Amalie Skram’s Bergen
The Bergen in which Amalie Skram was born and grew up was a bustling cosmopolitan port, with trading links to the rest of Europe and beyond, in many ways a more important centre than the capital Christiania over the other side of the country. From a young age she was allowed to roam freely around…
26th September: The European Day of Languages
John Linnell (1792-1882), after Edward Price (active c.1823-1854), View Across the Fiord from Herrinsholmen, circa 1826-27 from series Seven Views in Norway, etching on paper (UCL Art Museum LDUCS-1456). Celebrate The European Day of Languages on 26 September by learning a Nordic language! Did you know that 26 September is The European Day of Languages (EDL)?…
Announcing our Latest Title: A Kaleidoscope of Stories
Selma Lagerlöf’s A Kaleidoscope of Stories (Norvik Press, July 2025) ‘Osceola’ by George Catlin (1838) Selma Lagerlöf’s vivid recollection of discovering the heady delights of the adventure story Oseola (sometimes known as Osceola) as a child is taken from ‘Two Prophecies’, one of the autobiographical texts in this volume. It seems a fitting way to…
Norvik Press: New Books in 2025
Norvik Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of much-awaited titles. From a stark portrayal of contemporary Greenlandic society to new classics by Lagerlöf and Skram, 2025 is set to be a year of fresh discoveries and exciting reading in the company of Norvik Press! Sørine Steenholdt: Zombieland Sørine Steenholdt (b. 1986) Translated from…
Jógvan Isaksen’s DEAD MEN DANCING wins the Petrona award for the best Scandinavian crime novel of the year 2024
‘Thirty or forty years ago there was a rockslide on Beinisvørđ. And it was no small one. Guillemot cliff ledges disappeared by the dozen, seal caves were closed off, and the entire profile of the headland changed. What I think I remember, and I don’t know where I’m getting it from, is that when the…
Women in Translation Month: Enduring storytellers and fresh talent. #WITMonth
Norvik Press’s credentials in translating and publishing work by women writers remain impressive. In 2025, for example, we are publishing three titles by women writers, and four out of our five translators for those titles are women, too. Our latest blog looks at two of our regular favourites – a Swedish and a Norwegian author,…
Bookshop twinning for Independent Bookshop Week 2024: Meet our ‘twin’, Script Haven
To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week (Saturday 15 – Saturday 22 June), we are teaming up with indie bookseller and community hub Script Haven, in Worcester, UK. We interviewed Script Haven’s founder, poet and spoken word artist Leena Batchelor to launch our partnership. Norvik Press: What would be the first line of the story of Script Haven? Leena…
International Polar Bear Day
It may surprise our readers to know that in the room where the Norvik Press team gathers for our meetings, there resides a polar bear skull and a family of cuddly polar bears! (Or, this might not be surprising at all – we are the publishers of the quirky Lobster Life!) This curious fact is…
The European Literary Map of London
Our friends at University College London are crowdsourcing an interactive map that traces European literary encounters across London. You can explore (and submit new pins to!) the map here: https://www.europeanliterarylondon.org/ The map inspired us here at Norvik Press to think about how London is portrayed within our books. We have zoomed in on two of…
Nordic novels to curl up with at Christmas
It’s December, and time for our festive blog! We’ve compiled a fireside reading list for you to enjoy this season. 1. A naughty boy learns his lesson – and teaches their lessons to Swedish children. ‘He stared and stared and could not believe his eyes. What at first had seemed to be a shadow became…
Cover reveal, and a book launch! #FaroeseNoir
Exciting news: we’re unveiling the cover of our new book, and you’re invited to the in-person launch event for it! Dead Men Dancing ‘He realised that he would drown here. Someone had crafted this seat to drown people. To drown him. Terror rushed from his brain to rouse every cell in his body, but there…
Let’s Celebrate Women in Translation! #WITMonth
August is Women in Translation month, and as editors and translators here at Norvik Press we would like to make a bit of a fuss about ours. The Press has always prioritised Nordic women writers, whether it be lesser-known classics like Camilla Collett (The District Governor’s Daughters) and Fredrika Bremer (The Colonel’s Family) or modern…
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