The Swedish publisher Olika’s series of books about Sweden’s top women’s football stars got a kick in visibility this summer with the World Cup in France.
Icelandic Books to Film: Joni Sighvatsson in Hollywood Buys Bragadottir’s ‘Blood Ties’
A bestseller in Iceland, the nonfiction family saga ‘Blood Ties’ by Ásdís Halla Bragadóttir has been acquired for television by Sigurjon Sighvatsson in Los Angeles.
All That’s Nordic Isn’t Noir, in Scandinavian Rights Action
Brisk springtime rights trading is reported from Scandinavia, with nonfiction hits as well as fiction highlighted in Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway.
Three Finnish Publishers Launch New Literary Agency
Three independent publishers in Finland have jointly launched the Helsinki Literary Agency to represent their foreign rights
Publisher Janet Garton on Norvik Press’ Three Decades of Translation
‘Publishers weren’t interested in translations from Nordic literature or studies from Nordic writers,’ says Garton, so she and James MacFarlane created Norvik.
The Vikings of Brazil
We interview São Paulo-based literary agent Pasi Loman who specializes in selling book rights between Brazilian and Scandinavian publishers.
Love, Death, and Nuclear Physics: What’s Hot in the Cool North
Scandinavian publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair discuss their favorite titles for the fall, for which they are selling the rights to global territories at the fair.
Göteborg Book Fair: Sweden’s Global Gathering of Book Lovers
Last week’s Göteborg Book Fair offered an overview of and new insights into what’s hot and what’s next in Swedish literature and publishing. Saskia Vogel reports.
Book Licensing Market Snapshots: North America and Denmark
In a new series, IPR License’s Tom Chalmers looks at licensing issues in key publishing territories around the world. First up: North America and Denmark.
A Bright Future for Scandinavian Digital Publishing
At the Scandinavian Publishing Executive Meeting hosted by Schilling in Copenhagen, publishers surveyed the future of digital publishing in the region and found hope.
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