Two new sales and prize nominations

November 18 2020

The One Needful Thing is sold to Uitgeverij Oevers in The Netherlans, nominated to the prestigious National Book Award, The Brage Prize 2020 and to the Yong Readers Critic’s Prize 2021.
A Tale of Terrible Times, Olaug Nilssen’s previous novel won the Brage Prize in 2017 when this hugely successfull novel was being published, is now sold to Trecí Trg in Serbia.

Olaug Nilssen’s latest novels are striking in their acute urgency Tom Egil Hverven in Klassekampen.

Other entries

September 15 2026

"Hafni says" out in English to rave reviews

Helle Helle’s Hafni says (Hafni fortæller, Gutkind 2023) is now out in English (UK: Akoya, NA: New Directions, AU/NZ: Giramondo, tr. Martin Aitken) – and reviewers are showering the book with praise!

September 10 2026

Stine Pilgaard’s "Wild Horses" is a hit in Denmark!

Happy publication day to Stine Pilgaard’s Wild Horses! The first Danish reviews are in, and critics are unanimously raving about Pilgaard’s humour, linguistic talent, and warmth.

September 4 2026

"Vaim Hotel" out in Norwegian

Vaim Hotel is out in Norway! The second book in Jon Fosse’s Vaim trilogy has surprised and delighted reviewers here in Norway, and multiple foreign editions will already be coming out in the next few months.

September 1 2026

Danish reviewers raving about "The Corpses We Planted"

Danish reviewers can’t get enough of Lina Wolff’s The Corpses We Planted (Ligene vi begravede, tr. Andrea Fehlauer, Gads Forlag)!

August 19 2026

Stine Pilgaard’s "Wild Horses" pre-empted by Kagge in Norway

Stine Pilgaard’s new novel, Wild Horses, is already enjoying success – even before coming out in Danish on September 10th! The book was sold in a pre-empt to Norway’s Kagge Forlag.