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Arriving at Something Real
Literature and Fiction2023 · 144 pp

Arriving at Something Real

Magnus Aasdalen

Arriving at Something Real is a collection of psycho-social portraits of humans on the edge of society, of the ‘’real’’ and of language. The well-known feels strange and fake, while the unspeakable and the metaphysical feels close. At the same time many of the short stories are set in specific, physical places: In Skien, in a house in Hokksund, in a strip club in Trondheim or on a pedestrian crossing in Majorstuen in Oslo.

Nuclear Dreams
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Literature and Fiction2023 · 208 pp

Nuclear Dreams

Didrik Dyrdal

The men in the short story collection Nuclear Dreams all struggle with difficult emotions, their relationships to other humans and their ability to lead a normal life. What happens when they have to handle unexpected situations, consider emotions they previously ignored and their own expectations for themselves? The modern masculinity is explored from many angles in this stylistically confident debut. The career-focused Olav takes his hunt for success, health, and women too far. The social research manager Øyvind is anxious about the storages of nuclear rockets which he fears will extinguish everything and everyone he cares about. Magne, a father of young children, is unable to bear the guilt of what happened to his best friend when they were younger.

The Rock Crypt
Literature and Fiction2023 · 432 pp

The Rock Crypt

Kaj Skagen

In 2033, in a broken-down world, Sylvester Litlafosse writes his chronicle. He is located in a thinly populated village in western Norway, where the few who survive are keeping something like a tiny community alive. Through his writing, Sylvester unravels the dramatic story that led him there. A central figure in the story is Sylvester’s unorthodox master Åskell Suparman, an occultist, charlatan and saint, who wants to burn all of Europe so a new world can raise from its ruins. Through his work with the chronicle, Sylvester must travel beyond the small village to see how the rest of the world fares. The journeys are not without dangers. Soon travellers appear in the village, travellers without noble motifs, and they set in motion a chain of events which will have big consequences. The Rock Crypt is a fantastic novel in all senses of the word, here the novel of ideas meets the thriller, and realism meets fantasy.

Dogs
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2023 · 368 pp

Dogs

Eystein Hanssen

Elli is back, this time as a detective for Kripos. Her first mission is a drug case in Gjøvik. Elli is struggling with the fact that her daughter Mali is being bullied. With a heavy mind she seeks support from her old partner Jan Nereng, who also get mixed in in a murder investigation, when this takes an unexpected turn. With her new Kripos colleague Hira Xaad and down-to-earth Liss Skyberg from Gjøvik, Elli digs deeper into a case that eventually will take her to Costa del Sol.Racism and police corruption are central themes in the socially critical crime Dogs, where Ellis's dog Zenith once again plays a defining role. «I was shuddering from the many wild descriptions, was left gaping when the final piece of the puzzle fell into place, and wasn't bored for a second ...»RANDABERG24, six/six stars

Blue Hour Sonatas
Literature and Fiction2023 · 88 pp

Blue Hour Sonatas

Charlotte Louise Vaillot Knudsen

In Charlotte Vaillot Knudsen’s poetry collection Blue Hour Sonatas a woman and a man meet over a plate of venus clams and sweet music arises between them. They play together: Her on the violin, him on the piano. However when he finds a new muse, she resorts to cleverness and magic to save their love. Blue Hour Sonatas is an ecstatic and fabulous story which moves forward in hot soil, amongst flickering will-o'-the-wisps, witch storms and flaming opera scenes. "Smashing melodrama steeped in a flaringly intricate imagery, magenta-dripping – to quote – word creations and a pleasing playfulness with typography." KLASSEKAMPEN, BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023

The Book Devourer
Literature and Fiction / Children's Books2023 · 160 pp · Age 9 - 12

The Book Devourer

Bjørn Ousland

Thick and exciting comic book for devourers of books! In Bjørn Ousland’s new action comic book series, books and reading are at the forefront. It all begins with a book club put together by three children. One day the books start disappearing – not just from their own shelves, but also from the school library and libraries all over the country. And it doesn’t just happen one book at a time, but all of them at the same time! The book club decides they need to make a plan. One night they see the thief – a strange flying creature who brings them to a tiny island far, far out at sea. There they’re captured by a strange little man – and suddenly the story takes a new turn. Bjørn Ousland has years of experience as a comic book illustrator, and he’s published a range of picture books and comic books, as well as educational and engaging non-fiction titles about polar heroes and feats. This book, however, is something entirely new!

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Holy Mackerel
Literature and Fiction2023 · 192 pp

Holy Mackerel

Tor Åge Bringsværd

847 people is hit by a mysterious illness, and they all see a huge mackerel hovering over the square. Everyone infected by the so-called Mackerel syndrome are from the same quarter of the city, and they appear to live in two different worlds. The therapists sent to speak with them can interact as usual, but they are also surrounded by other creatures – invisible to everyone else but themselves. Amongst the 847 people is Silas. Everyone who knows him says he is an 'especially interesting case'. He can speak to the dead. Or are they really dead? The infected quarter is blocked with lazer barbed wire, while the rest of the society try to figure out the cause of the illness. What will the future be, for the sick and for the seemingly healhty people? Which of the realities will prevail in the end? Holy Mackerel is an entertaining, wise and imaginative science-fiction novel, by Norway's most influential author of fable prose.

The Last Laugh
Literature and Fiction2023 · 192 pp

The Last Laugh

Thomas Lundbo

The Last Laugh is a hyper-topical story about the time that passes and the time we live in, about innovation and stagnation, about history's long lines and twisted side tracks, about the dark forces lurking in everyday life and the glimpses of light and hope. The book offers entertainment, excitement and hints of erotica.The Norwegian train company, Vy, struggles with its reputation. The railway's upcoming 175th anniversary could be an opportunity to restore public confidence. To prepare a suitable concept, the management has set up a committee that brings together some of the country's strongest creative minds. The work goes slowly, but just in time a genius idea is conceived: a train ride to break all bounderies. But can the concept be carried out? And if so, at what price?

The Third
Literature and Fiction2023 · 80 pp

The Third

M. Seppola Simonsen

Imagine that you / float between two truths, writes M. Seppola Simonsen in their new poetry collection, and that this weightless, exposed position makes one untrue. Imagine then a bodyless body, a wordless language. And try to explain what and who you are, to a world which doesn't want to have you explained. The Third challenges its own language to find, and to embrace, a third position, between him and her, between right and wrong, between power and nature. A third position threatened by violence and isolation and hate and namelessness. We see and we have seen it, time and again. The poet attempts to do something about this. To find joy, and beauty, and strength in togetherness.

Dopamine
Literature and Fiction2023 · 120 pp

Dopamine

Alexander Fallo

Alexander Fallo’s Dopamine is a poetry collection about getting an ADHD diagnosis late in life – and needing to live with it. These are sad, warm, frustrating, humoristic, energic and desperate poems written with 20mg Ritalin in the system. The author himself has the lived experience of leaving the psychiatrist with a letter about the diagnosis in one hand and a prescription in the other. And that was that. What does the story of a life look like when you look back at it with a new gaze? Could things have turned out differently? What does a diagnosis mean? Is it helpful or does it cause further issues? Is there such a thing as something in between? Dopamine is a personal deep dive which addresses memories and scenes from a life with a widespread diagnosis.

The Drone Catcher
Literature and Fiction / Children's Books2023 · 152 pp · Age 6+

The Drone Catcher

Øyvind Torseter

On a small island lives the Mule Boy. He receives a warning about a catastrophe and locks himself inside his house. The rats have taken over the city. Should he escape, or should he stay put? After consideration, he bravely ventures out into the empty streets, where he finds someone who’s part of the resistance. An adventurous, apocalyptic action-filled story about isolation, being daring and giant rats. The Drone Catcher is the fifth book about Mule Boy, a series of graphic novels that blend myth, adventure and social commentary, in text and images. Mule Boy’s skewed and somewhat alienated universe enables us to see ourselves and our society with fresh eyes.Allowing plenty of time is recommended: Between Torseter's covers there is - in every way - so much going on that his broad pages are a joy to turn.KLASSEKAMPEN[The book] is large and thick, but it is wise to give yourself plenty of time on each page, to study the details. This is where the experience lies - and the opportunity to supplement with your own associations and reflections. This applies to both adult readers and children.VÅRT LANDTorseter stands firm in its art form. The overview images are colourful, intricate and detailed, while the close-ups and individual scenes are simple and immediate, with black ink and a white background. This contrasting alternation creates a good flow in the narrative.BARNEBOKKRITIKK

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The Dream Bike Register
Literature and Fiction2023 · 144 pp

The Dream Bike Register

Erlend Loe

The Dream Bike Register is about Solveig (who after a while changes her name to Sara, then to Fleur and later to Flexie-Belle) whose bicycle is stolen in a dream and then discovers that her insurance doesn’t cover bicycles stolen in dreams. She feels alone and not present in her own life. She also struggles with boyfriends. She’s had way too many in too short a time. All the while, bicycles keep disappearing in her dreams. The Hittites steal them. And Einar Tambarskjelve. And her neighbour Krout keeps going out. After an especially silly dream where Fleur’s bicycle is stolen while she makes a speech about bike theft at the UN, she rants online. And quickly becomes a spokesperson for people who are sad and upset after having their bicycles stolen from them in their dreams. Flexie-Belle starts a movement. She gets Krout onboard. And after a while establishes dreambikeregister.com, which receives registrations from across the world. Thousands of bikes disappear in dreams every single night. But thanks to the register a lot of people get their dream bikes back. Everyone joins in. The Norwegian City of Trondheim becomes the first place in the world to collectively register the bikes their inhabitants use in their dreams. Shangai becomes the first large city in Asia to join. Flexie-Belle becomes a hero, she gets rich, and finally gets her life in order. The Dream Bike Register is a success story. Norwegian star author has committed a small stroke of genius. Again.«Regardless: Erlend Loe's beautiful, short, touching and insanely funny novel is both very light and very deep. Typically him... Its main character is not at all likeable. The novel about her is another stroke of genius from the man behind the novels "Doppler" and "Fvonk" and other delights. It's good that he exists.»BERLINSKE (Denmark), five/five starsSeriously funny from Loe«You'll struggle to find a more distinct literary project than that of Erlend Loe. Key words: humour and naivity.»NRKMakes you chuckle«The imaginative author Erlend Loe denies himself little, as usual, in a story that exists far from realism's demand of credibility. The short novel will hit home for loyal Loe readers.»VG«... balances beautifully on the border between the completely banal and the pleasantly recognisable. ... The result is highly charming reading.»KLASSEKAMPEN

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