We are proud to welcome Anders and his wonderful book Green Joy to Northern Stories!
Anders Røyneberg, aka. @articgardener, has over 100 green plants in his apartment in Oslo. In Green Joy he focuses on how you can be successful with green plants and use them to improve the health, vitality, and surroundings of your life.
The book was published late August in Norway and went straight into the bestseller list. It is now in it’s third print run.
Anders Røyneberg has gained over 40,000 followers on Instagram since starting @arcticgardener in 2017. He has received a lot of national and international attention in a short time featuring recently in Vanity Fair and @thesill.
You may have a look at the book here: https://issuu.com/northernstories/docs/issuu
Welcome to Northern Stories, Anders!
Norwegian bestselling crime author Jørgen Jæger continues his impressive international rise. This week, the German publisher Gutkind Verlag acquired rights to a three-book deal, marking a new milestone in Jæger’s expanding global presence.
Norway’s largest independent literary agency, Northern Stories, has been named a Gazelle Company by Dagens Næringsliv for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the agency grew its turnover from NOK 10.2 to 15.8 million – an increase of more than 50 percent, marking yet another record year.
We’re delighted to share that Agnes Ravatn has been nominated for the Booksellers’ Award 2025 for her brilliant new novel Doggerland. Her novel is also already sold to Poland, and in World English.
We’re proud to announce that Frode Helland has been nominated for this year’s Brage Prize for Nonfiction, Norway’s most prestigious literary award, for his extraordinary book Holocaust – A history told by the victims. This is a deeply moving and illuminating contribution to our understanding of one of history’s darkest chapters.
Northern Stories has hired Dilani Vamapahan as a literary agent. She was chosen from a pool of 175 applicants.