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  • Fantasy Mirrors Reality: An Interview with Kjartan Yngvi Björnsson

    Fantasy Mirrors Reality: An Interview with Kjartan Yngvi Björnsson

    Kjartan Yngvi Björnsson is a literary critic and Master’s student in Creative Writing at the University of Iceland. In 2012, he and co-author Snæbjörn Brynjarsson received the Icelandic Children’s Prize and Icelandic Booksellers Prize for ‘Raven’s Eye,’ the first novel in their…

  • Picks By Local Authors: Read These Books!

    Picks By Local Authors: Read These Books!

    Some of our favourite local writers recommend some of their favourite local books (that are available in English) for your benefit! Hallgrímur Helgason Award winning author, painter, poet and social critic. Best known for the generation-defining ‘101 Reykjavík’. ‘Butterflies In November’ by…