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Children's Books902Literature and Fiction722Narrative Non-fiction336Self Help179Crafts and Hobbies146Mystery and Crime143Cook Books107UpLit82

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2025 and newer2020–20242015–20192014 and older

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Picture books318Easy read235Read-aloud184Children's novels238Young adult121Children's non-fiction181Comics33

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The Angel With Too-Short Wings
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 3+

The Angel With Too-Short Wings

Tor Åge Bringsværd

Once upon a time – back when the world was created – there was a plump little angel called Jorkalel. No matter how hard he tried, he never could learn to fly. He just tumbled from cloud to cloud instead. The other angels had to keep saving him to stop him from crashing. In the end, they got bored of looking after him. When that happened, Jorkalel was given the job of tending the Garden instead. He became the first gardener in Paradise. Jorkalel was good at getting the flowers to bloom. But he was even better at looking after the animals, especially when they needed help and comfort. A beautiful tale about taking care of those who are a little bit different.

The Apple
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Narrative Non-fiction2024 · 282 pp

The Apple

Torolf E. Kroglund

Where did the apple originate, and what does it tell us about humanity? The apple is central in myths, fairy tales, religion, literature and art. From being the forbidden fruit of knowledge, to being the symbol of one tech’s most recognizable brands. The journey of the apple started in the Far East and follows us through the emergence of Western society. The Apple is a riveting story that takes us through gardens, literature, and history. It also says something about the hope of a better balance between the wild and the cultivated, between human and nature. The history of the apple is, in many ways, also the history about us, as the apple is so closely tied to humans.

Esa Sweeps
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Esa Sweeps

Gro Dahle

Funny and thought-provoking picture book from award-winning children’s author Gro Dahle Esa loves sweeping! There’s so much in the way and so much that needs to be swept away. Sand and dust and oat flakes on the floor. Drawing pins and pine needles and crusts and crumbs. Things that break, infectious illnesses, people who pull your hair, Mum who’s crying, Dad who’s shouting. Esa sweeps and sweeps to get rid of everything that’s in the way and everything that hurts her. But what happens when Esa has swept away the whole world? Won’t it be a bit too quiet? Gro Dahle isn’t afraid of dealing with serious and difficult topics in her picture books. Esa Sweeps is illustrated by Kaia Dahle Nyhus.

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Last Christmas
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2024 · 320 pp

Last Christmas

Siri Østli

Finally a new Christmas book from the Norwegian queen of feelgood! Christmas is drawing near, but the idyll and calm Kirsti longs for during the holiday season seems completely out of reach this year. This autumn the complications in Kirsti’s life is piling higher than gifts under the tree. Her teenage daughter Iben is having mood swings, Kirsti's mother and sister has decided to spend Christmas on the Canary Islands without them, and her new boyfriend Tobias is spending all his time as a climate activist. Then, Kirsti gets a phone from her doctor. Breast cancer. Suddenly, she must face the possibility of Iben having to grow up without her. Which means she also has to face the fact that Iben has a father, who doesn't know about his daughter. As Kirsti grapples with everything, her neighbourhood rallies around her while Tobias practically evaporates from her life, blaming his absence on a phobia of diseases. Is this Kirsti’s last Christmas? Or can a Christmas miracle happen?

Can a Christmas miracle heal a fractured life?
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The Fall
Children's Books2024 · 144 pp · Age 9 - 12

The Fall

Øyvind Torseter

An elephant boy is running through the forest, fleeing from someone or something. Is he being kept prisoner in a castle? He escapes by leaving his shadow behind in his place. He goes on to become a successful businessman in a big city. But something is missing. What will happen when he meets his shadow again? A picture-based adventure from Øyvind Torseter, one of our most critically acclaimed and garlanded illustrators and authors. «... a new and exciting addition to Torseter's extensive catalogue.»DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV «He is one of the most extinguished illustrators we have, with the ability to stack different techniques and elements on top of each other, in a way that would have collapsed by most other artists.»BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO «... Torseter's neat line is as alive and expressive as previously, and it enables him to tell a story mainly through graphics like few other Norwegian series creators can.»SERIENETT.NO

The Family Secret
UpLit2024 · 336 pp

The Family Secret

Elisabeth Hammer

The Family Secret is the first book in the gripping drama series Promises in Sand. The setting is the idyllic southern Norway in 1806, a historic turning point – with elegant dresses and romantic promises – where ships sailed the Seven Seas, and the consequences of the Napoleon wars were felt by rich and poor alike. Amalie grows up poor, but she appreciates the little she has, and her heart beats for those with even less. In secret, she takes of her family’s limited stock of food to feed children who starve. She is living with her parents in a cosy, but draughty, shipper's room. Her father got badly injured as a seaman at a young age, and is struggling to get work that pays. Her mother grew up in a well-to-do family, and she wants better for Amalie. In secret, she tries to get Amalie into the upper-class circles, so her daughter can find a rich husband. Blissfully unaware of her mother's scheming, Amalie keeps running into the town's finer gentlemen and ladies. As the clerk at a posh hat-maker’s shop, Amalie is all too familiar with how arrogant and superior they can be. When a beautiful comb disappears, Amalie gets the blame. Amalie is certain she knows who took it, but when she confronts the woman a Mr. Wickfall comes to the woman's defense. Amalie and Mr. Wickfall end up in a hefty fight. Although she cannot risk losing her small, but essential, income, he has nothing to lose. As their roads continue to cross, Amalie quickly understands that he has the power to ruin her future – and no scruples in doing just that. All the while, dark secrets lay hidden in the past, and soon Amalie's life will take a drastic turn. What are her dear parents keeping from her? Who is she really?

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The von Humbug Family: The Miracle Powder
Children's Books2024 · 304 pp · Age 9 - 12

The von Humbug Family: The Miracle Powder

Karen Kilane

Do you like stories with a good moral and a happy ending? Are you looking for a book without tall tales and humbug? Then this is not the book for you! All her life, Lucy has dreamed of a grandfather who can look after her, bake buns and make her hot chocolate with whipped cream. But when her long-missing Grandpa von Humbug finally appears, Lucy quickly realizes that he is not like other grandfathers. Grandpa loves to invent and travel, but above anything he loves to make quick money – no matter the cost. Grandpa and his new girlfriend, Vanessa Jones, get their hands on Lucy's latest invention, a miracle powder that makes things young and new and shiny. It's a disaster waiting to happen! The Miracle Powder is the first book in the series about the Familien von Humbug, written by debut author Karen Kilane and illustrated throughout by renowned artist Hans Jørgen Sandnes, known from the series Detective Agency No. 2 and Krypto. «The book is charming and concrete, with fantastic images – and a lot of tongue-in-cheek. Karen Kilane and Hans Jørgen Sandnes have created a universe you'll want to stay in, and a kid you'll learn to love.»PERISKOP

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Dangerous Mission
Children's Books2024 · 176 pp · Age 6 - 12

Dangerous Mission

Lena Lindahl

Astrid Linderud was six when war broke out and by the time she was eight, she was already doing her bit by delivering bread and packages to the resistance movement. Later, she also guided refugees across the border to Sweden. Astrid’s story is full of exciting episodes, fear, courage and wisdom. Through Astrid, we gain insight into what life was like in wartime for the children of resistance members – and realise just how much courage and hope it took to do this vital work.

Felix
Children's Books2024 · 160 pp · Age 9 - 12

Felix

Felix Baldauf / Eren Gjægtvik / Michael Stilson

Powerful graphic novel about finding your way out of the darkness through sport Felix moves from Germany to Kristiansund with his mum and little brother. He can’t speak a word of Norwegian and can’t quite seem to settle in. And he can’t invite anyone back home either because he doesn’t know what will be waiting for him there. What state will Mum be in? Will she be drunk? Will she even be conscious? Felix feels different. He is burdened by a dark secret, a secret he doesn’t want to share with anyone. But the new wrestling trainer Gekken understands him in a totally different way. Even if he comes late, is in a bad mood or doesn’t deliver his best performance, he’s still welcome in the locker room. It’s a place where he’s on the same footing as everyone else, and where he feels safe. Slowly but surely, Felix comes out of his shell and turns out to be an incredibly talented wrestler. But with everything that’s going on at home, can he get as far as he wants to in the sport he loves?

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Feliz Navidad
Literature and Fiction2024 · 272 pp

Feliz Navidad

Selma Lønning Aarø

Saga wants to arrange the perfect Christmas in Spain. She doesn’t do this without desperation because her mother suffers from dementia with elements of psychosis and has a habit of running away at the worst of times. Nevertheless, Saga has made up her mind, despite many cautions from a doctor friend. Christmas will be great. Everyone will have a nice time, celebrating in the usual way and – goddammit – in the absolute best way. Granddad and Grandma are in, her crypto-millionaire son is in, everyone is in. But challenges present themselves as soon as they arrive. Her mother can’t orientate herself in her new surroundings, the children are out of control, and why does her husband keep jogging to Benidorm? Feliz Navidad is a humorous novel, but it is also written with fear, trembling and sorrow. It is a book about being a middle-aged woman, dealing with an unfaithful husband, a mother who keeps disappearing – and about who we become when things get hard. «Feliz Navidad is a somewhat comical and painful novel about relationships, and about life hitting you right smack in the face in the middle of Christmas.»Dagbladet, five/six stars «... an unsentimental and well-composed Christmas story that both women 50+ and all other readers will find resonate with.»Bergens Tidende, five/six stars «... a deeply relatable relationship drama that balances humor with painful emotional undertones.»VG, five/six stars «It's both an emotional odyssey and a love elegy at the same time.»Fredrikstad Blad, five/six stars «Selma Lønning Aarø's hallmark as a writer is a humorous edge and a keen eye for human quirkiness and pettiness. But what truly shines in this novel is the descriptions of the mother and her increasing confusion. It is fresh, tender, and poetically depicted, all at the same time.»Aftenposten «She depicts a person's mental confusion with warmth and precision. It becomes touching and terribly sad, but the complications also evoke laughter.»NRK «Feliz Navidad is a great Christmas novel. […] it works well as entertainment, and it’s also at times both touching and gripping.»Stavanger Aftenblad

Finance
Literature and Fiction2024 · 96 pp

Finance

Martin Svedman

Finance is a poetic status report from a Norwegian business sector in recession. Daily life is defined by severance packages, cutbacks, and withdrawn ventures. Finance follows a furloughed consultant who started small but progressed quickly within the system. What happens when a mediocre company begins to haemorrhage? This poetry collection describes the gravity of our current economic situation.

The Traitor
Literature and Fiction2024 · 224 pp

The Traitor

Torkil Damhaug

At the death of his mother, the narrator of The Traitor is compelled to return to the notebooks of his youth that he always used to carry with him. From the notebooks, a narrative springs forth, taking the reader to the dissection hall at the anatomical institute in Bergen, and to the not always working at the local brewery. To the life in the anarchist house share where everything is to be tried in the name of freedom, and to the island where something macabre seems to have disappeared down a hole in the memory of a friend. To wandering between the dead and the living in the mountains of Hardangervidda national park, and to the attempt of seizing control of a Danish Airbase. And, to the love that you fall into when you are completely unprepared for it. The Traitor is a psychological novel that draws on several genres, including the absurd comedy. It circles around questions of power and freedom, and the secrets we carry with us. About the battle for our memories, and that which you cannot leave behind – even if you try. The Traitor is the first novel in a planned series.