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Gleðileg jól - Happy New Year 2026

Gleðileg jól - Happy New Year 2026

Bókin, the oldest surviving Antique bookstore  in Reykjavík, founded in 1964, run by Bragi Kristjónsson until 1997, sends its warmest wishes for 2026.  Through decades of stories, pages, and bookhunting,... Read More
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Christmas at Bókin

Every December, our front window becomes a small celebration of the season. This year's display brings together Icelandic treasures like Jólasveinaríkið, Jólagleði, and Jóla oratórían alongside Mary Higgins Clark's Silent Night, Haydn's... Read More
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Christmas at Bókin
Verse & Verve x Bókin Christmas Coffee Edition arrival

Verse & Verve x Bókin Christmas Coffee Edition arrival

The Verse & Verve x Bókin Christmas Coffee Edition has arrived: a limited edition Austrian wood-fired premium coffee with specially designed labels, showcasing Vintage Christmas Puck Magazine covers.  This magazine... Read More
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What a Nylon Shirt Says About Its Time

This old advertisement, found in a men’s magazine promises a small miracle: an all-nylon shirt that doesn’t need ironing. Convenient, especially when the unspoken assumption of the time was that... Read More
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What a Nylon Shirt Says About Its Time
More Than Turning Pages

More Than Turning Pages

Anyone who thinks working in a bookshop is not manual labor and is mostly turning pages has no idea! Behind the carefully placed books in the shelves are heavy boxes,... Read More
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A book wants to be read - A weekend among books in Vestmannaeyjar

A autumn visit to Vestmannaeyjar following the kind invitation of Kári, Library Director and Archivist of the Vestmannaeyjar library, offered a reminder of why old books continue to matter. The island’s library... Read More
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A book wants to be read - A weekend among books in Vestmannaeyjar
After the Dust Settled

After the Dust Settled

After tearing down the wall came the less dramatic, but equally necessary part: tidying up. Sorting piles, shifting stacks, and rediscovering what had slowly disappeared behind shelves over the years.... Read More
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Making Room for More Books

With the help of Valli, we tore down the huge wall in the front space of the store - we all worked hard the full weekend, it was dusty, chaotic... Read More
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Making Room for More Books
Halloween is coming

Halloween is coming

As Halloween and the long Icelandic nights draw near, perhaps skip the horror films once or twice and open the covers of some Spooky classic ghost stories instead. In our... Read More
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