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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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Dear Sausage: Give me a pet!
Children's Books2026 · 176 pp · Age 9 - 12

Dear Sausage: Give me a pet!

Anna Berg Gjendem

The second book in the hilarious diary series about Iris. Iris, a Pippi-esque girl full of determination and imagination, writes a diary about her hilarious misadventures as she navigates life as a pre-teen! Iris is a dreamer who believes in herself! Her diary, Sausage, is stuffed with crazy ideas and mischief. In Sausage, she shares EVERYTHING – including her new dream of having a pet. The only problem is that Mom and Dad have said no pets. But Iris MUST have a pet! What do to? One thing is for sure: Iris NEVER gives up! Dear Sausage: Give me a pet! is the second book in a brand-new diary series aimed at kids from 9–12 who love to laugh. The book is easy to read with fun illustrations – just like a real diary.

Rights soldSold to Denmark and Sweden
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Kitchen
Literature and Fiction2026 · 480 pp

Kitchen

Lars Saabye Christensen

Kitchen is a warm, wistful and piercing novel about the Minde family in Vika in the 1970s – a district where Oslo's slums are still close to everyday life. When her son Kaj moves out, Gerd Minde is left in a home where silence reveals more than words ever did. Life goes on as before, but something has moved in between the walls: the question of who we are when the roles around us fall away. With precise humor, dark undertones and an eye for the small cracks in the ordinary, Saabye Christensen writes a story about loneliness, about who we are and everything that happens when the dice are rolled – and no one quite dares to see where it lands. Kitchen is Saabye of best mark«It fills me with joy to read Lars Saabye Christensen. [...] The author's new novel Kitchen contains one of the finest portraits of women I have read in a very long time.»VG, six/six stars «Yes, there are many good Norwegian authors. But when Saabye Christensen is at his best, as in parts of the series Echoes of the City (Byens spor) and as in the short story The Hare (Haren) and as in the hot-off-the-press novel Kitchen (Kjøkken), then he is, in my opinion, in a class of his own.»NETTAVISEN, six/six stars «Christensen manages to create an atmosphere that fills the reader to the brim, time and time again.»NRK, five/six stars Saabye is a superb storyteller«Lars Saabye Christensen is a wonderful storyteller, with a particual ability to portray the unique in ordinary lives and the tragic in the trivial.» Dagbladet, five/six stars «As writes, as always, so well.»Adresseavisen Unstoppable Christensen«I don't know where Lars Saabye Christensen gets his drinking water from, but someone should immediately examine the source to see what it contains. How else can you explain his churning out works of such high quality every year after he passed 70?»Aftenposten «I don't know where Lars Saabye Christensen gets his drinking water from, but someone should immediately investigate the source to see what it contains. How else can you explain the fact that he keeps churning out works of exceptionally high quality every year after passing the age of 70?»Hammerfestningen «Kitchen is a novel where the dramatist Lars Saabye Christensen truly gets to show off his talent, through scenes, situations, and dialogue that are exceptionally well-crafted and believable.»Stavanger aftenblad «It's a fine [...] novel that Lars Saabye Christensen has written, and the portrait of Gerd is strong and convincing.»Dag og tid Lars Saabye Christensen tendlerly writes the "silent" women's histories«Gerd Minde is fictional. But she will live on for a long time.»Dagsavisen

Instant bestseller and critically acclaimed
Rights soldSold to Denmark and Poland
My King
Children's Books2026 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

My King

Trygve Skaug

Playful and colorful picture book from author Trygve Skaug and illustrator Ella Okstad! My King, written by Trygve Skaug and illustrated by the internationally renowned Ella Okstad, is a playful and colourful book about how one can be and should be as a king. This is a warm and beautiful picture book that you can read aloud over and over again. Trygve and Ella's previous picture book collaboration, If I Were Prime Minister, has been sold to 11 countries, including the United Kingdom.

Koster
Literature and Fiction2026 · 224 pp

Koster

Ida Fjeldbraaten

Koster is a sharp and intense novel about truth, literature, and botany—and not least, a love letter to the Bohuslän summer. Oda Bakken loses her job as an advertising copywriter and is contacted by a former client with a proposition: she is to write a biography of Lina Ebbel, a multi-millionaire and the founder of the natural cosmetics brand "Linné AS." Oda travels to the island of Koster, where the elderly woman lives. But the writing assignment proves far more difficult than first anticipated, as her subject has a highly unconventional relationship with reality. The Swedish archipelago idyll of Koster frames the story with its perfect Swedish summer. But as the holidaymakers head home, the restaurants close, and the sea turns white, an unsettling underworld of unexplained phenomena, human experimentation, and jealous husbands begins to creep in.

My Body!
Children's Books2026 · 160 pp · Age 3 - 9

My Body!

Sarah Roxana Herlofsen

Did you know that your body is an incredibly strange and exciting place? This book takes you on a fun and amazing journey through the human body! This book is full of fun, surprising and super weird facts about the body. Did you know that some animals use their butts as weapons?! That men have bigger brains than women, but that doesn't mean they're smarter? That you can't actually tickle yourself? That a blue whale's heart is as big as a car, and that astronauts' hearts shrink in space? Read about everything from your heart and brain to your butt, your skeleton and even your hair! Perfect for anyone who loves to learn something new. Easy to read and entertaining for children aged 4-7.

The Female Brain
Narrative Non-fiction / Self Help2026 · 240 pp

The Female Brain

Ann-Marie de Lange

Our brains are shaped by hormones, yet science has long ignored how profoundly this affects women. In The Female Brain, cognitive neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Ann-Marie de Lange explores how hormonal rhythms sculpt the female brain across every stage of life, from puberty and the menstrual cycle to pregnancy, motherhood and menopause. Drawing on new research and personal stories, she reveals the astonishing adaptability of the female brain: how it grows stronger, more complex and more resilient through change, loss and transition. Why do so many women experience brain fog, mood shifts or changes in memory and focus? What really happens inside the brain during pregnancy or menopause? De Lange challenges the long-standing medical bias built on male physiology, offering a new, evidence-based perspective on women’s neurological health. Both enlightening and empowering, The Female Brain combines cutting-edge science with lived experience to show that women’s biology is not a limitation — it is a source of strength. “This book contributes to increase the understanding of how the physical changes experienced by women, affects the psyche. … The author writes about complex topics in a very good way.” SYKEPLEIEN “Ann-Marie de Lange’s book The Female Brain should become common knowledge for all thinking and feeling persons. … Generally, the book is full of perspectives that gives renewed respect for the enormous changes women experience, physically and cognitively. The writer is personal in a way that must have taken courage and is able to reflect upon difficult emotions while drawing on her field of expertise.” FORSKERFORUM “Ann-Marie de Lange writes with that rare combination of the researcher’s precision and the storyteller’s warmth. … The most striking thing about the book may be its respect for the reader. De Lange never underestimates women’s ability to understand complex research, but neither does she drown her language in an academic fog. The language is easy to read, without becoming overly simplified.” APOLLON

Presents new peer-reviewed brain research directly linked to women's life experiences.
Rights soldSold to 8 territories
Kiss Mark
Literature and Fiction2026 · 198 pp

Kiss Mark

Agnes Nordvik

Ella washes until her skin burns, runs every night, doesn't dare to go to the bathroom. She loses track of the days and doesn't understand why her body is on constant alert. Something is about to unravel. Ella's grief runs deep; she lost her mother to cancer when she was a child. But there is also something else that is pushing its way forward – something she has long kept hidden, also for herself. Through glimpses of a childhood marked by loss and an adolescence where trust was betrayed, a story of abuse, shame and a body that remembers what the mind tries to repress is revealed. Kiss Mark is an in-depth account of what happens when repressed memories break the surface, and of the path towards understanding oneself in order to become whole again. "Nordvik shows both courage and distinctiveness as she depicts how the attempt to say ‘no’ is drowned out by an overwhelming physical experience [...] The scenes in which Ella receives help from caring women to overcome the shame that has settled in her body are beautiful—both edifying and moving. In this way, the book pays tribute to maternal care, while the message remains clear: Women must protect one another [...] It is a task of literature to put into words what is taboo and to foster community based on shared experiences. Nordvik does so in a language that is simultaneously childishly innocent and mature enough to lay bare sexually inflicted shame.”Klassekampen "I read on with a mixture of dread and curiosity (...) impresses and moves the reader."Adresseavisen "Debut author Agnes Nordvik deserves to be widely read. I am already eagerly awaiting her next book (...) Moving in an unusual way (...) Kiss Mark, this puzzle-like narrative, leaping between different pasts and a present, has touched me as a reader."Samtiden "Agnes Nordvik's debut novel Kiss Mark left me gasping for breath (...) What elevates this text is that even though Nordvik pushes hard against the clichés, she maintains a clear focus and an open, inquiring gaze as Ella's 'bad guy' walks into the narrative."Aftenposten “a real page-turner [...] Kiss Mark is not for the faint-hearted. The novel tackles heavy themes such as death and abuse in a very graphic and painful manner. But that is precisely what makes the novel so good. By writing about the protagonist’s experiences in such a genuine and raw way, the story leaves a lasting impression on the reader.”Framtida

Prescription: Play
Narrative Non-fiction2026 · 208 pp

Prescription: Play

Charlotte Lunde

Childhood play was a sanctuary. A space where there was only room for joy, not for worries. We all have some memories associated with play. A place, a smell or a song. In an instant, you are back in time. Today, children play less outside – and less with each other. They experience more demands and less freedom than children did a generation ago. More and more children and young people also struggle with health problems and dissatisfaction. Increased knowledge about the importance of play shows that this may be connected. For many children and youths, play has moved into a screen, and AI is now also invading childhood. These are playgrounds that are proving to be threaths to children's safety and health in a way we could never have imagined. All mammals play because play is a prerequisite for health, development and survival. Play develops empathy, curiosity and mental resilience – qualities we presently need more than anything. This means that we as a society must bring free play back into the fight – not only for the health of our children – but for the future of the earth.

Coco-Banana and the Air Shoes
Children's Books2026 · 40 pp · Age 6 - 9

Coco-Banana and the Air Shoes

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Coco-Banana's class is our walking in the woods and it's so boring! To make the hike more interesting Coco-Banana invents air shoes that can fly! When it starts to rain, the air shoes are destroyed, and he has to find his way back to his class on foot. Coco-Banana is a little inventor who lives with his family: Mama Banana, Daddy Coconut, and his little sister Baby Coco. In his inventor’s shed, Coco-Banana comes up with all sorts of crazy inventions that often gets him into strange and hilarious situations. His adventures are just as funny for grown-ups as they are for young children. The Read Yourself with Coco-Banana series is aimed at beginner readers. The books offer children their favourite Coco-Banana stories written in simpler language, with fewer words, larger text and illustrations that have been adapted to support the child’s reading.

Reading Crisis:
Narrative Non-fiction2026 · 146 pp

Reading Crisis:

Kari Spjeldnæs

The "reading crisis" is a pressing contemporary issue, reflecting declining literacy, shrinking attention spans, and a general shift from books to screens. This book moves beyond typical campaigns, instead exploring the very essence and impact of reading, emphasizing the profound value of engaging with long texts. While not offering a simple solution, it reveals what we're losing in this digital age and provides insights to actions to help us become good readers once more. "'Reading crisis' is, with its many good, platitude-free sentences, excellent research dissemination. That Spjeldnæs spices up her inspiring, little reading book with literary examples is in itself an argument to leave your cell-phone [tucked away]. NRK It takes willpower to read longer texts today "If the ability to focus and read becomes a resource possessed primarily by people with higher education and cultural capital, that's a problem. Both to the knowledge society and to the democracy, says Kari Spjeldnes." krigsvidenskab.dk A book that reminds us of why reading matters "[...]Spjeldnæs points out something highly significant. Reading is not just a past-time or a personal hobby. It's a skill that's foundational for knowledge, reflection and public discourse. [...] As such, it's even more important that somebody still highlights books, recommends reading and contributes to keeping the conversation on literature alive. "Reading crisis" is therefore a thought-provoking book." Rose-Maries litteratur- og filmblogg Reading crisis as contemporary diagnosis "Are there anyone who still doubts that we are facing a reading crisis these days? If you read Kari Spjeldnæs' book on the topic, that doubt will hopefully diminish considerably. [...] Over the course of seven chapters she gives a convincing presentation of the trouble we have gotten ourselves into, why we are there, and what could/should be done to come out of this crisis." Fri Fagbevegelse

Show-and-Tell Day
Children's Books2026 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 9

Show-and-Tell Day

Martine Grande

A really fun early reader perfect for children aged 4-7 years about show-and-tell day! Here we meet Molly, who has a crocodile as a pet. Mom wants her to bring her teddy bear for show-and-tell day at school, but Molly doesn't want to bring the teddy bear. She wants to bring Milla the crocodile. But what happens when a big crocodile is supposed to sit still and pay attention at school? That can't possibly go well? Or can it? This is a perfect story for new readers. It's packed with action and excitement in a charming pink palette. Lively and fun!

Everyone Has to Play
Children's Books2026 · 40 pp

Everyone Has to Play

Lena Lindahl

Everyone plays. This includes animals! Did you know that the otter collects stones? Or that the crow goes sledding and frolics in the snow? That the orca splashes and dives?The crocodile even plays with its food! Which is not a very nice thing to do. A fun fact book about playfulness in the animal kingdom, a perfect book for kids who can read slightly longer texts by themselves.