The Norwegian Booksellers Association ( no, Den norske Bokhandlerforening) is a Norwegian interest group. Its purpose is "looking after the interests of the booksellers and working to strengthen the position of literature and books in society". It awards the annual

Norwegian Booksellers' Prize The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (''Bokhandlerprisen'') is a literature prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Booksellers Association after voting among all who work in Norwegian bookstores. The prize is awarded for one of the year's books in t ...

(''Bokhandlerprisen'').About us
- the Norwegian Booksellers Association It was founded on 10 January 1851. The first chairman, who served until 1870, was

Jørgen Wright Cappelen Jørgen Wright Cappelen (10 August 1805 – 6 October 1878) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher. He was one of the founders of the publishing house Cappelen Damm. Personal life Jørgen Wright Cappelen was born at Porsgrund, Norway as the nin ...

Peter Tidemand Malling Peter Tidemand Malling (20 November 1807 – 19 April 1878) was a Norwegian bookseller, printer and publisher. Malling was a pioneer in the publishing industry around the middle of the 19th century. Background Peter Tidemand Malling was born in Str ...

succeeded him and served as chair from 1870 to 1878. Later

Torger Baardseth Torger Baardseth (23 September 1875 – 21 October 1947) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher. Background Torger Baardseth was born at Bærum in Akershus county, Norway. His parents were Nils Baardseth (1839–1920) and Gunda Elisa Morris ...

was chairman of the Norwegian Booksellers Association from 1902 to 1916.Cappelensvei
by Harald Bache Bystrøm. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. The current board chairman is Siri Strömmevold.

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{{Books Norwegian literature 1851 establishments in Norway Organisations based in Oslo Bookselling trade associations