Meet the Authors

Bj​ø​rn Hatterud has written about his old tower block, and how an area in Oslo has changed through thirteen years. ​– The book is about power and the divide between high and low status, he says.​​

Simon Stranger has written about a murder case from real life, which is closely connected to his own family. ​– This book is for everyone who enjoys novels of the more serious kind, and especially those who are interested in the second world war, he says.​​

Tore Renberg tries to go back in time to grasp why humans do as they do. ​– Is this possible? I mean, travel all the way back to the 17th century? No. Or yes! The magic of literature, to speak in grand words, exists. If it didn​’​t, I would have never become a reader in the first place, and consequently, never an author, he says.​​

In ​‘​Exctinction​’ Nikolaj Frobenius tells the story of Jonathan, who is paralyzed with sorrow after his son died in an arson attack. ​– The novel raises questions about whether violence is sometimes the only ​– and just ​– solution, he says.​​

Pedro Carmona-Alvarez has always known he wanted to write this book, he just didn​’​t know how. This changed when he saw an eight year old girl watching the suffering body of Jesus on the cross. ​– The mutilated body and the child​’​s eyes, gave me the chance to enter the story, he says.​​

Monica Isakstuen has written about what it means, and if it is even possible, to meet your own children where they are. ​– To think if it was possible to have the same age as one​’​s own children, if so only for a moment. I am deeply fascinated by (and feel a fear of!​​) the fact that we as humans are so locked into our age and the role it contains right now, she says.​​

Brit Bild​ø​en writes about a familty gathering that doesn​’​t quite go as planned. In fact, it goes terribly wrong. ​– I think it is interesting to put my characters through unexpected things, or to put pressure on them and see what happens, she says.​​

With the hopes of saving the family house that​’​s about to fall apart, the main character in Girls in Trees goes back to the island where the family is from. ​– In a way, we are all vague echoes of our earlier generations. We carry a heritage of different tools to handle what comes our way, Heidi Mittun-Kjos says.​​

Lotta Elstad has written a feminist novel set in Oslo hundred years ago. ​– This novel suits best for those who can handle reading about women that don​’​t act exactly as they should ​– and hopefully that is many, she says.​​

We are happy to present our selected title author Elin Hansson. She has written Fiddle Fever (original title: Felefeber).​​
The book is one of NORLA​’​s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.​​

Read our interview with Elin here.​​

We are happy to present our selected title author Anna Fiske. She has written How to Talk About Death (original title: Hvordan snakker man om d​ø​den?​​).​​
The book is one of NORLA​’​s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.​​

Read our interview with Anna here.​​

We are happy to present our selected title authors Herman Flesvig and Erlend Loe. They have written Herman ​– Tales from an undiagnosed childhood (original title: Herman: Historier fra en udiagnostisert oppvekst). The book is illustrated by B​å​rd Sletvold Torkildsen, and it is one of NORLA​’​s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.​​

Read our interview with Erlend here.​​