The Arts, Once Again! Four authors, a wonderful evening, music, refreshments and entertainment for all who wish to be swept away by the annual Christmas book flood!
We are, as always, delighted to have wonderful guests, but this time we are joined by both new authors and old stalwarts, as our guests are Einar Lövdahl, Margret S. Hoskuldsdottir, Audur Ava Olafsdottir and Hallgrímur Helgason, each with a new and exciting work which you can read about below.
Arndís Þórarinsdóttir The evening is hosted with his usual brilliance, and sweet Christmas tunes will drift through the air, pairing perfectly with a glass of red wine and some chocolate, as we're all in that cosy, pre-Christmas spirit.
All the crafts have already established themselves in the event calendar of the Hafnarfjörður Library; places are often limited, so we ask people to arrive in good time.
Authors and works at Kynstrunum 2026:
Audur Ava Olafsdottir – Son-in-law of Iceland
In the middle of the world war, a scientist with a passion for nature and who speaks many languages washes ashore. Zakarías is Valgerðar's great-grandfather, who lives with his 103-year-old grandmother, Valgerður the Elder, but they share a loss. The namesakes look to the past and trace a story about who we are, where we come from, and about time, which flows backwards to its source.
Einar Lövdahl – Foreign objects
A sleep-deprived mother in Sweden is haunted by a painful past. A young idealist struggles with Icelandic rejection and big dreams in a new country. Can they return to Iceland? A captivating contemporary story about relationships, mediocrity and ambition, marriage and the nature of friendship, an eternal flight from pain and regret for what never was.
Hallgrímur Helgason – No one dies at IKEA
On a grey Wednesday in March, a father and son go to IKEA together. The trip takes an unexpected turn when they get trapped in the store overnight. Following his acclaimed trilogy about the herring adventure, Hallgrímur Helgason returns to the present day in an innovative story about our everyday lives – which will never be the same again.
Margret S. Hoskuldsdottir – A fire lurks in the ashes.
The third book by Margrét S. Höskuldsdóttir about the police team Ragna and Berg. The eruption in Heimaey is in full swing and three siblings from the islands are sent into foster care in the Westfjords. Long afterwards, one of them returns and, at around the same time, human bones are found on the Dynjandi Plateau. Margrét received the Blooddrop 2025 for the second book in the series, *Lokar augum blám*.
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