Author: Hildur Knútsdóttir
The Jólabókaflóð
You might not have heard of it, but Iceland has a yearly flood. It’s not like the monsoon where the…
Troll’s Cathedral
Trolls´Cathedral (original Icelandic title Tröllakirkja) is the first part of an acclaimed trilogy by author Ólafur Gunnarsson (the two other…
100 Crazy Things (Apparently)
A far cry from Icelandair’s notorious ‘Dirty Weekend in Reykjavík’ ad campaign a few years back and the Bangkok of…
100 Crazy Things (Apparently)
50 Crazy Things to Taste in Iceland lists, well, fifty crazy things to taste in Iceland. It is obviously aimed…
A Gap In Iceland’s Literary Landscape
Sources claim that Forlagið, Iceland’s largest publishing house, is looking for a chick lit author. Apparently there is a gap…
Stumble, an Icelandic Troll Story
Brian Pilkington, a Liverpool native living in Iceland since 1977, is one of the country’s most beloved children books’ illustrators….
A (Slightly Outdated) History of Iceland
As the title clearly states, this book is a very brief account of the history of our small nation and…
On why there are so many cats in downtown Reykjavík
Haruki Murakami attended The Reykjavík International Literary Festival. The following year, he published an article about his visit in the…
Too Cute To Eat?
Working at a seafood restaurant in Reykjavík has taught me one thing: a lot of tourists (and, for some reason,…