On Monday 5 October 2020, Crown Princess Mette-Marit met with the author Geir Gulliksen for a conversation about his latest novel "Bli snill igjen" at Deichman in Bjørvika, Oslo. Deichman was founded in 1785 and is Norway’s oldest and largest public library. Geir Gulliksen is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer, essayist and publisher. Gulliksen is the chief editor for the publishing house Forlaget Oktober. In 2008, he was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment. Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore a birds-flying print midi dress by Pia Tjelta.