The Ice to Pushkin Press

The UK rights to John Kåre Raake’s thriller The Ice has been acquired by the renowned British publisher Pushkin Press. – The Ice is a brilliantly paced and plotted thriller — taut, claustrophobic, and all played out in the freezing darkness of the North Pole. I can’t wait for Pushkin Vertigo to publish it in English, says the editor Daniel Seton.

Green Joy to the World

Anders Røyneberg’s book GREEN JOY is set to travel out into the world. The estemeed publishing house Quadrille has bought World English rights and will publish it in the UK. In Australia it will be published by Hardie Grant, while Crown will publish it in North America.

Ingrid Winter to the movies

The first book about Ingrid Winter written by Janne Stigen Drangsholt is going to become a movie.
The Marvelous Misadventures of Ingrid Winter will be produced by the Norwegian production company Chezville.

Latest sales roundup

Lots of books has been sold this fall. Here’s an update.

Sold to Sweden and Finland

Linka Neumann’s highly successful first book Wilderness Sweaters is sold to be published both in Sweden and Finland.

Nominated for the Booksellers Prize

The nominations for the Booksellers Prize are here, and a huge congratulations to Agnes Ravatn for being nominated for the brilliant SEVEN DOORS. The winner will be decided by a vote among the Booksellers and announced 19 November.

Nominated as best non-fiction book

A huge congratulation to Nilas Johnsen who has been nominated to the prestigous Brage prize for the best Norwegain non-fiction book of 2019. His book Erdogan. The making of Turkey’s strongman is one of four nominees to the prize which will be awarded on November 21.

Camara Lundestad Joof

We are proud to welcome Camara Lundestad Joof to Northern Stories – and excited to travel to Frankfurt on Monday to present her her important book I talk about it all the time.

Silence of the Chefs

Andreas Liebe Delsett was offered what many food enthusiasts dream of: to work for a period in a restaurant kitchen, to learn the profession, to cook at a really high level.