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The Evil Eye
Literature and Fiction2016 · 248 pp

The Evil Eye

Stig Sæterbakken

The Evil Eye (Det onde øye) was published in 2001, and was the first of Stig Sæterbakkens many collections of essays. In this collection the essays circle around what you could call the problem of evil. The author insists that art and literature should be an area where general rules about moral should be pushed into the background, and be a place where both the author and the reader can explore the outer boundaries of human experiences without the ties and obligations that tend to hold us back. Sæterbakken shows great range in knowledge and interests. He writes engaged about works by Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Søren Kirkegaard, William Faulkner, Samuel Beckett, Edgar Allan Poe and Emmanuel Bove, to name just a few. In this collection you will also find the essay about Peter Handkes controversial agitation for the Balkan cause of the Serbs.

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It Has To Be Done
Literature and Fiction2016 · 224 pp

It Has To Be Done

Benedicte Meyer Kroneberg

Since her very powerful debut novel Ingen skal høre hvor stille det er in 2010, Benedicte Meyer Kroneberg has been one of our most productive and critically acclaimed authors. She is often compared with Merethe Lindstrøm.The central event which drives the plot in her new novel Dette er helt nødvendig is a divorce. Daniel, a photographer, takes his two young daughters on a boat trip while he reflects on what really happened between him and his wife, Sonja. What drove her to end their marriage and their life together?During the trip he decides to break the agreement he has made with his ex-wife, to only have the daughters at sea with him for one single day. He takes the children further out to sea to go camping on a remote island, even though he knows there is a storm coming, putting their lives in grave danger. To his astonishment, Daniel realizes that a part of him welcomes this. But how far is he willing to go, gambling with his children's lives in order to get his revenge?In Dette er helt nødvendig, Kroneberg continues her intensive investigation of families.

The Paris Diamond-hunt
Children's Books2016 · 256 pp · Age 9 - 12

The Paris Diamond-hunt

Ingeborg Dybvig

It is the Paris fashion week, and Clara has travelled there with her father, who is taking pictures for at book about the famous Norwegian fashion designer Mons Meier. Clara and her aunt Annie are allowed to sneak in to the last show - and it is there that it happens! A valuable diamond necklace is suddenly gone. Once again Clara promises to stay out of trouble, but once again unexpected things happen. All of a sudden Clara is neck deep in the mystery. But where did the diamond necklace go?What does the strict lady that is watching the door of Meiers atelier know? Is it the model, the assistant or the designer that is hiding something?Clara just needs to figure it out. This is the fourth book in the Clara-mysteries series.

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Children's Books2016 · 40 pp · Age 5 - 12

Poems and unpoems

Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen

Dikt og udikt – om likt og ulikt contains imaginative children’s poems that are simple yet rich in associations, from one of Norway’s foremost contemporary poets. Together with Akin Duzakin’s evocative illustrations, they open up a rich interpretative space. 'The outstandingly creative play on words in these poems will be especially effective in stimulating language development. Duzakin’s illustrations further enhance the quality of this collection and emphasise its philosophical and dreamy nature.' BLA BOKVENNEN

The Devil's Birthday
Literature and Fiction2016 · 440 pp

The Devil's Birthday

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

The selection in The Devils Birthday (Djevelens fødselsdag) show the width and originality of Ingvar Ambjørnsen´s short stories. Ambjørnsen´s short stories has by many critics been said to be some of his very best writing. This book was first published in 2006 and contain the collections Black Mother (Sorte mor, 1994), From Night to the Morning Darkness (Natt til mørk morgen, 1997) and Partially Present (Delvis til stede, 2003), as well as the title novel, The Devils Birthday. This new edition also contain a bonus track; The Red Dress. In Ambjørnsen´s short stories the feeling of melancholy and loneliness in the authorship comes out more clearly. We also meet, maybe surprisingly, an excellent nature writer. We also find great knowledge of the human mind, with precise dialogues and portraits of the characters. In several of the texts the playful and burlesque Ambjørnsen also let himself loose. This edition was published for Ingvar Ambjørnsens 60 year anniversary.

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The queen is calling
Children's Books2016 · 40 pp · Age 6 - 9

The queen is calling

Per Olav Kaldestad / Hilde Kramer

Have you ever thought about how bees live? In this book you get to meet them in both good times and bad. This is a story with strong dramatic and lyrical elements. It deals with a bee community from the day the queen is born until she reaches the height of her powers.

You’re Not Dying
Literature and Fiction2016 · 184 pp

You’re Not Dying

Linn Strømsborg

Eva lives an apparently normal, recognisable and good life. As seen form the outside, there is no cause for concern. Then one day she has a panic attack on the bathroom floor. For no reason she can understand, fear enters her body. She avoids her usual company, preferring to sit in solitude in her room or run lap after solitary lap around the stadium at Bislett, strengthening her body, taking care of herself to avoid death. She could die at any time. People are dying all the time, without warning, at any age. So why not Eva?You're Not Dying is both a very small and an almost infinitely big novel – on how an often inexplicable and apparently needless anxiety can afflict us. It can make us avoid what we used to seek. We understand something basically horrible: Being ourselves does not happen automatically. We have to fight for it, usually while nobody is looking. But it is also a story of surviving the struggle, and of friends who don't stop calling even though you never ring back.(...) a hopeful book about anxiety.KLASSEKAMPENMaybe one could say that Strømsborgs authorship is moving in a more serious direction with this book, but there is still something unmistakably Strømsborgesque with this novel that portrays the circumstances of a no longer quite so young, anxious woman in an essentially questioning and wondering way, with a hint of misery, melancholy, a sense of lost time, life passing you by, while you're sitting alone in an empty room, like Demi Moore in St. Elmos Fire, just being scared.STAVANGER AFTENBLAD(...) a strong, beautiful and vivid novel.VÅRT LAND

Animals
Children's Books2016 · 208 pp · Age 6 - 12

Animals

Åshild Skadberg

In this book we meet a selection of animals from all over the world, wild and tame, big and small. Some we have met before, and others we are greeting for the first time. Whether old friends or new, the various animals are all presented in an informal and amusing way which helps us all to learn something new. The wonderful illustrations throughout, together with the author's playful view and commentaries, make this book a fascinating experience for all ages. NOMINATED TO THE BRAGE PRIZE 2016.

The Edward Rubikon mysteries
Children's Books2016 · 112 pp · Age 9 - 12

The Edward Rubikon mysteries

Aleksander Kirkwood Brown

Edward's father works at Grimsrud Fortress, where a crypt has just been discovered. But before they managed to open the grave, the fortress began to collapse and had to be shut down. Edward and Kasper realise that something supernatural is to blame, and go to visit the fortress in the dead of night. In the grave, the ghost of King Grimm is lying in wait, planning to wake up his old army to achieve what he never managed to do when he was alive – conquer Grimsrud.

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The Edward Rubikon mysteries
Children's Books2016 · 144 pp · Age 9 - 12

The Edward Rubikon mysteries

Aleksander Kirkwood Brown

Mysterious beetles and monsters appear, creating chaos. Edward and Kasper begin to investigate, and come across an old book with dark powers. It turns out there is another world that is hidden from most people. And somebody wants to open a door to let the monsters who live there into our world. Now it's up to Edward and Kasper to stop the downfall of Grimsrud – and perhaps the entire world.

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Real Bread
Cook Books / Self Help2016 · 184 pp

Real Bread

Kristin Granli

Ekte brød offers recipes for 50 different, tasty and nutritious breads you can bake yourself, without using ready-mix ingredients. These include the everyday bread children want in their lunchbox, delicious white bread, focaccia and baguettes for special occasions, sourdough bread, crispbread, and bread made in the frying pan. Everything is clearly explained and all the recipes are accompanied by tempting pictures. You will also get suggestions for your own healthy and tasty ready-mixes for the days when you are rather busy. 'Real bread is an excellent guide to gluten-free baking.'GLUTENOGMELKEFRI.COM

Elias – Fishing Boat’s Luck
Children's Books2016 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 6

Elias – Fishing Boat’s Luck

Animando AS / Alf Knutsen

Shark the little fishing boat feels useless and depressed. He is no longer the effective fishing boat he was, and he can barely manage to catch small cod. It's a long time since his deck held a full catch. Elias and Duppe make a clever plan to cheer Shark up.