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
License to Mail
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
Musings from Magers and Quinn 