Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Two new books by Gyrðir Elíasson were published this autumn, a short-story collection and a book of poetry. Critical consensus is that Elíasson is at his best this year.

A new photography book, Last Days of the Arctic, is expected in 2010.

The cookbook Maturinn hennar Nönnu (Nanna's Food) has been nominated for one of the world's most highly regarded prizes in Wine and Cookery writing.

This book selected as one of the three Books of the Week

Nominations for the Icelandic Literary Prize and The Nordic Council Literary Prize announced last week

Jón Leifs is one of Iceland's most important artists of the 20^th century. His story is that of a man who was to some extent too big for the Iceland of that time.

The newest issue of the Austrian literature magazine Lichtungen is dedicated to Icelandic literature

The KAIROS prize is awarded for work which connects art and society