2025-04-02

The jury for the Norwegian illustration exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair 2026 is ready

In April 2026, Norway will be the Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair. Established in 1960, this fair is the world’s largest and most important meeting place for the international children’s book industry.

Illustration plays a central role in the fair, and a key element of Norway’s Guest of Honour program will be an exhibition showcasing illustration art from Norwegian books for children and young adults. The exhibition space, approximately 300 m², will be centrally located at the fairground. It will accentuate the high quality of illustrations in Norwegian children’s literature and showcase the diversity of artistic expressions.

Top row from the left: Øyvind Torseter (photo: Maria Kleppe Vihovde), Nora Dåsnes (photo: Agnete Brun) and Marianne Gretteberg Engedal (photo: Tove K. Breistein). Bottom row from the left: Hilde Hodnefjeld (photo: Thomas Brun/NTB) and Stian Hole (photo: André Løyning).
2025-03-18

Get to know our Selected Titles Authors of the Spring

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!

2025-03-10

NORLA’s Selected Titles for Spring 2025 are here!

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

2025-04-02

Translation grant for publishers of literature for children and young adults - guarantee related to Norway being Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair 2026

For a limited time, NORLA guarantees that translation grants awarded to publishers of literature for children and young adults will cover 50 per cent of the translator’s fee, up to a maximum of NOK 100,000 (approx. EUR 8,300). Grants are awarded for translating works of children’s and young adults (YA) books of the genres fiction and general non-fiction, comics and graphic novels, from the Norwegian and Sámi languages. Grants are available only for works originally published in Norway. The guarantee is related to Norway being Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair 2026.

2025-04-01

Yu-jin Lee - Translator of the Month

Our translator of the month for April is Yu-jin Lee, who translates into Korean from Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The Nordic fairy tales he read as a child have shaped who he is today. He studied Nordic languages at a university in Seoul, South Korea, then completed a master’s degree in literature at Stockholm University in Sweden. In 2025, he earned a PhD in Comparative Literature at Yonsei University in Seoul. Since 2007, he has translated approximately 80 books into Korean, by Nordic authors such as Hege Siri, Karl Ove Knausgård, Stian Hole, Astrid Lindgren, Tove Jansson, Stig Dagerman and Leif G. W. Persson. The inspiration for his work comes from his beloved cat, Blåhval (Blue Whale).

2025-03-19

In Memory of Dag Solstad

On March 14, the great Norwegian writer Dag Solstad passed away at the age of 83.

2025-03-17

Maria Kjos Fonn - Selected Title Author

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.

2025-03-17

Kristin Vego - Selected Title Author

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.

2025-03-17

Johan B. Mjønes - Selected Title Author

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.

2025-03-17

Guri Idsø Viken - Selected Title Author

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.

2025-03-17

Sigbjørn Skåden - Selected Title Author

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.

2025-03-17

Emely Benedicte Kahrs - Selected Title Author

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.

2025-03-17

Ellen Sofie Lauritzen - Selected Title Author

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.