 Große skandinavische Kriminacht:
Gard Sveen “Der letzte Pilger” with Cilla & Rolf Börjlind and Helene Tursten.
Moderator: Antje Deistler, Lesung deutscher Text: Roeland Wiesnekker
Chocolate, Barfußgäßchen 12, 04109, Leipzig (City Centre)

Sunday, March 20
10.30 – 11.00 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
Forum Sachbuch, Halle 5.0, Stand C200

11.30 – 12.00 Amalie Skram “Professor Hieronimus”. Presentation by publisher Sebastian Guggolz
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

12.30 – 13.00 Ingvild Rishøi “Winternovellen”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

At Flickr you may enjoy the book covers of Norwegian books published in German through translation subsidies from NORLA since 2011.

The complete book fair program is available here.

See the book fair’s complete event program for children/young adult literature here.

Upcoming activities

March 27-March 30

Leipzig, Germany

Norway is Guest of Honour at the Leipziger Buchmesse: more than 50 authors take part

We have been looking forward to this for several years, and finally it is happening:
Norwegian literature will be in the spotlight during the book fair in Leipzig, and also at the reading festival Leipzig liest (Leipzig Reads) which runs parallel, in venues all around the city.

The Norwegian Guest of Honour program comprises approx. 80 events that will take place at Norway’s stand in Hall 4 D 300 / C 301, and at the Norwegian Hub in Schaubühne Lindenfels.
In addition, there will be several other exciting literary and cultural events as part of various side programs.

March 31-April 3

Bologna, Italy

NORLA to the Bologna Book Fair

NORLA is once again looking forward to participating in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy, where the Norwegian book industry will be assembled on one stand.
You are welcome to visit us in Hall 30, A10/B9!
Please contact us if you would like to arrange a meeting.

We look forward to starting the countdown to 2026, when Norway will be Guest of Honour at the book fair.

April 23-April 26

Oslo, Norway

Seminar for aspiring translators of Norwegian literature

NORLA aims to recruit more translators of Norwegian Literature. We look forward to welcoming interested participants to take part in our seminar for new translators, which will be held in Oslo from April 23-26, 2025.