News
Guest of Honour Norway – a success story

Feature — Sales record in the bookstore at the fair, full house in Norway's pavilion, huge international media attention and growth in the number of visitors at the fair*. The number of private visitors increased by 9.2 per cent from last year, not least thanks to Norway's program as Guest of Honour - "a crowd-puller" according to the Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse Juergen Boos.

Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019 Summarized

Latest — We are happy to share some key figures from Norway as a Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse. NORLA’s Guest of Honour project report will be presented in the first quarter of 2020.

Norway's Guest of Honour Pavilion

Latest — Here you find information about the Norwegian Guest of Honour Pavilion with the art installations "Invisible Silence" and "Wittgenstein's Boat" at the Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Per Petterson im Interview über seinen neuen Roman und die Verfilmung von "Pferde stehlen"

Feature — It took Per Petterson six years to complete "Men in My Situation". Along the way, he has literally banged his forehead against the keyboard and been on the verge of giving up multiple times. The book’s overwhelming reception has therefore been a huge relief.

Our bookstore buddies: Christina Kelm

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to introduce you to Christina Kelm. She is the owner of the lovely bookstore "Lesekatze" in Alzenau.

Our bookstore buddy: Jörg Neuburg

Bookseller interview — Today we present our bookstore buddy Jörg Neuburg, Managing Director of the Erftstadt Bookstore Köhl.

Our bookstore buddies: Maria Lucia Klöcker

Bookseller interview — Our bookstore buddy Maria Lucia Klöcker, has fulfilled her lifelong dream on her 60th birthday and opened the wonderful bookstore "Buchhandlung Weltenleser" in Frankfurt.

Visit a Norwegian book town

Noteworthy — Books on the pier, bookshelves at bus stops, book cafes, and even a book hotel! Not to mention all the second-hand shops full of books in different languages, and the exciting literature events and festivals. Book lovers should head to Fjærland and Tvedestrand this summer.

Our bookstore buddies: Kathleen Möschke

Bookseller interview — Our bookstore buddy Kathleen Möschke from Buchhandlung Micklich in Strausberg already dreamed of working with books as a young girl. Today she lives her dream job.

Our bookstore buddies: Andreas Wallentin

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to present to you our bookstore buddy Andreas Wallentin, owner of the Buchhandlung Daub in Menden.

Our bookstore-buddies: Are you a bookseller and would like to join our interview series?

Latest — Read here how to join!

Our bookstore buddies: Eleonore Gollenstede

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to present to you our lovely bookstore buddy Eleonore Gollenstede, head of the Buchhandlung Gollenstede in Brake, close to Bremen.

Our bookstore buddies: Thomas Mahr

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to present our bookstore buddy Thomas Mahr from Langenau in Swabia. Thomas Mahr, who runs Buchhandlung Mahr with a great dedication and passion, will be present "Book Fair Guest of Honour Norway" on 16 October.

Our bookstore buddy: Sabine Kahl

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to introduce you to our lovely Berlin based bookstore buddy Sabine Kahl, owner of the Schmargendorfer Buchhandlung.

Our bookstore buddy: Bernhard Schäfer

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to introduce you to our good bookstore buddy Bernhard Schäfer. Growing up in the south of Germany, the passionate bookseller moved to the picturesque Bad Wildungen in Hesse, where he daily spreads his enthusiasm for literature to his many customers.

Our bookstore buddy: Christiane Schröter

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to introduce you to the Berlin bookseller Christiane Schröter, who has been the owner of the Georg Büchner bookshop in Kollwitzkiez since spring this year. She already worked there as a student ...

Our bookstore buddy: Daniela Haberkorn

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to introduce you to our bookstore buddy Daniela Haberkorn, who fulfilled her dream at the age of fifty and became the bookstore owner of the bookstore in Kempten.

Our bookstore buddy: Dietrich Rose

Bookseller interview — Heute präsentieren wir unseren Buchhandlungsfreund Dietrich Rose aus Nordhausen in Thüringen. 1985 übernahm er die Buchhandlung, eine der wenigen privaten Buchhandlungen der DDR, von seinen Eltern.

Our bookstore buddy: Florian Valerius

Bookseller interview — May we introduce: Germany's perhaps most famous bookseller and bookstammer, Florian Valerius! The ambitious bookseller delights numerous customers and followers for the literature every day.

Our bookstore buddy: Elisabeth Evertz

Bookseller interview — Today we would like to introduce you to our bookstore friend Elisabeth Evertz, owner of the bookstore Scheuermann in Duisburg.

Events
08:00–20:00
Frankfurt am Main
Norway’s program in Frankfurt

Reading and conversation — Here you can find all information about the Norwegian program in Frankfurt and surrounding during the book fair 15.-20. October. www.norway2019.com/en/program

17:00–19:00
Lübeck
Mona Høvring at Prosa bookstore

Reading — Reading and talk with Mona Høvring and her translator Ebba D. Drolshagen.

17:30–19:00
Bremen
Lars Saabye Christensen & Christel Hildbrandt: Magnet

Reading and conversation — Welcome to a reading with Lars Saabye Christensen about his work "Magnet" in the bookstore Logbuch in Bremen!