Iceland Noir
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A literature festival celebrating darkness in all its forms. Reykjavík, Iceland, Nov 20th - 23rd 2024.
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To those coming to Iceland Noir in November, please note that Iceland does NOT have:
McDonalds 🍔
Mosquitoes 🦟
Gender reveal parties 🥳
Reptiles 🦎
Trains 🚂
Cocoa Puffs 🥣
An army 💣
Practice dinners for weddings 👰♂️
Uber 🚕
Forests you can get lost in🌲
List not comprehensive.
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Dear crime friends,
We are thrilled to announce that there will be an Iceland Noir in 2021 AND 2022 - although this means we will have to cancel this year's festival. Our guests are all confirmed - Ann Cleeves, Anthony Horowitz and Ian Rankin in ‘21, and Louise Penny in ‘22.
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🚨 We're thrilled to announce that Richard Armitage
@RCArmitage
,
@lisajewelluk
,
@cjtudor
and more brilliant authors have been added to the line-up for
#IcelandNoir
2023.
See you in Reykjavík November 15-18th!
Tickets:
Line-up:
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Gleðilegt sumar! Yes, today is a national holiday in Iceland, the first day of summer: 'sumardagurinn fyrsti'. The Vikings broke the year into two parts. We're not bothered with the prissy seasons - spring and autumn. No, only the hardcore ones. Summer then winter.
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Just three weeks until we convene in Reykjavik for
#IcelandNoir
! Enough time to dust off your suitcase, finish your Icelandic reading, perform a small sacrifice for the elves, and knit your nose protectors. Onwards!
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Hello! We're busy prepping for some
#IcelandNoir
2023 line-up announcements...
We loved last year's
#TrappedPanel
and have more film and TV events planned for 2023. Who would you like to see on the line-up?
Tickets on sale now:
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Dan Brown and Ragnar at our first fringe event tonight - thanks to all that came down! Join us for dark comedy tomorrow night at The Dubliner from 8pm. All welcome!
@AuthorDanBrown
@ragnarjo
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That's right: the festival will take place in Reykjavík on the 20th and 21st of November 2020. Join us for a weekend of murder, mystery and fermented shark 🦈
We can't wait to see you again!
Yrsa, Óskar, Lilja and Ragnar
(and our lovely little assistant Natalía Ragnarsdóttir)
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Our favourite slogan of all time. A few years ago Icelandic outdoor clothing company 66°N advertised:
"This is our winter collection. Also known as our summer collection".
Perfectly sums up Icelandic weather. 🌞🌦️🌨️❄️
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We're so excited to welcome you all to Reykjavík for Iceland Noir 2021! In light of questions, we can confirm Iceland Noir is going ahead as planned next week. Ticket holders, make sure you check your emails later today for full program & festival information ❄️
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Happy
#Bolludagur
, or 'cream bun day'. Today, children across Iceland will be encouraged to spank their parents with a special stick whilst yelling 'bolla, bolla, bolla!'. They'll be rewarded with a cream bun. Such a relief after all the #Þorrablót sheep heads and seal flippers.
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More event news!
@OlafurDarri
's film club special with A. J. Finn will return this year.
A. J. will also be interviewing
@RCArmitage
about his debut thriller
#Geneva
, and appearing alongside
@crimebythebook
for an event talking about his own writing.
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Today Iceland lifted all Covid restrictions within the country. No masks, no hugging ban, no kissing ban, no limits to gatherings! Woohoo! Get your ticket for Iceland Noir and prepare to set your handrail-licking inner demon free:
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Historically, in Jan/Feb in Iceland, all the good food was gone. So what better way to celebrate than by eating the gross, leftover stuff. Introducing Þorrablót - a celebration of cooked heads, fermented testicles and sour seal’s flippers.
Anyone?
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Iceland fact* for
#FolkloreThursday
: elves still dwell in Iceland, and are known as huldufólk. Throwing stones is discouraged, to avoid accidentally hitting them.
*Iceland facts are up for debate, but personally I'll die in a ditch for the huldufólk.
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At last! We're absolutely THRILLED to announce that the
@funlovinwriters
will be performing at
#IcelandNoir
on Saturday 17th November!
@MarkBillingham
@cbrookmyre
@stuartneville
@valmcdermid
@LucaVeste
@doug_johnstone
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Morning! Don’t know about you lot, but the
#IcelandNoir
team were working through the night, plotting, scheming and putting the finishing touches to the programme... WHICH IS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEKEND! 😱
Keep an eye out for updates!
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📣 We are honoured to announce that Bernardine Evaristo, Sjón, Abir Mukherjee, Nita Prose, Lucy Foley and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson are appearing at this year’s
#IcelandNoir
.
We have lots of authors announced today! Full line-up below. Get your tickets:
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Wassup? The Iceland Noir team met to start organizing the best Iceland Noir ever. Aiming to outshine the northern lights this coming November! Stellar line up so what are you waiting for? Get your tickets here:
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Is Iceland the only place on earth where people name their kids after volcanos? Katla (pictured) and Hekla are two very popular girls names in Iceland...
Although we'd not met any little Eyjafjallajökulls yet.
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Yrsa, Ragnar, Lilja and Óskar are still hopeful
#icelandnoir
will go ahead as planned and we believe it will be a fabulous festival. We can’t wait to know what you think about things.
#dadifreyr
@YrsaSig
@ragnarjo
@lilja1972
@oskargudmunds
@IanOuterside
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If
#iceland
wins we’ll do a Eurovision Panel at @
#icelandnoir
in November! Go vote!
@dadimakesmusic
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That’s a wrap folks! It’s been a wonderful weekend, and we cannot wait for
#IcelandNoir2020
! Big thanks to the indomitable
@oskargudmunds
@lilja1972
@ragnarjo
@YrsaSig
for organising, to all the magnificent authors who joined us in Reykjavík, and to our super team of volunteers😘
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Icepick winner Ann Cleeves finally got her award for best crime novel (Raven Black) in Icelandic translation by Snjólaug Bragadóttir. The award was delivered by our own Lilja Sigurðardóttir to Aberdeen where they were both performing at Granite Noir festival.
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Three
#icelandnoir
authors on this month’s
@GuardianBooks
thriller round up -
The Leftover Woman by
@JeanKwok
Geneva by
@RCArmitage
The Prey by
@YrsaSig
Have you read any of them yet?
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#HastingsMonday
eh? Well now! On a totally unrelated note, a reminder that acclaimed author/gentleman
@realhughfraser
is a guest of honour at
#IcelandNoir
this year 😏
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Fun fact on
#IcelandicNationalDay
: In 1809 a loopy guy called Jørgen Jørgensen came to Iceland and announced himself King. Icelanders being quite easy going were ok with this. His reign was short, 8 weeks, but he introduced our first flag, the cod flag of the kingdom of Iceland.
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We're thrilled that the excellent and hilarious
@richardosman
and
@MarkBillingham
are appearing together for a very special event at
#IcelandNoir
2022.
See them on Friday the 18th of November. Tickets are on sale now:
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Our Iceland Noir gang is really happy for newcomer
@evaaegisdottir
who won the Icelandic
@storytel
Audiobook awards for a crime novel and went home with an orange owl and lots of flowers. Well done Eva!
@lilja1972
@YrsaSig
@ragnarjo
@OrendaBooks
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Congratulations to our very own
@evaaegisdottir
on winning the CWA New Blood Dagger for her fabulous debut Creak on the Stairs🍾. An Iceland Noir recommended read!
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Iceland ‘welcomes’ a new volcano! Now we can finally stop refreshing the news and go back to our regular business. And Yrsa can get back to writing, which she is much better at than photography.
Eruption has begun. Just thought I would share with you the worst photo you will ever see of it.
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Today Icelandic women are on strike - no work inside or outside the home.
Read the room, world: enough of sexism, gender based violence and the pay gap.
#kvennaverkfall
#womensstrike
#iceland
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And we’re off!
@Beathhigh
&
@ragnarjo
talking the influence of pubs & bars behind Rebus
#IcelandNoir2021
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Did you know that the Prime Minister of Iceland
@katrinjak
is writing a crime novel with our very own
@ragnarjo
? They'll be joined on stage by the one and only
#RyanTubridy
of Ireland's
@RyanTubridyShow
to discuss the book at
#IcelandNoir
in Nov.
Tickets:
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We had a pretty extraordinary Northern Lights show last night in central Reykjavik...
#icelandnoir
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Sólveig Pálsdóttir
@solveigpals
just won the Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards for her book Fjötrar (Shackles) Congratulations Sólveig!
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We are very pleased to announce that our godmother
@AnnCleeves
will be a featured guest at
@icelandnoir
2020! 18.-21. November in Reykjavík. Tickets only 99£ :
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UK forecast is currently...far too hot, but did you know that a scientifically proven way of cooling down is by booking your tickets to Iceland Noir this November? Guaranteed, you'll feel cooler immediately! ☃️
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We are also thrilled that
#IcelandNoir
founder
@ragnarjo
's new book
#Outside
is out now in English. Lucky Icelandic readers have been able to get their hands on this for a while and we can safely say it is absolutely brilliant.
What are you reading this weekend?
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Quick round of applause for all the incredible authors who will be joining us for crime capers in Reykjavik this November - and for YOU fabulous fans who have already booked tickets
#IcelandNoir
#thunderclap
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We're delighted to announce our 2021 festival programme! Don't forget, tickets are still available at:
#IcelandNoir2021
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We are thrilled to announce that Neil Gaiman and Irvine Welsh will headline
#IcelandNoir
2023 with Dan Brown and Louise Penny. Full line-up with many more just announced here:
Tickets on sale now - don't miss out:
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An eruption has begun in Iceland at Reykjanes! 🌋
Five minutes after the announcement, all lines at helicopter firms were busy.
How do we know this?
Because five minutes after the announcement, we were phoning to book a trip 👍🏻
Watch it live:
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Only a month to go until we all pile into Reykjavik for a glorious weekend of bookish fun and elfish partying! Hope you've all dug out your passports and booked your flights?
#IcelandNoir
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For those going to Iceland Noir here are some words you do NOT have to learn as they are no longer in use here:
Vaðmál: itchy material
Geirfugl: bird now extinct
Frændsemi: nepotism, oops sorry our bad – still in use
Fótanuddtæki: foot massager
Man United: might be needed later
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We've just shared the programme for
#IcelandNoir
2023 and we couldn't be more excited for November. Follow the link to view. Which events are you most looking forward to?
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Iceland Noir! It'll be dark,
Iceland Noir! There'll be shark,
and puffins, and elves, and authorish nights,
and if we're lucky, the Northern Lights.
#NationalPoetryDay
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Like a dandelion in spring we are ever so optimistic and hopeful that
@icelandnoir
2020 will go on as planned in November. Please bear with us while we figure things out.
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#IcelandNoir
2022 line-up news! Joining us in Reykjavik this November are:
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, The Prime Minister of Iceland
Paula Hawkins
Marian Keyes
Sophie Hannah
Clare Mackintosh
AJ Finn
Ruth Ware
Liz Nugent
Ryan Tubridy
Sarah Pinborough
Kamilla Einarsdóttir
CJ Cooke
...
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In conversation with
@Beathhigh
&
@katrinjak
Thursday 18th November 2021
Grab your weekend tickets now:
#IcelandNoir2021
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We are thrilled to announce
@AuthorDanBrown
and
#LouisePenny
as the first headliners for
#IcelandNoir
2023. Join us in Reykjavik 15-19th of November 2023. We have a very limited number of Early Bird tickets on sale now:
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⏰ Set your alarms! We have BIG line-up news coming at 3pm on Thursday - Earlier for newsletter subscribers.
For our new followers, we wanted to introduce the
#IcelandNoir
organisers & authors...
✨ Meet the team:
💌 Newsletter:
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Reykjvík is always THE place to be for any fan of crime fiction!
In Reykjavik, celebrating the no 1 spot on Amazon UK with good friends, Dan and Yrsa.
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That's quite a line-up isn't it? These wonderful authors will be joining
@richardosman
,
@MarkBillingham
,
@elizajreid
and our tean
@ragnarjo
@YrsaSig
@evaaegisdottir
and
@oskargudmunds
.
We hope you'll join us in Reykjavik, November 16-19. Tickets here:
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The Iceland Noir team is presently faced with some difficult decisions. Please bear with us until the 7th of October when we anticipate receiving news regarding new Covid measures here in Iceland. Fingers crossed.
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The 2022 festival programme is now live on our website!
Just four weeks to go. . .
View it here:
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🌋 🔥
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Our very own
@YrsaSig
@ragnarjo
and
@lilja1972
along with newcomer star
@evaaegisdottir
and Sweedish author
@camillalackberg
have just been nominated to the Icelandic Audiobook Awards along with the narrators.
#StorytelAwards
#storytel
#audiobooks
#icelandcrime
#icelandwriters
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#Kuldi
is a new movie (adapted from
@YrsaSig
's book) out Sept 1st!
We're partnering with
@bioparadis
to screen it at
#IcelandNoir
23 at a special event with a Q&A featuring
@johanneshaukur
,
#El
ínHall,
@lingur
& Sigurjon Sighvatsson.
Trailer with subs:
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Tickets for
#IcelandNoir
2022 are selling fast and we still have MANY more authors to be announced! With such a wonderful line-up, we expect to sell out this year.
Don't miss out on tickets:
🇮🇸 See you in Reykjavik 16-19 November!
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6 days until we announce our full lineup! Did you know that all of our guests & ticket holders will receive an exclusive Vinnustofa Kjarval membership for the duration of the festival? Any local will tell you, this is a real honour! Grab your ticket now:
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First panel of
@icelandnoir
2018 announced: The Prime Minister of Iceland
@katrinjak
moderates a panel on
@agathachristie
with
@realhughfraser
@YrsaSig
&
@ragnarjo
2018 in Reykjavik
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If you are planning to join us in Reykjavík for
#IeclandNoir
2022 then do take advantage of our Early Bird ticket offer which ends midnight Sunday!
❄️ We have an amazing line-up for you, more to be announced soon...
Do you have your ticket?
🎟️
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Booker Prize winning author Bernardine Evaristo will be appearing at
#IcelandNoir
on Nov 18th, in conversation with the legendary Icelandic poet, author and screenwriter Sjón.
Join us Nov 16-19th in Reykjavík.
Tickets:
@BernardineEvari
@Sjonorama
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Interview with
@AnnCleeves
&
@ragnarjo
Thursday 18th November 2021
Grab your weekend tickets now:
#IcelandNoir2021
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We're thrilled that the brilliant
@lizzienugent
is returning to
#IcelandNoir
this year. Like many, many readers we absolutely loved her latest book
#StrangeSallyDiamond
- it has held the top spot in the Irish charts for NINE weeks!
See the full line-up:
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We are delighted to announce that our 2021 festival is officially sold out!
We look forward to welcoming our ticket holders and panelists to Reykjavík very soon!
To keep up to date with our news head to our website:
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Reykjavík: A Crime Story, the new book by Iceland Noir founder
@ragnarjo
and Iceland's Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdottír, is out today in the UK, and will be published in the US and Canada on Sept 5th. Readers in the UK can get a copy from Amazon here:
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So we did it. We made it through January. Now we hope that you are suitably excited for our festival line-up announcement tomorrow at 3pm. . .
Who would you like to see at
#IcelandNoir
2022?
Tickets:
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A new event has been added to the schedule, at 10am on Friday, where the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, will discuss crime fiction with her brother, bestselling Canadian crime novelist Iain Reid.
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Missing
@icelandnoir
yet? We know we are! We are thrilled to announce our second guest of honour for 2022 -
@MarkBillingham
! Early-bird tickets on sale at Save the Dates: 16-19 Nov. 2022
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🌋 Earthquakes in Reykjavík today said to foreshadow an eruption at Fagradalsfjall . . .
🍸Cocktails at
#IcelandNoir
venue Kjarval will be shaken not stirred until further notice.
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The Viking Panel with
@evaaegisdottir
@ragnarjo
@oskargudmunds
&
@YrsaSig
Moderated by Abby Endler from
@crimebythebook
Grab your weekend tickets now:
#IcelandNoir2021
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Relaxed 'chit chat' with
@lizzienugent
&
@Kamillae
Moderated by
@YrsaSig
Grab your weekend tickets now:
#IcelandNoir2021
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In case you missed it the other day, or have somehow forgotten, THIS cracking bunch of lads (
@funlovinwriters
) will be performing their first international gig at
#IcelandNoir
. What are you waiting for?! Book now!
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In conversation with
@sarablaedel
&
@YrsaSig
Friday 19th November 2021
Grab your weekend tickets now:
#IcelandNoir2021
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So many of our Scottish friends are on this list! Congratulations all!
I'm delighted to be on the McIlvanney longlist with so many great writers (and friends) (and friends that are great writers). Congrats to
@Lin_Anderson
@lisagraywriter
@doug_johnstone
@valmcdermid
@TheBenMcPherson
@SirBenfro
@CaroRamsayBooks
@FrancineElena
@AndrewJamesGre3
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Our Yrsa, Óskar, Lilja and Ragnar (with some help from Natalía Ragnarsdóttir) signed the contract on behalf of Iceland Noir and Stefán and Páll on behalf of Storytel last week in the amazing creative hub that is the Storytel headquarters in Reykjavík.
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Much excite! And
@valmcdermid
will be in Reykjavik this November, singing, performing, talking books, and generally being the Queen of Crime we know and love
#IcelandNoir
#BrokenGround
@TheCrimeVault
OUT NOW!
Happy publication day to 'Queen of Crime'
@valmcdermid
!
#BrokenGround
, the brand new Karen Pirie thriller, publishes today in hardback and ebook
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We are very excited and proud to announce the fourth Iceland Noir guest of honor... drumroll... It is none other than the amazing Shari Lapena! Shari is the bestselling Author of The Couple Next Door and A Stranger in the House.
@sharilapena
@lilja1972
@ragnarjo
@YrsaSig
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We're not just about books you know. At
#IcelandNoir
, we're also hosting a crime disco, and an adventure into the Icelandic wilderness, which everyone can enjoy!
So, it's safe to say that we're pretty much 93% about books...
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Who will grab the Icelandic audiobook awards tonight? Nominated are
@YrsaSig
@ragnarjo
@evaaegisdottir
@lilja1972
and Camilla Läckberg. All read extremely well by trained actors. We are rooting for the whole gang!
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Thanks to
@hildurknuts
for the tip-off... Iceland's ONLY forensic pathologist, Pétur Guðmann Guðmannsson, will now be appearing at
#IcelandNoir
2023. Pétur will be speaking to
@YrsaSig
... and Hildur will ALSO be appearing to talk about her new horror novella The Night Guest!
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We're looking forward to
@neilhimself
's headline event at
#IcelandNoir
2023 on the evening of Saturday the 18th of November.
Which authors are you most excited to see? We'll be announcing more details of the programme this week!
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1/2 When Reykjavik celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1986, a 200 metre long cake was made for those who went to the city centre to celebrate. This cake features in
@ragnarjo
and Katrin Katrín Jakobsdóttir's novel Reykjavík, and will be recreated...
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Time for the Scottish Invasion! At 1pm, on Saturday to be precise!
@cbrookmyre
@CraigRobertson_
@doug_johnstone
@valmcdermid
discuss the deep connections between Iceland and Scotland, with
@michaelJmalone1
keeping everyone out of mischief
#IcelandNoir
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🚨 Panel announcement! We'll be hosting a special
#TRAPPED
panel with director and creator of the show Baltasar Kormákur, and stars
@OlafurDarri
and
@iristanja89
, on Thursday November 17th.
🎟️ There are tickets
#IcelandNoir
left! Get yours here:
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#IcelandNoir
fans! Let us know what your
#FridayReads
are? Bonus points* if they're Iceland-themed, ice-themed, or have anything to do with puffins.
*There are no points. Reading is its own win I'm afraid.
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Following a wonderful week of
@icelandnoir
we are thrilled to announce the first guest of honour for 2022 -
@richardosman
! Early-bird tickets on sale at Save the Dates: 16-19 Nov. 2022
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Relaxed 'chit chat' with authors
@Beathhigh
&
@AnthonyHorowitz
moderated by
@ragnarjo
Grab your weekend tickets now:
#IcelandNoir2021
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We are proud to be sponsored by
@Icelandair
! You can now combine an
#IcelandNoir
2023 festival pass with flights (and if you like, a hotel stay) with a package deal from the destinations listed here:
Subject to availability. See you in Reykjavík Nov 15-18!
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.
@valmcdermid
,
@realhughfraser
and the prime minister of Iceland all walk into a bar...
Book now to walk in with them, and a whole host of incredible crime writers, including
@sharilapena
@SirBenfro
@WilliamRyan_
and
@SarahPinborough
!
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The Puffin Panel with
@will_carver
@detectivekubu
@lilja1972
&
@ohneKlippo
Moderated by
@orendabooks
Grab your weekend tickets now:
#IcelandNoir2021
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We’ll be making a VERY exciting announcement for all you crime/Iceland fans at 1pm today 😏
#IcelandNoir
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We have another huge
#IcelandNoir
2022 line-up announcement coming up soon. At this year's festival, we will explore darkness in all its forms with an event programme and line-up we can't wait to share with you. Tickets are selling fast so don't miss out.
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