Arnaldur's newest book is out in Iceland! Indifference, the fifth instalment in the series about retired detective Konrad, was published yesterday, November 1st. Arnaldur also celebrated his 25-year writing anniversary as well as having sold 18 million copies of his books worldwide! His editor and publisher presented him with a bottle of 18-year-old whiskey to [...]
Frankfurt is upon us! Finally, the Frankfurt Book Fair is here and we are very excited to see all of our old friends and to make some new ones. The Forlagid Rights Agency will be in hall 4.0, stand D31. Please drop by and say hello!
The nominees for the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize 2021 have been announced! We are incredibly proud of our authors who are on the shortlists. Here they are, along with the jury’s comments. FICTION BOUDOIR by Sigrun Palsdottir "Boudoir by Sigrun Palsdottir tells the story of a farmer’s daughter born in the mid 20th century. Theodora [...]
The nominees for the Icelandic Literary Prize 2021 have been announced! We are immensely proud to find several of our authors on the shortlists, in various categories. Here they are, along with the jury's comments. FICTION THE KING AND THE CLOCKMAKER by Arnaldur Indridason "The author strikes a new tone here compared to his previous [...]
The 16th of November is the ‘Icelandic Language Day’. Each year, the Icelandic Government awards an individual the ‘Jonas Hallgrimsson Award’ for their outstanding contribution to the Icelandic language, through writing, research or education. This year, the author Arnaldur Indridason received the award. The panel said that Arnaldur has woven together the old and the [...]
The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason has been nominated for The Best Translated Crime Novel of 2021 in Sweden, by Svenska Deckarakademin (The Swedish Crime Academy). Arnaldur has previously won this award, also known as The Martin Beck Award, in 2005 for his novel Voices. The Girl by the Bridge is the second [...]
Olafur Gunnar Gudlaugsson has won the 2021 Icelandic Children’s Book Award for his novel Lightbringer, the first installment of The Last Warlock trilogy. Four young people set out to investigate the mysterious death of their mentor. All possess magical gifts but have mastered their powers to varying degrees. They soon discover that nothing in their [...]
Hurrah! Our new website is now up and running! This has been in the works for a while and we hope that it will be useful for all of our friends and colleagues. If you find anything missing or not working, please let us know and we'll sort it out immediately. Thora & Vala
We have made the difficult decision not to travel to Frankfurt in person this year. We have been looking forward to finally seeing all our friends and colleagues in the real world, but cannot justify travelling in these uncertain times. However, we would still love to hear from you! Please have a look at our [...]
Three of our authors are on the shortlist for the European Union Prize for Literature 2021 shortlist! ICELANDIC WINNER: Runaround by Sigrun Palsdottir A riveting story of a young Icelandic woman who takes fate into her own hands, steals a priceless historical artifact and somehow ends up in The Metropolitan Museum of New York. A genuinely [...]