We are happy to present our selected title authors Birgit Skarstein and Susanne Kaluza. They have written Why Can’t the Referee Score Goals? (original title: Hvorfor kan ikke dommeren score mål?). The book is illustrated by Leonard Furuberg and it is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title authors Line Norman Hjorth and Vigdis Hjorth. They have written Like It or Lump It. The Year We Got Cancer (original title: Kul i brystet. Året vi ble syke). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Erling Kagge. He has written The North Pole. The History of an Obsession (original title: Nordpolen. Natur, myter, eventyrlyst og smeltende is). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Veronica Skotnes. She has written North of the Winter Sun: What I Heard in the Waves (original title: Det jeg leste i bølgene). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Sigri Sandberg. She has written The Year of My Awakening (original title: Det året eg våkna. Kva skjer med naturen – og oss?). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Linn Stalsberg. She has written War is contempt for life. An essay on peace (original title: Krig er forakt for liv. Et essay om fred). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Kathrin Pabst. She has written Granddad’s Bunker – A Family Story (original title: Bestefars bunker. Hvorfor krigen ikke slipper taket : en generasjonsfortelling). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Hilde Gunn Slottemo. she has written Private Lives. A History (original title: Privatlivets historie. Slikkepotten, skjermen, soverommet og andre fortellinger). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Lene Ask. She has written and illustrated Astrid Løken. Fighting with gentle hands (original title: Astrid Løken. Å slåss med varsomme hender). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

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

Maria Kjos Fonn has quickly become one of the most important and powerful literary voices of our time. Her ability and willingness to boldly portray the challenges people face have earned her high critical acclaim and nominations for several prestigious awards, including the Brage Prize.

March’s Translator of the Month is Carmen Vioreanu, who translates from Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish into Romanian. She studied at the University of Bucharest, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in German and Romanian language and literature as well as a master’s degree in German philosophy and literature. Carmen continued her studies at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest, obtaining a master’s degree in dramatic writing and a PhD in Swedish drama. She has also studied for shorter periods at universities in Sweden, Norway, and Iceland.