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‘The Creak On The Stairs’ Praised In The UK
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir’s ‘The Creak On The Stairs’ has been elected one of the five best crime stories of October by The Times in the UK, Fréttablaðið reported this morning. ‘The Creak On The Stairs’ is Eva Björg’s first novel. It was…
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Icelandic Author Tops German Bestseller Lists
Ragnar Jónasson’s ‘Hidden Iceland’ has made history by occupying three of the top places on the German bestseller list published by Der Spiegel, RÚV reported this morning. The latest installment, The Mist, which came out in June this year, currently stands at…
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Murder in Heaven: Nordic Noir and Icelandic Lit
The third Iceland Noir festival will be held this year at the Iðnó theatre on November 15th to 18th. This multi-day event is the biggest one so far, with a host of international stars such as Hugh Frasier, Val McDermid and Liz…
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Svartfuglinn Takes Flight: Icelandic Crime Fiction Prize Seeks Fresh Voices
This month, a new literary prize named Svartfuglinn (The Auk) was launched in Iceland. The prize is intended for crime fiction by previously unpublished Icelandic authors. Its name is a reference to a 1929 novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson about a notorious 19th…
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Two Icelandic Crime Novels Shortlisted For Petrona Award
Crime novels Reykjavík Nights by Arnaldur Indriðason and Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir have been shortlisted for the 2015 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. Kati Hiekkapelto’s The Hummingbird has also been nominated, as has…
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Kicking Off Iceland Noir 2014
Following the easygoing success of last year’s inaugural Iceland Noir crime lit festival, this year’s event is already off to a good start. The three day festival will involve two jam-packed days of author panels, talks, and readings at the Nordic House,…
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The Friendliest Little Crime Fest In Reykjavík
Going into its first year, Iceland Noir, the first ever Icelandic literary festival dedicated exclusively to crime fiction, has already set a high bar: months prior to the event it attracted over one hundred and twenty registered participants, many of whom will…