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.
Norwegians Market the Bible Like a Novel, Create Bestseller
Norway’s Bible Society turned a new translation of the Bible into a surprise bestseller by marketing more like a pop culture novel than a religious text.
Sparkling Debut Novel from Norwegian Author Kjersti Skomsvold
Norwegian Kjersti Skomsvold’s novel – The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am – just might change the way you interact with people you’ve always ignored.
Review of Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion? by Johan Harstad (Norway)
A review of Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?, an impressive debut novel filled with exuberance that’s rare and a joy to experience.
Against All Odds, 1,000 Strong Afghan PEN Survives, Thrives
Afghan PEN is “progressing in an endless upward curve”, nurturing young Afghan writers and promoting freedom of expression.
The Woman Who Finally Told Her Side of the Story: Eva Gabrielsson, Stieg Larsson, Actes Sud and the Languages In Between
By Olivia Snaije PARIS: The story of Eva Gabrielsson, the late Stieg Larsson’s partner of 23 years is well known: following Larsson’s sudden and tragic death just before publication of the first Millennium book, Gabrielsson was stripped of her rights to the Millennium books and any of the estate because of Swedish inheritance law. (Larsson had worked tirelessly against racism …
Could a Literary Obscenity Trial Happen Today?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story looks at the career of Norwegian novelist Agnar Mykle who was felled in the 1950s by a notorious obscenity trial. By today’s standards, Mykle’s books — while still depicting sex — are mild. Today, there are writers who cater to every sexual fetish, disposition, perversion and interest — and, of course, genuine pornography is …
Obscene Act: The Tragic Fall of Norway’s Agnar Mykle
By Lewis Manalo •The latest in our series, “The Best Authors You (May) Have Never Heard Of,” focuses on Norwegian novelist Agnar Mykle, whose career was ruined by a famous obscenity trial in the 1950s. •In the early 1960’s English editions of Mykle’s The Song of the Red Ruby sold an astounding one million copies. Norwegian novelist Agnar Mykle wrote …