We are happy to offer readable insightful interviews with the authors and illustrators of our 25 Selected Titles of the spring.
We invite you to get better aquainted with the books and the people who wrote and illustrated them!
See the nominees for the 2025 Nordic Council Literature Prize
We offer our warmest congratulations to Niels Fredrik Dahl - winner of the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize for his novel "Fars rygg" (English working title: "Walking Man")!
See all nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize
NORLA congratulates Kjersti Synneva Moen on winning the 2023 Pondus Prize for her graphic novel "Seize the Fucking Day"!
We at NORLA are proud and delighted to present our selected titles for the spring:
25 wonderful books which are divided into fiction and non-fiction, for both adults, children and young adults.
See all the Selected Titles here
March’s Translator of the Month is Carmen Vioreanu, who translates from Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish into Romanian. She studied at the University of Bucharest, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in German and Romanian language and literature as well as a master’s degree in German philosophy and literature. Carmen continued her studies at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest, obtaining a master’s degree in dramatic writing and a PhD in Swedish drama. She has also studied for shorter periods at universities in Sweden, Norway, and Iceland.
From March 27 to 30, 2025, Norway will be the Guest of Honour at Leipziger Buchmesse, the largest public book fair in Germany.
On March 14, the great Norwegian writer Dag Solstad passed away at the age of 83.
We are happy to present our selected title author Maria Kjos Fonn. She has written Margaret, Are You Grieving (original title: Margaret, er du i sorg). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Kristin Vego. She has written Fading Light (original title: Sent på dagen). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Johan B. Mjønes. He has written Spuria. The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Guri Idsø Viken. She has written Crash (original title: Krakk). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Sigbjørn Skåden. He has written Backwoods Fable (original title: Planterhaug). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Emely Benedicte Kahrs. She has written Who By Friday (original title: Hvem på en fredag). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Ellen Sofie Lauritzen. She has written Men Falling (original title: Menn som faller). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Jan Ove Ekeberg. He has written Legionnaire. The Barbarians from the North (original title: Legionær – Barbarene fra nord). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.