Author David Mitchell’s writings on ‘imagination and time, which authors can take in so many directions’ are entrusted to Norway’s Future Library project.
Frankfurt Calling: Three Points of Interest
Business, the arts, and ambassadors: New dispatches from Frankfurt Book Fair focus on a new cultural marketplace, Guests of Honour, and the Business Club.
Norway’s ICORN Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary in Sheltering Writers at Risk
Listing 53 world ‘cities of refuge’ and 115 writers assisted with protection, ICORN looks at its success to date and needs still unmet.
Beyond Crime at London Book Fair: Scandinavian Literature Goes Global
Literary agencies in Scandinavia are seeing a big boost, thanks to the popularity of crime novels, which has subsequently sparked international interest in other genres.
Can Norway’s Karl Ove Knausgård Boost Reading in Korea?
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Hangilsa Publishing has published the first volume of the Korean translation of Karl Ove Knausgård’s autobiographical novel ‘My Struggle’.
Norway Loves Books: A Translator’s Perspective
Translator Don Bartlett discusses working with Scandinavian authors as Stian Hole, Jo Nesbø and Karl Ove Knausgaard.
To Knausgaard or Not to Knausgaard, That is the Question?
Knausgaard may be the perfect writer for our social media fueled era. Even so, his popularity remains surprising, especially considering the many alternatives.
Is Norway Paradise for Publishers?
Norway’s oil wealth and commitment to education offers unparalleled opportunities for publishers and writers alike, argues The New Republic.
Hi Opens to the Public: Writing for Moderns
Porter Anderson sets up the #EtherIssue discussion with a look at Craig Mod’s new release, Hi, and other young publishing-related companies.
Norway to Digitize Entire National Library
The National Library of Norway is planning to digitize all the books (in Norwegian at least) by the mid 2020s.