The renowed MIT Press has just bought World English rights to Erik Martiniussen’s The War against Bacteria.
Bob Prior, Executive Editor at The MIT Press has this to say about the aquisition:
“The overuse of antibiotics and the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are among the biggest health crises of our time and are deeply tied to the current pandemic. I am thrilled to add this important book to the MIT Press list of authoritative and accessible titles in the biomedical sciences.”
The deal was done in cooperation with 2 Seas Agency in California.
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.
“A great honour,” says Kristofer Hivju about playing police investigator Ole Vik in the crime series Sogn Murders. The TV2 series is based on Jørgen Jæger’s bestselling books, and filming started this week in Sogn.