Speak with any Anglophone translator of literature for longer than a few minutes and you’re likely to hear the number…

For most Icelanders, the names Guðmundur and Geirfinnur have immediate connotations. In January and November of 1974, these two seemingly…

This summer, UK publisher Carcanet joins forces with Reykjavík/Manchester based publisher Partus to put out “Waitress in Fall”, a collection…

Although Icelandic literature is today widely available in other languages, translations of Icelandic poetry are a relative rarity—this despite the…

This month, UK based Arc Publication will be publishing Drápa, Icelandic author and poet Gerður Kristný’s second book to appear…

Though the Icelandic Christmas book season is over, the next few months mark the release of many Icelandic translations into…

The Icelandic Yuletide is a time for two things: Reading and eating—and you can only do so much eating. Every…

Original TV dramas have always struggled in Iceland, largely due to the country’s small viewing market and the limited budget…

Christmas is coming, so here are two more English-translated Icelandic books that we’d recommend as a gift for the Icelandophile…

This coming March will see the publication of Ragnar Jónasson’s latest thriller in English by publishing house Michael Joseph, an…

This October, a new Icelandic author launched into the expanding genre of Scandinavian crime fiction available in English. Lilja Sigurðardóttir’s…

A couple of modern classics that you can pick up translated to English at a good Amazon website near you….

Next March, Snorri Kristjánsson’s fourth novel, ‘Kin,’ will be released by Jo Fletcher, a UK publisher focusing on works of…

This month, a new literary prize named Svartfuglinn (The Auk) was launched in Iceland. The prize is intended for crime…

On a disgusting, dim, grey, rainy autumn day, what could be better than blasting up the radiator and getting stuck…

Reading is good for you. Everyone knows that. Here are some noteworthy Icelandic translations into English. Good luck and godspeed…

On September 11th and 12th, an international conference of translators will be held in Reykjavík at Veröld, the home of…

The Reykjavík International Literary Festival will be held for the thirteenth time this year, from September 6th—9th at venues all…

Reading in the park is kind of done for this year it seems. But reading with a cup of coffee…

Despite the rich literary history of Iceland, anyone will tell you that Icelandic publishing is a risky business. It’s no…

Young writer and illustrator Eunsan Huh already had several languages under her belt when she became infatuated with the Icelandic…