The three Billy Goats Gruff are as usual on their way up to the meadow to eat and get fat. But on the way they see a new sign: “Water Park – 200 meters.” The middle goat says; Oh, couldn’t… Read More ›
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Norwegian Etymological Dictionary – a 5.5 Pounds Book Success!
Yann Denys Anne Crapon De Caprona is an atypical Norwegian name. After further research, I learned that this man was born into an international family, and thus developed a genuine interest in language. Such an interest must become a book…. Read More ›
Author Conversations: Tom Bakkeli – Inside the Special Forces
For decades, bestselling author Tom Bakkeli has reported from international conflict zones. When the documentary book “Norway’s Secret Warriors” by Tom Bakkeli was published in 2007, it caused quite a stir among the public, politicians and media. Very few knew… Read More ›
Oslo Crime Writing Festival 6 – 8 March 2014
Scandinavian crime fiction has become a huge international success, not least in the U.S. and the U.K., with writers like Jo Nesbø, Lars Kepler, Karin Fossum, Stieg Larsson and Tom Egeland. Crime fiction is very popular in the Scandinavian countries… Read More ›
Norway Digitize All Books Until Year 2000
The National Library of Norway contains hundreds of thousands of book titles «Suddenly, the Norwegians become to 27th-century humans what the Greeks were to the Renaissance. Everyone names the children of the space colonies Per and Henrik, Amalie and Sigrid. The… Read More ›
Success for Norwegian-American Christmas Book
Nature Photographer Per Breiehagen has taken all the photos that are edited and animated in “The Christmas Wish”. “The Christmas Wish was launched in September this year. It reached 5th place in the New York Times bestseller list before it… Read More ›
Norwegian Has Revealed Shakespeare’s Companion
A new study claims to be able to prove who William Shakespeare’s co-author was. Experts believe the new information allows his entire authorship to be reassessed. In recent years, Norwegian Petter Amundsen’s Shakespeare theories have received much attention: The amateur… Read More ›
Author Conversations: Mystery Thriller Writer Tom Egeland
If you want to flee from reality and enter unknown worlds of conspiracies and religious mysteries, ThorNews recommends a trip into Egeland’s mysterious universe. But we also warn our readers: If you do not want to become dependent on any… Read More ›
New Release: Ylvis’ ”The Fox” Children’s Book
Norwegian parents, grandparents and babysitters: Brace yourselves. Now you must learn how to rap “Tjoff-Tjoff-Tjoff-Tjoff-Tjoffo-Tjoffo-Tjoff!». The Ylvis brothers have teamed up with one of Norway’s leading illustrators, Svein Nyhus, and made a children’s book out of the monster hit “What… Read More ›
What’s on? Oslo Book Festival – September 13th and 14th
Oslo bokfestival (Oslo Book Festival) is Norway’s largest celebration of the book and was held for the first time in 2010. The festival aims to increase people’s literary interests and they also want to honor the book itself. Both national… Read More ›
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