A New Name longlisted for 2022 National Book Award

September 16 2022

We’re delighted to share that A New Name by Jon Fosse, translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls, has been longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. The ten books being considered for the award were originally published in nine different languages. The shortlist will be announced on October 4.

A New Name, which was also a finalist for the 2022 International Booker Prize, is the final installment in Fosse’s three-volume Septology, receiving reviews in The New York Times, Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and elsewhere.

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November 19 2024

Pedro Carmona-Alvarez to Germany and UK

Chiquitita is heading to Germany, where it will be published by the prestigious Luchterhand Literaturverlag, and the UK, where it will be one of the first books the brand-new Akoya Publishing will be launching with.

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October 13 2024

New series from Jon Fosse: "Vaim"

New series alert from Jon Fosse! You’ll have to wait until next year to read the first book, but for now, we’re happy to share the first lines with you.

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October 9 2024

New Helle Helle, plus 3-book deal in the UK

In April 2025, Gutkind Forlag will be publishing a new novel, Hey Hafni. We are also thrilled that the brand-new Akoya Publishing has acquired three of Helle’s books for UK English publication: they, Hafni Says, and Hey Hafni.

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