In Black Skies, Arnaldur Indridason’s latest mystery novel set in Iceland, the main character of the series, Erlendur, is still missing. He has gone away…
The gathering. In a slight drizzle, slight because for the last few days Gimli has been being drenched by thunderstorms, an enthusiastic group…
Halldor Laxness was a problem for Iceland. First, he was a genius and geniuses are always a problem. They don’t see the world the way…
The Skeena Valley I have wonderful books in my library. These wonderful books aren’t necessarily what you might imagine them to be—the great works of…
Rachel Valgardson It is with a great deal of sorrow that we announce the death of our mother and grandmother, Rae. The last part of her life…
The lady of the house, 1890. If your great great amma worked as a domestic she worked for this lady or her friends. When the 285…
Get ready for Obama to face off with Romney. Two outsiders contesting the position of president of the most powerful nation on earth. When Jack…
If I remember correctly Solli Sigurdson sings a song about putting on the style. It should be a popular hit as nothing is as important…
Do you read the news about the money problems in Europe any more? Do you bother to listen to the commentaries on TV about Greece…
We should all read Laxness because his books answer many questions. For example, I knew that a man needed to be worth the equivalent of…