We are happy to present our selected title author Hilde Hagerup. She has written You Alone (original title: Du eneste). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.

We are happy to present our selected title author Marta Breen. She has written Born Free (original title: Født fri). The book is illustrated by Sunniva Fluge Hole, and it is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.

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

Following Jon Fosse​’​s Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, the Norwegian government established an annual initiative to honor the author​—​​a yearly Fosse Lecture with accompanying events organized by the National Library, where a Fosse Prize for Translators, worth NOK 500,​​000, is also awarded. Through this initiative, the government highlights the importance of Fosse​’​s authorship in Norway and internationally.​​

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 (prolonged): 7 November 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.

Our Translator of the Month for September is Irwan Syahrir, who translates from Norwegian into Indonesian. He is originally from Surabaya and is qualified in the field of computer science, but he has been passionate about books and language since he was a young boy. During his studies, Irwan started teaching English at a language school that he had attended a few years beforehand. During that time, he also spent a year learning German, something that helped him a great deal when he moved to Norway in the year 2000 and started learning Norwegian. He has a Masters degree in computer science from the University of Oslo, and now works full-time as an IT consultant in Oslo. Since 2014, Irwan has translated 10 books from Norwegian. His most recent work is the Indonesian translation of the third novel in the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, The Cross, which is due to be published in late 2025 or early 2026.

The government is investing in Norwegian children’s literature and is making a major contribution to Norway’s Guest of Honour appearance in Italy this coming spring.

The NAA network (Norwegian Arts Abroad) has published its annual report covering its overall activities for the years 2023–2024. The report highlights initiatives and activities in the field of internationalization, and presents the results of the grant schemes.