Born Halldór Guðjónsson, he adopted the surname Laxness in honour of Laxnes in Mosfellssveit where he grew up, his family having moved from Reyjavík in 1905. He published his first novel at the age of…
Auður Haralds er íslenskur rithöfundur. Fyrsta skáldsaga hennar, Hvunndagshetjan: þrjár öruggar aðferðir til að eignast óskilgetin börn árið 1979, vakti mikla athygli sem opinská grátbrosleg lýsing á …
Guðrún Eva's first book, Sóley sólufegri, came out in 1998 in a very limited edition. In the same year the publishing house Bjartur published her short story collection Á meðan hann horfir á þig ertu …
Tryggvi Emilsson rithöfundur (1902-1993) bjó í Blesugrófinni frá 1947 til 1956. Æviminningar hans eru mikilvæg heimild um líf og baráttu verkafólks á Íslandi á tuttugustu öld en þetta eru bækurnar Fát…
Olaf Olafsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1962. He studied physics as a Wien Scholar at Brandeis University. He is the author of three previous novels, The Journey Home, Absolution and Walking I…
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir was born in Iceland in 1958, studied art history in Paris and has lectured in History of Art at the University of Iceland. Her earlier novel, The Greenhouse (2007), won the DV Cu…
LAURA "L.K." STEVEN is a #1 New York Times, Indie & USA Today bestselling author from the northernmost town in England. She has published several books for young adults, such as the instant bestseller…
Adalyn Grace is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, International, and Indiebound bestselling author of Belladonna and the All the Stars and Teeth duology.
