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.
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!
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.
"The Traitor's Guide" sold to Germany
Morten Traavik’s The Traitor’s Guide to North Korea has been sold in an hefty auction to Suhrkamp in Germany.
Bragepris to Tore Kvæven
Brageprisen for best fiction 2018 has been awarded to Tore Kvæven’s When the land darkens. So we couldn’t be more happy and proud; a fabulous book from a fantastic author!
Monster is launched in Sweden
One of the greatest joys of working with books is to see them published. And now “our” first book is out. Hurray! Jørgen Jæger’s Monster is now published in Sweden by Lind & Co.
Most Beautiful Norwegian Non-Fiction Book 2017
The most beautiful Norwegian nonfiction book in 2017 for adults is… Letters in History.
The History of Maps—to the world!
Thomas Reinertsen Berg’s award-winning book Theatre of the World is getting a lot of international attention.
Jomsviking to Russia
Just before the end of the year a deal was reached with the Russian publisher AST to translate and publish Jomsviking in Russia. This means that the book has now been sold to eight territories.
Brage Prize winner joining Northern Stories
Northern Stories are proud to announce and welcome Thomas Reinertsen Berg to our team. He’s the winner of this year’s Brage Prize for Best Non-Fiction Book in Norway in 2017 with his book Theatre of the World. The History of Maps.
Viking fever!
We are happy to tell you that Jomsviking has been sold in a very nice pre-empt to Penguin Verlag in Germany!