The Three Percent Problem & Local News
This morning, I was on our local morning show (the one that we’re generally on, which is most likely the only local news program in the whole U.S. to have featured authors from both Croatia and Iceland), to talk about The Three Percent Problem. The conversation kind of meanders, but I’m very glad that I was able ...
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Open Letter Subscription Offer
As you probably already know, since our inception, we’ve offered subscriptions to Open Letter. You can subscribe for six months or a year and receive every title that we publish during that time, which means that you receive a book about every five weeks. Also included is a letter explaining how we came to publish that ...
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EVENT – Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011: International Writers from the Ledig House
Our big Reading the World Conversation Series events for the fall are just about to start, with our first event happening next Tuesday. If you’re near the Rochester (NY) area, please come and check it out. Here are the intoxicating details on event #1: Reading the World Conversation Series: International Writers ...
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One Last, Final Last, Icelandic Post [Icelandic Sports]
So I’m suffering the head cold of a decade, but I should be back tomorrow with normal posts, book reviews, etc., etc. In the meantime, I thought I’d leave you with a post about Stjarnan, my favorite Icelandic soccer club. To be honest, although I love me some football (especially Barcelona, especially the ...
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Sjonni's Friends, "Coming Home" [Icelandic Music]
So after highlighting a number of great Icelandic performers, it may seem a bit odd to end the week with a Eurovision song, but, well, it actually seems sort of fitting at the same time. If you’re not familiar with Eurovision, you must read this. (And then get ready for next year’s ...
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"Children in Reindeer Woods" by Kristin Ómarsdóttir [Icelandic Literature]
We’re bringing Lytton Smith’s translation of Children in Reindeer Woods next April, which is a ways off, I know, but it still seems like the perfect time to introduce this strange, haunting novel. This novel takes place at a “temporary home for children” called Children in Reindeer Woods, where ...
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AmazonCrossing Makes Huge Commitment to Icelandic Literature [Icelandic News]
At a press conference earlier this week, AmazonCrossing and Fabulous Iceland announced that Amazon would be publishing ten Icelandic titles in the near future, starting with The Greenhouse (which we featured here). Here’s the official announcement: “The Icelandic series from AmazonCrossing will ensure that ...
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