New Intern in NORLA
Ani Zirakashvili is taking up the role as Intern in NORLA until end of January 2024. She is from Georgia and lives in Oslo whilst doing her Master´s degree at the University of Oslo.
Poem of the Week, week 45: M. Seppola Simonsen "my mother disappears"
Enjoy a weekly poem by authors from Norway, throughout the year.
Vusala Afandiyeva - Translator of the Month for November
Our Translator of the Month for November is Vusala Afandiyeva. She translates from Norwegian and Swedish to Azerbaijani. Some of the authors she has translated include Per Petterson, Arne Svingen, Åsne Seierstad, Kjersti A. Skomsvold, Maria Parr, Hedvig Montgomery and Swedish Åsa Lind.
Poem of the Week, week 44: Gunvor Hofmo "Between Light and Darkness"
Enjoy a weekly poem by authors from Norway, throughout the year.
Five Norwegian titles in The 2023 White Ravens
Every year «The White Ravens» catalogue higlights a selection of new, notable international children‘s and youth literature. This year’s catalogue features five titles by Norwegian authors/illustrators.
Poem of the Week, week 43: Rauni Magga Lukkari "Fall Freezes by the Thicket"
Enjoy a weekly poem by authors from Norway, throughout the year.
Poem of the Week, week 42: Olaf Bull "Autumn"
Enjoy a weekly poem by authors from Norway, throughout the year.
Get to know our Selected Titles Authors of the Autumn
We are happy to offer insightful interviews with the authors and illustrators of our 25 Selected Titles of the autumn.
We invite you to get better aquainted with the books and also the people who wrote and illustrated them!
Heidi Marie Vestrheim - Selected Title Author
Heidi Marie Vestrheim would have loved to have a Jenny to read about when she was little. – There aren’t that many books about girls who love rock and have big dreams! she says.
Håkon Marcus - Selected Title Author
Håkon Marcus wanted to write modern fantasy with a mysterious touch. – With the Feral-universe I have tried to create a new type of world with a new logic, at the same time as it mirrors and interacts with our own, he says.
Ingunn Thon - Selected Title Author
Ingunn Thon writes about Orion Sigerstad, the best besserwisser you can imagine, who one day suddenly goes wild. – This book is for you who are more concerned about what others think of you, than what you think of yourself, she says.
Maria Parr and Åshild Irgens - Selected Title Authors
Maria Parr turns towards the nearest things in her new book Oskar and me. – This is my homage to the normal every day, and everything it contains, she says.