Frankfurt 2019
Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 was special this year with Norway as the Guest of Honour.
This meant a program with a lot of of authors from Northern Stories participating
Best Norwegian Novel of 2019?
Congratulations to Jens M. Johansson for being nominated to the prestigious NRK P2 listener prize for best Norwegian novel of 2019!
Green Joy from @articgardener
We are proud to welcome Anders and his wonderful book Green Joy to Northern Stories!
We are the Londoners
We are proud to welcome Nazneen Khan-Østrem and her brilliant book “We are the Londoners – among gangsters, rabbis, oligarchs, rebels and other children of the British empire” to Northern Stories.
Wilderness Sweaters
We are so happy to start working with Linka Neumann and her fantastic book Wilderness Sweaters!
Janne Stigen Drangsholt receives Culture Prize
Janne Stigen Drangsholt has been awarded the Stavanger Aftenblad Cultural Award of 2019.
The Summer of 19, an update
The summer is over, and autumn is here. But although we have been on vacation, deals have ticked in. Here’s an update on the recent ones.
Great reception for Middle Class Hero
Jens M. Johansson’s new novel Middle Class Hero has gotten fantastic reviews on it’s release last week.
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.
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.
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 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!