Wenche Foss Honorary Award to Linn Skåber
Congratulations to Linn Skåber, who was the recipient of the Wenche Foss Honorary Award for 2022!
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.
Jørgen Jæger has a solid fanbase in Norway – and is one of top three Norwegian crime writers. He has moved to another publisher; Capitana Forlag, one of the imprints of the new publishing group Strawberry. They have launched a huge campaign for his new book, and the results are really good so far, he even got his own car as you may see in the picture.
A truck is being highjacked on a road near Fjellberghavn, and the driver is murdered. At the same time a desperate father turns to the police to get help with his drug addicted daughter. The murder investigation reveals that the high jacking is connected to drug dealing, and that several deaths by overdose in Fjellberghavn in fact has been deliberate killings. Police Chief Cecilie Hopen simultaneously suspects information are being leaked from the investigation. Is there a Judas in their own ranks?
The book was just reviewed in Bergen Arbeiderblad, they gave the book 5 out of 6 stars and said: “Excitement from the first page. You may safely bring Jørgen Jæger’s last book with you on your summer vacation.”
Congratulations to Linn Skåber, who was the recipient of the Wenche Foss Honorary Award for 2022!
Jørgen Jæger is on a roll! With recent sales to North Macedonia and Sweden, books from his Ole Vik series have now been sold to 7 countries – over 30 rights in total.
Things are off to a great start for Anders Totland’s A Prayer for Jacob Juul – film rights have been sold, it’s made its way to the bestseller list, and the first international sale has been secured.
Each spring and fall, NORLA chooses a selection of Norwegian books of current interest for book fairs and literary events.
We’re thrilled that TWO of our authors have been selected to the list for Autumn 2022: Ståle Wig’s HAVANA TAXI and Jens M. Johansson’s FAMILY VALUES!
We’re thrilled to announce that author and playwright Camara Lundstad Joof has received the prestigious Hedda Award for her play They Must Birth to Us or Fuck Us to Love Us – for Best Stage Text. It was also nominated as Production of the Year.