More than half (52 percent) of Spotify’s international audiobook audience is now reported to be between between 18 and 34.
In Iceland: A Focus on Boualem Sansal at Reykjavik International Literary Festival
Entering its fourth decade, the Reykjavik festival uses its ‘Absent Author’ series to feature the jailed Sansal.
Audiobooks During London Book Fair: Storytel Iceland Opens a Media Center
The Icelandic division of Storytel is introducing a new media center, a platform provided by Sweden’s Clipsource.
Icelandic Rights Update: After Frankfurt, a Big Sales Uptick
Following Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Göteborg Book Fair, Reykjavik Literary Agency reports heavy autumn interest in Icelandic books.
Iceland’s €15,000 Halldór Laxness Prize Hosts Salman Rushdie
‘Salman Rushdie has become a guide and translator of new, sometimes exotic meanings for readers,’ writes Andrey Kurkov for the prize jury.
Iceland: Salman Rushdie Wins Reykjavik’s Halldór Laxness Prize
The fourth biennial Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize is to be presented to Salman Rushdie in Reykjavik on September 13.
Denmark’s Theis Ørntoft Wins the European Union Prize for Literature
The 2024 European Union Prize for Literature gives special mentions to Bulgaria, Germany, Iceland, The Netherlands, and Slovenia.
Rights in Reykjavik: Iceland’s Literary Festival Conference
One size does not fit all when it comes to rights-selling markets – as Reykjavik’s conference on translation trends points out.
Iceland’s Forlagið Names New Top Management in Reykjavik
In the wake of its top management’s departure, Iceland’s Forlagið has three new executives at the top of the 16-year-old company’s leadership.
Reykjavik International Literary Festival Names Guest Authors
The 16th edition of Iceland’s biennial Reykjavik International Literary Festival has announced its 2023 lineup of authors.