Literature  Jo Nesbø at Crime Writing Festival Award-winning Norwegian author Jo Nesbø, who has been referred to as Norway's finest crime writer, will be taking part in the Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate in July. + More |
Literature  Nobel Peace laureate Dr Shirin Ebadi in London The 2003 Nobel Peace laureate Dr Shirin Ebadi will be in London in June to launch her book 'Refugee Rights in Iran'. The publication of the English edition has been supported by the Norwegian Government. + More |
Literature  Norwegian best selling author to cast spell on the UK International bestselling Norwegian fantasy author Margit Sandemo's 'Spellbound' will be published in the UK in June. Some 39 million copies of her novels have so far been sold in nine countries across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe – but until now her novels have never been available in English. + More |
Literature  Fossum novel to be published in the UK Norwegian author Karin Fossum’s ‘Broken’ will be published by Harvill Secker in the UK on 12 June 2008. The crime writer will also attend the Crimefest in Bristol on 5 – 8 June as a guest author, along with Ian Rankin. + More |
Literature  Norwegian food-and-wine book nominated for Gourmand World Cookbook Awards The book ‘Himmelske Kombinasjoner’ by Geir Salvesen has been nominated for the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2007 in the category Best Book for Food Professionals. The award ceremony will take place at the Olympia Theatre in London on 13 April. + More |
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