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THIS IS GOODBYE TO NOVELS

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

On the evening of 17 June 2010, Ingvar Ambjørnsen makes a snap decision to stop writing novels. It just comes to him. He's been writing, just like always. He's written the first forty pages of Brev til en uvenn, and he's not dissatisfied with what he's written. He reads it through and thinks it's good. He can do this. He's in control. But then, his thoughts turn on him: this is no good. He can't keep on doing this. He doesn't believe in himself anymore. Maybe he never has. And it's not the first time he's had this thought this spring or summer. It's come to him on a regular basis, and now, apparently, it's here to stay. But giving up being a novelist is a serious decision. Because he is a novelist. What else could he do? In Farvel til romanen, we follow Ingvar Ambjørnsen through a dramatic June day which threatens to turn his life upside down.

FIAT AND GRANDMA AND THE WHITE LION

Iben Sandemose

Fiat and Grandma are going to the lion forest. They have lion costumes on and lion food in a bag. Then they see a white lion. ’We need to get Granddad,’ whispers Fiat. ’He loves lions.’ But when they come home, Granddad is fast asleep in his favouritechair. They try to wake him, but they can’t, and he is very cold. Fiat gets a blanket. It doesn’t help. ’Is Granddad dead?’ Fiat asks. ’Yes,’ says Grandma, crying. Fiat and Grandma both have their own way of grieving. They ride lions, find a lovely yellow coffin, and Fiat writes a letter to Granddad which she puts under his jumper. No one other than Iben Sandemose could write such a nontraditional book about death. The book is sad, funny, playful and clever. Sandemose’s illustrations are as colourful and imaginative as ever. A great book to read for those who have lost someone they love and for those who are about to lose someone. Fiat og Farmor is an exciting and unique series for small children. Fiat og Farmor og den hvite løven is the seventh book in the series. The books have been translated into several languages.

Film an Animal!

Bjørn F. Rørvik

Do you enjoy making films? Do you want to have some fun with your friends? Film an animal! Film an Animal! is made up a little like a doll's theatre. You control the animal's movements across the stage, whilst providing the voices and filming all at once. You can film with your mobile phone, a camera or a video camcorder. Film an Animal! comes as a handbook and equipped with plenty of figures, props, backgrounds and control sticks that you can use to move the figures. In the handbook you get to know all the different animals – Scare the Hare, the Lens Lice, Mincy Mink, Mrs Beaver, Lady Quack-Quack, the Poodle Rockers – and last but not least, Rumpstanger! The book is bursting with hints and tips and includes a manuscript in picture form providing lots of ideas for films you can create. After a while, you can even come up with your own ideas with your friends. It won't take long for you to pick it up! Roll cameras!

IN LOVE WITH BILLY BACKFIRE

Hans Sande

Billy Backfire is the biggest and strongest goat in all of Wet Valley. And in the whole world! All the other goats are crazy about him. But he prefers to wander alone and unhindered. He doesn’t care about butting heads with Buckaroo and the other goats anymore. ’What’s got your goat?’ Buckaroo asks. ’I don’t know!’ Billy Backfire answers, wandering even further away from the herd. He climbs up to the top of Apex Mountain, because it is he who must oversee the sun and wind and rain. Or… does he really just needto buck up and get a grip? A crazy and exuberant goat picture book from Wet Valley With just a touch of existential identity crisis. ‘Like a breath of fresh air and a huge fart, Hans Sande and Per Dybvig have unleashed Forelska i Feisbukk. A wild, funny and lavish New Norwegian picture book. [...] With help from the playful Per Dybvig, he fizzes until he overflows.’HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD‘The book offers a lot of fun wordplay to do with billy goats, and the illustrations are equally wonderful. However, it also has its solemn moments. We won’t say anything more about it here, but rather advise adult and child readers alike to curl up on the sofa with it. Parents are encouraged to tear themselves away from their smartphones and instead read aloud about Billy Backfire – reading aloud is greatly underestimated!’KVINNHERDINGEN

Frost

Roy Jacobsen

In this novel Roy Jacobsen takes us back to one of the most dramatic periods in Scandinavian history. FROST is the adventurous tale about the Icelandic boy Gest, born in the year of 993, who at the age of just thirteen years old becomes an outlaw when he avenges the murder of his father by killing one of the most powerful chiefs of Iceland. With his companion, the wildling Teitr, he flees Iceland and makes it to Norway. There he walks on foot from Trondheim to Hålogaland and further south. He is cold, he is going nowhere, and he will kill again. ´Frost is a great novel and a riveting adventure. At the same time.´AFTENPOSTEN ´Roy Jacobsen is a storyteller touched by God. Frost is a well filled, well written and fascinating saga novel.´DAGBLADET ´Frost is an impressive parade of a novel (...) As a whole: A riveting triathlon of a novel. Here we meet a storyteller who knows what he is doing. He has extensive knowledge about Nordic literature and let himself be inspired by the sagas without becoming a predictable imitator.´STAVANGER AFTENBLAD ´Frost is a through and through modern novel exactly because of its historic slant, drawing a precise curve through todays conflict-areas, both outwards and as an inner journey.´BERGENS TIDENDE

The Lighthouse Keepers

Inga Sætre

On an island far, far out at sea there lives two women and a sheep. Sølvi and Astrid live on what the current pulls in and what they can harvest from the barren rock. One day, someone knocks on their door. Outside there is a man with neat hair and a huge suitcase. He is willing to sell them the contents of the suitcase in exchange for the island – something that he thinks is a bad deal for him, but of course they could always rent the island from him... Astrid and Sølvi have always been content, but now opportunity is knocking, and someone will have to leave the island. Fyrvokterne is a story about salty sea, friendship and what you need to have enough.

Fun with Yarn in Rosendal

Turid Lindeland

The inspiration for this book came from an old sock pattern and an old hotel in Rosendal in Hardanger. Turid Lindeland has given the traditional patterns a modern twist both in terms of colour and choice of models. Her vision is to be mindful of old handicraft techniques, here in terms of knitting and crocheting, and make durable products suitable for daily wear and tear. Here you'll find patterns for blankets for young and old, socks for big and small, cushions with and without patterns, covers for chairs, photo albums, mobiles, computers and much more. The difficulty level varies from very simple to that which requires a little more time and skill.

Good enough for those Bastards

Anita Krohn Traaseth

Anita Krohn Traaseth is a top manager who is not afraid to tell her story. She defends who she is and says that who you are and what you do is good enough. It is not about being perfect, but about being real. If you're going to reach the top, you need to let go of perfectionism. In this book, Anita Krohn Traaseth writes in a personal and humorous way about her road to the top, about daring to be seen, rising to challenges and embracing working life with all the joy, challenges and possibilities it provides for personal growth. She provides advice for those struggling to find their place between being a manager in an enclosed space and new openness where we cheer one another on and dare to be noticed in both meeting rooms and in public like the fallible people we are. This is a modern management book for those who want it all: a great job and a family. 49.000 copies in print in Norway! Win or disappear ‘Good enough is undoubtedly a useful motto for clever girls of both genders.’ DAGSAVISEN Women reach the top ‘Good enough for those Bastards is in any case a much more truthful and refreshing formulation which permits the disclosure of the arrogance which exists in the career world. It’s impossible not to appreciate Traaseth’s frankness.' DAGBLADET

Mistletoe

Elisabeth Hammer / Kjetil Nystuen

BOYS VS. GIRLS

Janne Aasebø Johnsen

This is the standalone sequel to Operasjon jentebursdag. Once again we encounter the wonderful and unexpected friendship between Hjalmar and Birger. Hjalmar has a father in the military who would happily serve field rations for dinner. Birger crochets mobile phone covers in a handicrafts group he attends with his mother. But they share a great interest: girls. And this interest causes problems once again when the cool – and cute – Victoria starts in their class.

A Garden Designer’s Approach

Yvonne Dengin

We decorate our terraces and gardens to create ambience and make our mark on the great outdoors, and we extend the season using outdoor seating areas, sheltered terraces, heat lamps and wood burning stoves. Garden centres and interior design shops are full of enticing odds and ends, but when the weather turns it is extra important to maintain a holistic approach to positioning, size, shape, lines and materials. Decorative items should be the icing on the cake and chosen carefully. Some people furnish their gardens with humour and playfulness, others want to create a romantic atmosphere, and others are more concerned with symmetry and order. Dengin describes classic and modern garden design using both formal and more informal approaches, providing tips and advice about which decorative elements are best for you. Look at the bigger picture and how furniture, lighting, water features, pots, plants and decorative elements can come together as a whole. Practical, exuberant and inspiring advice about how to make your garden your own.