NORLA has again selected their prioritized titles in Norway for this spring. Eight titles within Norwegian fiction, non-fiction and children’s and YA. We are proud to say that two of the chosen titles are from Northern Stories.
Within fiction NORLA has selected Ingebjørg Berg Holm’s RAGING BEAR. A psychological thriller set in Bergen and on Svalbard, with three people fighting over the right to be together with a child. The book was pre-empted by Le Cherche Midi in France and has just sold to Carbonio in Italy.
Here’s a video of Ingebjørg Berg Holm presenting the book.
In nonfiction the selected title is Siri Helle’s THE HANDMADE TALE. A story about building a small, but absolutely necessary house on your own and feeling an intense joy of doing it by yourself. Granta secured World English rights and Rowohlt got the German rights.
After being on the shortlist for The Translation Dagger Award in August 2020, Agnes Ravatn has done it again! This time, her thriller Seven Doors has been shortlisted for the Petrona Award.
Nikolaj Frobenius’ psychological thriller SWAN SONG was recently published the reception has been outstanding. Have a look at what the critics are saying.
Agnes Ravatn is nominated for the prestigious CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger for her thriller The Seven Doors. She is in good company, amoung the 5 final titles you will also find other esteemed authors like Fredrik Backman and Mikael Niemi, as well as Roxanne Bouchard, Yun Ko-eun and D A Mishani.
Han har lenge vært en av Norges mest populære krimforfattere. Nå får Jørgen Jæger lesere også i en rekke nye land.
Although the World is not at its best at the moment, the business has to go on. And luckily it does. Here is an update on recent sales.