We're pleased to introduce Skuli Sigurdsson, a talented crime writer born in 1985, who is joining our agency's roster. Sigurdsson's debut novel, Big Brother, has earned him recognition and acclaim in the literary world. Sigurdsson's accomplishments include winning the Icelandic Crime Novel Award for Big Brother and its nomination for the 2023 Glass Key Award. [...]
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 [...]