Maria Parr, Åshild Irgens (ill.)
Oskar and Me
Oskar og eg

Oskar and Me
Oskar og eg

From March 26 to 30, 2025, Norway will be the Guest of Honour at Leipziger Buchmesse, Germany’s largest public book fair.
Over the course of four days, NORLA will fill stages at the Leipzig Messe, and in the city itself, with a rich and varied program, where Norwegian authors and literature will have the leading role. Nearly 40 authors have accepted the invitation to participate in Leipzig, including prominent names like Vigdis Hjorth, Johan Harstad, Karl Ove Knausgård, Anna Fiske, Trude Teige, and Kristin Valla. These authors represent literature for both adults and children, in all genres.

I regret nothing
Jeg angrer ikke på noe

Alba og Finito - The Mystery of the Silent Parrot
Alba og Finito - Mysteriet med den tause papegøyen

Best Friend or Bacon?
Bacon eller bestevenn?
Every spring and autumn, NORLA chooses its Selected Titles; a slice of this year’s books from fiction, non-fiction and literature for children and young adults. The selection is normally presented in connection with book fairs in which NORLA participates, as well as on our website and in our newsletters. The target groups are international book trade contacts, mainly publishers and translators.

We are happy to present our selected title author Kathrine Nedrejord. She has written The Sami Problem (original title: Sameproblemet). The novel is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024, and it is also nominated for the 2024 Brage Prize.

We are happy to present our selected title author Per Dybvig. He has written and illustrated The Line (original title: De står i kø), which is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024. The book is also nominated for the 2024 Brage Prize.

Keep Saying Their Names
Leksikon om lys og mørke

We are happy to present our selected title author Petter Bøckman. He has written Animals Like Us (original title: Oss dyr imellom). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Andreas Tjernshaugen. He has written Death-Defying Journeys: The Fantastic Tale of Migratory Birds That Fly Half-Way Around the World (original title: Fuglenes farlige ferd, den fantastiske fortellingen om trekkfuglene som flyr halve jorda rundt). The book is illustrated by Sigbjørn Lilleeng, and it is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Kirste Paltto. She has written Strange Happenings at Wild Lake (original title in North Saami: Luohtojávrri oainnáhusat), which is illustrated by Sunna Kitti. The book is also translated from North Saami into Norwegian by Marit Kirsten Guttorm and Inga Ravna Eira: Underlige hendelser ved villmarkssjøen, and it is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

Save the Herd!
Alt for flokken

Strange Happenings at Wild Lake
Underlige hendelser ved villmarkssjøen (2017) | Luohtojávrri oainnáhusat (2016)

We are happy to present our selected title author Kyrre Andreassen. He has written Not People I can Depend on (original title: Ikke mennesker jeg kan regne med). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

Melody!
Tone!

The Piglet with the straight tail
Grisungen med den rette halen

We are happy to present our selected title author Carl Frode Tiller. He has written A Worker’s Heart – Book 1 (original title: Arbeidarhjerte 1). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Darya Shut . She has written The Price of Freedom. My Father, Me, and the Dictator (original title: Frihetens pris – min far, jeg og diktatoren). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Hilde Myklebust. She has written The Piglet with the Straight Tail (original title: Grisungen med den rette halen), which is illustrated by Bård Sletvold Torkildsen. The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.