We are happy to offer insightful interviews with the authors and illustrators of our 26 Selected Titles of the autumn.
We invite you to get better aquainted with the books and also the people who wrote and illustrated them!
Ingvar Ambjørnsen has passed away
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
In April 2026, Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the world’s largest book fair dedicated to children’s and young adult literature. The Guest of Honour project offers a unique opportunity to showcase Norwegian literature for young readers and to highlight the high artistic quality of illustration from Norway.
Our Translator of the Month for October is Giovanna Paterniti from Italy. She holds a Master’s degree in Scandinavian Language and Literature from Università Statale di Milano, where she later worked for ten years as a lecturer in the subjects Translation Theory and Practice from the Scandinavian Languages and Scandinavian Linguistics.
For more than twenty years, Giovanna has dedicated herself to translating and promoting contemporary Norwegian literature. Among the authors she has translated are Lars Saabye Christensen, Axel Hellstenius, Jostein Gaarder, Erlend Loe, Åsne Seierstad, Kjell Ola Dahl, Maja Lunde, and Aslak Nore.
We at NORLA are both proud and delighted to present our Selected Titles for the Autumn:
26 wonderful books which are divided into fiction and non-fiction, for both adults, children and young adults.
See all the Selected Titles below
What if up were down?
What if the outside were the inside?
What if I were you?
NORLA invites proposals for professional programme events on the Norwegian stage at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 13–16 April 2026.
Non-commercial organizations that promote Norwegian and Sámi children’s literature, illustration, and reading are invited to apply to present their own events aimed at a professional audience. Selected contributions will form part of Norway’s official Guest of Honour programme.
Application deadline: 15 October 2025.
Andrine Pollen takes on the role of Literature Program Manager. After many years of working with author programming at bookfairs and literary festivals, this function is now being strengthened at NORLA in the lead-up to Bologna 2026 and beyond.
Anja Höfer has extended her engagement at NORLA as Project Assistant for PR and Communications, related to the follow-up of Leipzig 2025 and Bologna 2026.
We are happy to present our selected title author Randi Fuglehaug. She has written Fine China (original title: Pent porselen). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Helga Flatland. She has written Nowhere Fast (original title: Så gjør vi så). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Torgrim Eggen. He has written Blood (original title: Blodet). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Nikolai Torgersen. He has written Streets I Have Lived (original title: Gater jeg har levd). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Ida Frisch. She has written Black Dog (original title: Sort hund). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.
We are happy to present our selected title author Hanna Stoltenberg. She has written Exchanges (original title: En positiv forskjell). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.