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The Dating Diaries
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2026 · 368 pp

The Dating Diaries

Victoria Larsen Stø

Bridget Jones's Diary meets How to lose a guy in 10 days After yet another bad Tinder date, Ingrid deletes the app and decides it's time to try something new… Ingrid is single, obsessed with romantic comedies and works with digital marketing for a lifestyle magazine in Oslo. She dreams of finding love like in the movies, to meet the Tom Hanks to her Meg Ryan. But after numerous disastrous dates, she decides such a man is not to be found on the apps. Why can't it work like in the films, being swept off her feet with the perfect meet cute? With her colleague and best friend Solveig, they come up with the idea to create a dating diary on social media for the magazine. A Bridget Jones’s Diary for the digital generation – with Ingrid in the lead role. The concept is simple: To put herself in situations with meet cute potential, where she can meet men out in the wild. This means Ingrid's calendar is suddenly filled up with speed dates, running club, and Pitch a friend events. The implementation, however, is not as simple. Is Ingrid ready to be the main character of her own life? Will all the awkward conversations, confused feelings, unwanted dickpics and near disastrous misunderstandings lead to Ingrid finally meeting her Hugh Grant? The Dating Diary is a witty, relatable modern rom-com about love, friendships and the search for something real.

A witty and relatable rom-com about modern love and self-discovery
The Witch Cave
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2026 · 406 pp

The Witch Cave

Vegard Vinsjansen

Welcome to Balnesvik, a place in Western Norway. It's a small village, a small town so strangely familiar that it could have been where you grew up. But there's more to Balnesvik than meets the eye. Sondre is 16 years old and about to finish middle school. His big dream is to work in film, and he hopes to get into a sought-after media study programme in the city. He can't wait to get away from «the fucked-up farming country», but before he gets that far, a mysterious illness begins to spread in the village. It starts with the family cat Pelle, who has a nasty wound that smells bad and is behaving strange. And then there's Sondre's younger brother, Robert, who gets a flock of ants to commit collective suicide in a puddle. And who is the mysterious Julia, who appears everywhere? Together with his friends Lasse and Maryam, Sondre must navigate through various threats to unravel a conspiracy that stretches back through the village's history and is linked to the legendary closed mine – often called The Witch Cave – and where Sondre's family find themselves at the center of something that could affect the entire world.

The Survival Plan
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2026 · 304 pp

The Survival Plan

Elin Brend Bjørhei

Village gossip. Stubborn dogs. And a man I should never fall for again… There’s a special place in hell for men who dump their fiancée the day before the wedding. That’s where my ex, Jonas, should have been. But no, he’s still walking around unharmed in the streets of Oslo, far from hellfire and torment. You’d think it couldn’t get any worse, but yes, he also made sure I lost my job. So what do you do when you’re dumped, broke, and desperate? I’ve chosen to move to the countryside. To Feheim, the small village I swore I’d never return to. There, I’m going to run a dog boarding kennel, even though I have no clue about dogs, but how hard can it be? I honestly only start regretting it the moment I meet Nikolai again – the boy I had a crush on as a teenager. But he’s not much of a boy anymore. He has become a man. A strikingly handsome and unapproachable man whom I should stay far away from. It’s just a shame my heart refuses to listen, especially when he looks at me like that… The Survival Plan is a romantic and spicy novel for everyone who has headbanged to Metallica and Googled “how to get over an ex” – and still ended up crying to Taylor Swift and eating candy for dinner. A story about losing yourself and finding your way back – one calf birth, one good book, and one orgasm at a time. The Survival Plan is the first book in a planned series.

Small-town country romance
Rally
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2026 · 352 pp

Rally

Elisabeth Sørdal

Thirty years ago, Beth's father, legendary rally driver "Biggen," vanished to Argentina, leaving behind a ten-year-old and a mother reeling from a mysterious breakdown. Now, a death in the family forces Biggen's return, and Beth must confront the man who abandoned her to uncover the dark secrets buried in their past. Flashback to 1985: Biggen is the king of the rally circuit, chasing a fortune for his dream farm, with his adoring "rally princess," young Beth, by his side. But the arrival of a charismatic new driver, Rafael, ignites a volatile mix of jealousy, desire, and suspicion that ensnares Biggen, his wife, and a captivated Beth. When tragedy strikes, a devastating question remains: was it fate, or did Biggen's ambition push him to an unforgivable act? Unravel a poignant tale of family, abandonment, and the shocking consequences of desire that will keep you guessing until the very end!

A thrilling, poignant, and darkly humorous debut
Villa Lupin
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2026 · 256 pp

Villa Lupin

Merete Lien

Childhood friends Johanna and Kristine once shared secrets in their playhouse, Villa Lupin, but drifted apart. Years later, Johanna returns home to care for her ailing sister, only to find Kristine brutally murdered, the case unsolved, and their playhouse demolished. Johanna possesses knowledge the police overlooked, yet she hides her suspicions, instead channeling her theories into a private novel that she knows can never be published. She also dedicates herself to documenting the destruction of old gardens and historic villas by developers, preserving memories and nature. However, everything changes when Kristine's son, Lukas, is also found dead, an apparent accident at the family's country estate. Fearing for Lukas's sister, Elise, and feeling a deep sense of responsibility, Johanna realizes it's time to stop merely playing with a manuscript and actively unravel the past. Kristine's talent for making enemies provides many leads: the mysterious women at Lukas's funeral, the enigmatic Anna with her black dog, and the secrets hidden at the desolate country house.

Compelling, flawed protagonist
In The Belly of the Whale
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2025 · 272 pp

In The Belly of the Whale

Hilde Rød-Larsen

In mid-July, newly divorced Jonas Sverdrup travels from Bergen to his hometown of Oslo, after his ex-wife has gone on holiday with their son. For three weeks, Jonas is borrowing a friend's flat, and he wants to spend the time following the impulse method. But the impulses fail to materialise, in a city abandoned by family and friends. Maud Elvebakken has no need to travel from her hometown of Oslo. She likes change of atmosphere that July offers, the opportunities it provides. She wants to gather friends and acquaintances who are left in the city around a long table in her backyard, and see what happens. Also Jonas, whom she hasn't seen since they were children in the teeming garden of her father. These summer weeks will open up to new human connections, but also to a past that Jonas and Maud in their adult lives have tried to shield against. In the Belly of the Whale is a standalone sequel to In the House of Pantaloon. «Like the previous novel pointed to the meaning of solidarity between individuals, the message from Rød-Larsen seems to be that it’s only when we, with our small lives, join forces, that the larger history can be challenged. The new generation represented by the passive Jonas and the obstinate Maud, has a golden opportunity to cry out on behalf of the victims of their forefathers’ cruelty.»VÅRT LAND «As always, Rød-Larsen has a firm grip on the text, with dialogues that flow effortlessly. She writes entertainingly, and most of the tension is in the exploration of the characters.»ADRESSEAVISEN

A feelgood story with literary elements
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Pretty Normal
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2025 · 432 pp

Pretty Normal

Cathrine Hellesøy Harrisson

What’s the absolute worst thing you can imagine? I’m the one who constantly makes things up, creates the world anew, creates the day, creates the dream, creates what allows everything to be split apart and crushed. No imagined scene is safe or strong enough. Not even now, when things were so good between us. You could have saved me, from all this chaos, I'm sure.Instead, you have disappeared. For real, this time.Why?Where are you?Can you at least call me?"Hush," said DadDon't make it a big thing. What is infatuation? Is it a neurosis? A compulsion? And what about love— is it something else? Pretty Normal moves between the innocent, the beautiful, and the naive, and the skewed, the violent, and the slightly perverse. The author describes obsession, and especially sexuality, in a direct and vivid way, from the innocent awakening to a more adult and at times destructive exploration. The story contains many layers, understated humour, and a main character who, despite her violent thoughts, fights fiercely for meaning and love.