Iida Turpeinen, the author of sensationally successful Beasts of the Sea, has been awarded the Thanks for the Book Award. Beasts of the Sea has already traveled to 22 territories, and we currently have more offers on the table. This year’s Thanks for the Book Award has been awarded to Iida Turpeinen for her novel Beasts of the Sea. The award is a recognition from the professionals of the book industry to an author whose work, published in the previous year, is considered particularly insightful and inspiring. The award ceremony is traditionally on April 23rd, the Book and Rose Day, which marks ..read more

The Princess Who Did a Runner has been sold to Greece, where it will be published by Ammos. The clever and funny picture book by Saara Kekäläinen and Netta Lehtola has already traveled to five territories and continues to grab attention from multiple areas. The Princess Who Did a Runner by Saara Kekäläinen and Netta Lehtola is travelling to Greece, where it will be published by Ammos. The deal was negotiated for us by our co-agent Avgi at Ersilia Lit, and it marks the 6th language territory for this title. The Princess Who Did a Runner (Prinsessa joka lähti kälppimään, 2022) In The Princess Wh ..read more

The Skeleton by Malin Klingenberg and Maria Sann has been nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. It is a clever picture book on overcoming fears, growing up, and getting better after an injury. The title has already been sold to three territories. The Skeleton by Malin Klingenberg and Maria Sann has been nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize: it tells the story of Teo, a young boy who is very afraid of skeletons and runs into one at a Halloween party. As a result, he runs in the opposite direction and falls, only t ..read more

The World Literature Fest banner (Image Source: NYPL official website) Juhani Karila‘s continues to make waves in the English-speaking world: the author of international bestseller Fishing For The Little Pike is joining the World Literature Festival panel dedicated to speculative fiction, at the NY Public City Library on April 23rd. Also joining the panel are Danish author Olga Ravn and Japanese author Maru Ayase, and moderating the panel is Farhan Islam, the pen behind the Speculative Fiction in Translation Booklist published by the New York Public Library. Fishing For the Little Pike (Silta ..read more

Fantastic news for our authors: Ulla Donner’s The Natural Comedy, Miila Westin’s Endless Winter, Anu Kaaja‘s The Ribbon Bow and Antti Hurskainen’s A Wooden Prayer receive honorary mentions for the Most Beautiful Book of the Year Award. Each year, the Finnish Book Art Committee selects the most beautiful books published in Finland during the previous year. One title is awarded as the Year’s Most Beautiful Book, and others, organised according to their categories, receive honorary mentions. This year has brought our authors plenty of recognition: Ulla Donner’s The Natural Comedy, Miila Westin’s ..read more

Edith Södergran’s biography by Agneta Rahikainen, the leading expert on Södergran’s poetry, is now travelling to Denmark, where it will be published by Turbine. Edith Södergran was one of the greatest lyrical voices from Finland, and a modern classic. Her biography by Agneta Rahikainen, who with 30 years of research on Södergran is the leading expert in the field, is now travelling to Denmark, where it will be published by Turbine. Agneta Rahikainen, Stjärnfångerska (2023) Edith Södergran (1892-1923) was one of the giants of the Swedish-speaking literature, and one of the first modernist writ ..read more

Beasts of the Sea, the record-breaking debut novel by Iida Turpeinen read by Marcus Bäckman on Storytel, is this year’s winner of the Storytel Award in the category literary fiction. The Storytel Award jury consisted of author and producer Jenni Pääskysaari, screen writer Reeta Ruotsalainen and Evita Lestinen, chief editor of one of Finland’s most popular media. All three share a background in media and literature, and have stated that their decision was unanimous and motivated as follows: Beasts of the Sea (Elolliset, 2023) “The work is literature and literary art at its best. In it a skilful ..read more

More amazing news for Fishing For the Little Pike by Juhani Karila: the book has been featured in the top 10 Bestseller list at Warwicks Bookstore, an iconic indie bookstore in San Diego, California. American readers are increasingly fascinated with Juhani Karila‘s Fishing For The Little Pike: after receiving an honourable mention for the Crawford Award and a nomination for the Foreword Indie Book of the Year Award, the book has been ranked in the top 10 best-selling titles of the iconic indie bookstore Warwicks, in San Diego, California. Warwicks top ten bestsellers of early March In the list ..read more

Light and Flame by Ulla-Lena Lundberg is travelling to Croatia, where it will be published by Hena, the publisher of Lundberg’s Finlandia winning title Ice. Fantastic news from Croatia: Hena will be publishing Light and Flame by Ulla-Lena Lundberg. In Light and Flame, it is August 1852, and the city of Vaasa on Finland’s west coast has burned to the ground. The Swedish-speaking maid Betty can no longer find work and, although she possesses neither money nor fluency in Finnish, sets out on foot to seek a livelihood in the capital. Light and Flame (Lyser och lågar, 2022) Betty’s trek begins a th ..read more

Fishing For the Little Pike by Juhani Karila, published with the title Summer Fishing in Lapland by Pushkin Press, has been awarded an honorary mention for the Crawford Award. Karila’s novel received extensive media coverage in the English-speaking world, and it has traveled to 17 language territories so far. Summer Fishing in Lapland (Pushkin, 2023) Fishing For The Little Pike by Juhani Karila, published in the UK by Pushkin Press with the title Summer Fishing in Lapland and in the US by Restless Books, continues to attract attention and accolades in the English-speaking world. The book has r ..read more