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

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!

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

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.

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).

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.