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17/10/2025

Check out these amazing interviews with our two NORLA Selected Title authors for Autumn 2025, Ida Frisch (Black Dog, Tiden Norsk Forlag) and Jon Fosse (Vaim, Det Norske Samlaget)!

"I’ve been wanting to draw attention to the value of quiet, ordinary lives, and to write a book that brings one such life into focus. A difficult life, but nonetheless one filled with beauty, hope, and wonder."

Read the full interview with Ida: https://norla.no/en/news/news-from-norla/ida-frisch-selected-title-author

"A long time ago, I was also asked who I write for – then, I said that I write for God. That might not be as foolish as it sounds. I don’t imagine myself addressing another person, yet the writing is still a kind of address, and thereby an address to no one, to nothing, and thus, in a sense, to God."

Read the full interview with Jon: https://norla.no/en/news/news-from-norla/jon-fosse-selected-title-author

We are happy to present our selected title author Ida Frisch. She has written Black Dog (original title: Sort hund). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the autumn 2025.

13/10/2025

We are over the moon to share that Ida Frisch’s "Black Dog" (Sort hund, Tiden Norsk Forlag) is heading to Denmark, where it will be published by Batzer & Co! 🇩🇰

Publisher Arild Batzer says:
"Once I started reading ‘Black Dog’, I couldn’t put it down, and ended up finishing it in one sitting. Reading it made me so happy—ecstatic, even! ‘Black Dog’ is a refreshing and original novel that fits perfectly in our portfolio."

Batzer is one of Denmark’s most prestigious publishing houses. Their authors include Elizabeth Strout, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Jack Kerouac, and no fewer than six Nobel Prize-winners—including our own Jon Fosse. That’s some pretty impressive company to keep!

Congratulations to all! 🎉

Read more about "Black Dog": https://winjeagency.com/books/264-ida-frisch-black-dog

24/09/2025

Every six months, NORLA selects Norwegian books of current interest for book fairs and literary events. We couldn’t be prouder that both Ida Frisch’s "Black Dog" (Tiden Norsk Forlag) and Jon Fosse’s "Vaim" (Det Norske Samlaget) were chosen for this autumn!

Read more about both books on our website. Congratulations, Ida and Jon - we can’t wait for the rest of the world to dive into your latest work.

Every six months, NORLA selects Norwegian books of current interest for book fairs and literary events. Ida Frisch’s Black Dog and Jon Fosse’s Vaim were chosen for this autumn!

18/09/2025

Hurrah! Aslak Nore’s "The Sea Cemetery" (Maclehose, tr. Deborah Dawkin), the first book in his bestselling Falck Saga, is on the shortlist for The Petrona Award for best Scandinavian crime novel!

The jury calls it "a historical and contemporary tale with strong message about Norwegian values and delivering a thrilling mix of espionage, tension and seduction."

Read more about the award: https://www.petronaaward.co.uk/

More about the book (sold to 17 languages): https://winjeagency.com/.../146-aslak-nore-the-sea-cemetery

The third and final instalment of the trilogy, "The Alliance", comes out on October 3rd: https://winjeagency.com/books/206-aslak-nore-the-alliance

05/09/2025

At last, Jon Fosse’s "Vaim" (Det Norske Samlaget) arrives in Norwegian bookstores today – the first novel since his 2023 Nobel Prize and the opening volume of a trilogy set in the fictional town of Vaim. Early reviews are already brimming with praise!

Read more about the novel (pre-empted in 17 markets!): https://winjeagency.com/books/212-jon-fosse-vaim

The English edition will be published by Transit Books and Fitzcarraldo Editions in Damion Searls’ translation in October, with many more languages to follow shortly thereafter.

03/09/2025

We’re proud to present our new titles for autumn 2025! From psychological thrillers and political intrigue to lyrical family sagas and haunting tales of love, loss, and art, our list brings together some of the Nordic region’s most powerful voices in contemporary fiction. Read more about them!

Jon Fosse, "Vaim" (Det Norske Samlaget)
https://winjeagency.com/books/212-jon-fosse-vaim

Ida Frisch, "Black Dog" (Tiden Norsk Forlag)
https://winjeagency.com/books/264-ida-frisch-black-dog

Ruth Lillegraven, "My Next Life" (ASCHEHOUG FORLAG)
https://winjeagency.com/books/261-ruth-lillegraven-my-next-life

Aslak Nore, "The Alliance" (Aschehoug)
https://winjeagency.com/books/206-aslak-nore-the-alliance

Amalie Laulund Trudsø, "An Artist’s Home" (Gutkind Forlag)
https://winjeagency.com/books/262-amalie-laulund-trudso-an-artist-s-home

Lina Wolff, "The Corpses We Planted" (Albert Bonniers Förlag)
https://winjeagency.com/books/257-lina-wolff-the-corpses-we-planted

30/08/2025

Amalie Laulund Trudsø has been nominated for the DR Romanprisen for her novel "An Artist’s Home" (Kunstnerhjem, Gutkind Forlag 2025)!

In the jury’s motivational text, they write:
“The novel so beautifully and lovingly portrays the intimacy of women’s lives: the almost symbiotic relationship with the infant, the connections to other women, and, of course, to men.

The author describes the main character, Signe, with extraordinary precision — as a child, as a young adult, and as a grown woman. She is a character readers will grow deeply fond of and miss after the final page. It is remarkable how vividly Trudsø brings Signe to life. The reader feels Signe’s longings, immense strength, and love for her children as she tries to balance both her career and her inner life.”

Congratulations, Amalie!

Read more about "An Artist’s Home" here: https://winjeagency.com/books/262-amalie-laulund-trudso-an-artist-s-home

25/08/2025

This year’s Louisiana Literature was inspiring as always, and our own Helle Helle sat down for a scintillating conversation about her books with author Peter Adolphsen (photo 1). She also met her English translator, Martin Aitken, and US publisher, Maja Solovej of New Directions (photo 2), as well as her Finnish publisher, Leena Balma of WSOY (photo 3).

"they" (de) comes out in English in February 2026, and "Hafni Says" (Hafni fortæller) will be Helle’s first work to be published in Finnish.

Read more about Helle Helle: https://winjeagency.com/authors/51-helle-helle

22/08/2025

We are thrilled to welcome Ida Frisch as a new author at Winje Agency! Frisch made her debut in 2018 with the acclaimed novel "Itch" and confirmed her unique voice with the poetry collection "Dear Greenland" (2020). This autumn brings her striking new novel "Black Dog" (Tiden 2025) – a luminous reimagining of the Norwegian coastal tale.

Set on the windswept island of Ytterholmen, "Black Dog" begins when a mother drowns under mysterious circumstances, leaving a father and two children to continue life alone. Their days are bound to the sea, the sheep, and the harsh mercy of the weather—until the mainland’s factories loom on the horizon, promising change and demanding adaptation.

Read more:

We are thrilled to welcome Ida Frisch as a new author at Winje Agency!

19/08/2025

Last week was a busy one for Helle Helle and her star protagonist, Hafni; not only did "Hafni Says" (Hafni fortæller) come out in both German (now with a new publisher, Penguin, tr. Flora Fink) and Polish (Wydawnictwo Filtry, tr. Iwona Zimnicka), but she was also nominated for the prestigious Jyllands-Postens Literature Prize for her latest novel, "Hey Hafni".

From the jury’s motivational statement:
“Helle Helle has sent her wonderful, middle-aged Hafni to Brighton in an attempt to rediscover happiness. Hafni’s stories are by no means any less dazzling because of this change of setting; even with linguistic borrowings from English, Helle’s Hafni is utterly irresistible in all her understated charm. Challenges abound, not least when Hafni’s demanding brother Jack announces his arrival. But Hafni never allows herself to be defeated—and how could she, as the product of Helle’s exuberant imagination and literary artistry at the very highest level?”

Read more about "Hafni Says" (sold to 10 languages): https://winjeagency.com/books/160-helle-helle-hafni-says
Read more about "Hey Hafni" (sold to 5 languages): https://winjeagency.com/books/209-helle-helle-hey-hafni

18/08/2025

We are delighted to welcome Danish author Amalie Laulund Trudsø to Winje Agency! Her latest book, "An Artist’s Home" (Kunstnerhjem, Gutkind Forlag), came out in March and has been met with glowing reviews in Denmark. A powerful exploration of art, class, and women’s lives across four decades, the book is both tender and raw at the same time, and Amalie’s evocative prose paints literary images that stay with the reader long after finishing the final page. At the heart of the book is Signe, a protagonist who feels like the friend we all wish we had. It is a journey through social class, but also through the life of a woman and mother, where freedom and independence – and the right to one’s own body – come at a price.

Amalie is Winje Agency’s third Danish author, and she is thrilled to find her first agency home with us. We look forward to helping her reach new readers across the globe!

Read more about Amalie: https://winjeagency.com/authors/93-amalie-laulund-trudso
Read more about "An Artist’s Home" (English sample available): https://winjeagency.com/books/262-amalie-laulund-trudso-an-artist-s-home

15/08/2025

Happy publication day to Lina Wolff’s new novel, "The Corpses We Planted" (Liken vi begravde, Albert Bonniers Förlag)! Swedish reviewers are already enthralled:

"There are scenes in Lina Wolff’s new novel that I will never forget. They are not pleasant – detailed descriptions of murder, torture, and human cruelty. But don’t be discouraged. ‘The Corpses We Planted’ is a fabulous novel, masterfully narrated, and the dark – no, pitch-black – strokes are in contrast with tenderness, yearning, and love. And humour." -Svenska Dagbladet

"I’m personally delighted at how Wolff excels at building such movement in her prose. It moves so quickly, so effortlessly! How does she do it? Is it a matter of short sentences intermixed with longer sentences? How witty phrases are inserted, breaking up the narrative? Or can the secret be found on a more abstract level – in the humour, the ferocity, her understanding of the mystery of existence, the freedom with which she relates to both the shallowness and depth of humankind?" -Dagens Nyheter

"Wolff’s well-composed novels simulate a sort of improvisation. The ferocious, ingenious prose dances across the pages and adds a sensation that the story is being created in the present, as if it were a necessary effect of the style and the rhythm […] She mixes existentialism, loneliness, love, yearning, genuine humanity – and disguises the serious message underneath playful exaggerations. ‘The Corpses We Planted’ is real literature. Meaning that it is a text where the reader is allowed to experience forbidden thoughts, where genuinely ethical questions are allowed to remain vivid. It is as dark as black soup yet idyllic. Beautiful and perverted." -Sydsvenskan

Read more reviews and all about the book here: https://winjeagency.com/books/257-lina-wolff-the-corpses-we-planted

Congratulations, Lina!

The Corpses We Planted is the story of sisters Jolly and Peggy who grow up as foster kids in a village in the darkest depths of Skåne. It is a place that brings out the best and the worst in human beings, a place of legends and truths, as vivid as it is ill-fated. Peggy soon dreams of something dif...