According to the Iceland Review, homegrown crime writing is topping the charts on the North Atlantic island. Arnaldur Indridason's latest novel Hardskafi has sold a whopping 30,000 copies--in a country of only 300,000. That's the fastest selling Icelandic book ever. (Ísafold says that "Arnaldur er í toppformi.") Indridason's earlier novel Jar City is the only … Continue reading What They’re Reading in Reykjavik
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The Portable Bookstore
Not only do have a great selection in-store and on-line, but we also sell books all over town--wherever there’s an event, or an author, or a gathering of booklovers that calls for booksellers, we can be there. Here’s a list of places where we’ll be selling books in February:Feb. 2: 6pm Hot Stove League Baseball … Continue reading The Portable Bookstore
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To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ian Fleming and the 50th anniversary of the publication of his book Dr No, Britain's Royal Mail has issued James Bond Stamps.--David E