The Secret Society of Monster Friends has been nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2024 and the Reykjavik Children's Literature Prize for the best illustrations 2024. The book tells the story of Stefanía and Pétur, friends who encounter everyday challenges through imaginative adventures, and introduces a new classmate, Jóhann Steinn, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason is nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize! The prize has been awarded since 1962 and its purpose is to promote interest in the literature and language of the neighbouring Nordic countries. It is awarded annually along with the other Nordic Council prizes for music, film, and [...]