New bestseller from Jæger

Jørgen Jæger’s new book The Judas Fix went straight into the second place at the Bestseller list. His books sell incredible well – last year he sold 130 000 books in Norway.

Welcome Jens!

We are proud to welcome Jens M. Johansson to Northern Stories. He is one of his generation’s most praised voices, with awards and great reviews to his name. He’s sharp and funny, kind and direct – a man you want to have with you both in a wedding and in a funeral. Read his books and you’ll understand what we’re talking about.

World English rights deal for Sleepless

The Bookseller: Sandstone Press has bought World English rights to Anders Bortne’s Sleepless. And it is also just sold in Denmark to Gads Forlag.

The Bird Tribunal - still flying

Agnes Ravatn’s novel The Bird Tribunal is sold to Mima Förlag in Sweden, making it the 13th country where it will be published.

Northern Stories in Cannes

The 72nd Cannes Film Festival took place last week and we where there to meet international producers.

The Ice to become tv-series

After a fierce international competition for the rights to John Kåre Raake’s thriller The Ice, Nordisk Film Production gets the job of creating a lavish, international TV series with Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug at the helm.

Sørlandets litteraturpris to Tore Kvæven

Tore Kvæven has won another literary award, this time for best novel from the South of Norway.

Books 2019 - our new catalogue

We are ready for Spring. And for that we have our new catalogue ready. Please have a look and tell us what you think!

Torolf Kroglund's The Last Eel sold to Germany

The fascinating story about the eels and it’s fight for survival is brilliantly captured in Torolf Kroglund’s The Last Eel. Now it’s German translation rights are sold to Edel Books in Germany. The publisher is based in Hamburg, the “eel-capitol” of Germany.