For everybody working at NORLA, sparking the joy of reading is a true privilege. And today we are happy to celebrate World Book Day by recommending books from our Selected Spring Titles.
You will find more information on all the spring titles here, and quite a few also include sample translations in English.

On 18 April, Dutch translator Paula Stevens received Europe’s largest translation prize, the Martinus Nijhoff Prize, for her translations of Norwegian literature. We at NORLA offer her our warmest congratulations!

Our Translator of the Month for April is Chie Asada from Japan. She studied Swedish at Osaka University of Foreign studies in Japan, and she then learned Norwegian when spending a year in the South of Norway, attending a folk high school (“folkehøgskole”). At present, Chie is collaborating with a Norwegian colleague on translating works by Tarjei Vesaas. She is also teaching Norwegian at Osaka University part-time.

Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Leipzig Book Fair in 2025, which is to take place March 27-30. The German market is one of the most important for Norwegian literary exports, and the Guest of Honour status in Leipzig gives Norwegian books and Norwegian authors a unique opportunity to reach German readers.

We are happy to offer insightful interviews with the authors and illustrators of our 24 Selected Titles of the spring.
We invite you to get better aquainted with the books and also the people who wrote and illustrated them!

We are happy to present our selected title author Birger Emanuelsen. He has written Before They Disappear – An attempt to understand what children are (original title: Før de forsvinner – et forsøk på å forstå hva barn er). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Frode Grytten. He has written The Day that Nils Vik Died (original title: Den dagen Nils Vik døde). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Eskil Skjeldal. He has written Mystery of Faith (original title: Mysteriet i trua – Ein samtale mellom Jon Fosse og Eskil Skjeldal). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. She has written Forests. On trees, people and thousands of other phenomenal species (original title: Skogen). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Arnfinn Kolerud. He has written Ivar Steps Up (original title: Ivar får ansvar). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Cathrine Sandmæl. She has written and illustrated Girls (original title: Jenter). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Edy Poppy. She has written Iggy (original title: Iggy). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.