2021-04-23

Our reading tips for World Book Day 2021

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.

Some of spring's selected titles on display at NORLA's premises. The table is from Norway's Guest of Honour pavilion at the 2019 Frankfurter Buchmesse, designed by manthey kula and LCLA Office.

Happy Reading!

Andrine’s recommended title:

Tore Renberg
Ingeborg’s Tollak
(Original title: Tollak til Ingeborg)
Cappelen Damm
2020

Foreign rights
See the author’s presentation

Oliver’s recommended title:

Cecilie Enger
The White Map
(Det hvite kartet)
Gyldendal
2021 – Launch: August

Foreign rights
See the author’s presentation

Ellen’s recommended title:

Randi Fuglehaug, Anne Gunn Halvorsen
Prince Charming
- Vol II in the Royalteen-series
(Drømmeprinsen)
Aschehoug
2021

Foreign rights
See the authors’ presentation

Margit’s recommended title:

Siri Helle
The Hand Made Tale. Chainsaw Mindfulness
(Med berre nevane. Eit forsvar for praktisk arbeid)
Samlaget
2020

Foreign rights
See the author’s presentation

Mette’s recommended title:

Ingeborg Solbrekken
Kirsten Flagstad. Voice of the Century
(Århundrets stemme. Historien om Kirsten Flagstad)
Opera forlag
2021 – Launch: June

Foreign rights
See the author’s presentation

Looking to read even more?
Please consider to support your local bookseller.

Read more about World Book Day here.

We are pleased to recommend Poem of the Week, a selection of 52 poems from Norway in English and German translation.

If you happen to read Norwegian, you may also enjoy our collection of NORLA’s personal reading tips here.