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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!

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.

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.

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.

We are happy to present our selected title author Kåre Conradi. He has written An Enemy of the People – Henrik Ibsen for children (original title: Ibsens En folkefiende), which is illustrated by Sunniva Fluge Hole. The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Pernille Tufte Radeid. She has written Unsolved Mysteries from Around the World (original title: Uløste mysterier fra hele verden), which is illustrated by Jannicke Hansen. The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

We are happy to present our selected title author Ane Barmen. She has written Melody! (original title: Tone!), which is illustrated by Skinkeape. The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2024.

In 2023, NORLA granted subsidies for translation of Norwegian literature into 51 different languages. A total of 553 applications for translation grants were received, of which 546 were approved, distributed among 440 fiction titles and 106 non-fiction titles.
Children’s and young adult books account for just under a quarter of all translations, regardless of genre.

At NORLA, we are working intensively on Norway’s two Guest of Honour projects, which will take place at the Leipzig Book Fair in 2025 and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2026. In the coming months, we look forward to many exciting events related to these initiatives.

We are very happy to welcome two new colleagues aboard!

Our Translator of the Month for August is Olga Drobot, who translates from Norwegian to Russian full-time. Among the many authors she has translated, are Henrik Ibsen, Per Petterson, Erlend Loe, Roy Jacobsen, Lars Saabye Christensen, Karl Ove Knausgård, Maria Parr, Rune Belsvik, and Bjørn F. Rørvik. Olga holds a PhD in Nordic literature history from Moscow University. She loves children’s books and is an expert in reading to children. She also participates in the “Ibsen in Translation” project, and has recently helped organize a literature school — “Free Word” — in Armenia.