Get to know our Selected Titles Authors of the Spring
We are happy to offer insightful interviews with the authors and illustrators of our 24 Selected Titles of the spring.
We invite you to get better aquainted with the books and also the people who wrote and illustrated them!
NORLA’s Selected Titles are here!
We at NORLA are proud and delighted to present our selected titles for the spring:
24 wonderful books which are divided into fiction and non-fiction, for both adults, children and young adults.
See all the Selected Titles here
Yang-Leng Liu - Translator of the Month
Translator of the month for March is Yang-Leng Liu from Changhua, Taiwan. She began her career as a part-time translator four years ago translating history of philosophy from German. She currently lives in Bergen, and is working towards becoming an experienced full-time translator, in order to bring Norwegian literature to Taiwan and vice versa.
Two weeks filled with Norwegian literature in Cairo - Norway Guest of Honour at the world’s largest Arabic book fair
From 24 January to 6 February 2024, Norway was a Guest of Honour at the Cairo International Book Fair. The fair, which is primarily a public event, had close to 5 million visitors and the press attention surrounding the Norwegian authors in the program was enormous. A total of 20 authors, translators and professionals from Norway participated. The Norwegian Guest of Honour program comprised 70 events, and was opened by HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Birger Emanuelsen - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Birger Emanuelsen. He has written Before They Disappear – An attempt to understand what children are (original title: Før de forsvinner – et forsøk på å forstå hva barn er). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Kristin Gjesdal - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Kristin Gjesdal. She has written Unruly Women. Philosophers, Romantics, Revolutionaries (original title: Opprørerne. Kvinner som endret filosofien). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Tone E. Solheim - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Tone E. Solheim. She has written I am V-vida (original title: Eg er V-vida). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. She has written Forests. On trees, people and thousands of other phenomenal species (original title: Skogen). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Arnfinn Kolerud - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Arnfinn Kolerud. He has written Ivar Steps Up (original title: Ivar får ansvar). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Cathrine Sandmæl - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Cathrine Sandmæl. She has written and illustrated Girls (original title: Jenter). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Ivo De Figueiredo - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Ivo De Figueiredo. He has written The Storm – A Biography of Edvard Munch (original title: Stormen – En biografi om Edvard Munch). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Kjersti Halvorsen - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Kjersti Halvorsen. She has written Superuser (original title: Superbruker). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.