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A little family visit at Bókin

A little family visit at Bókin

Always a pleasure when Bragi and Valli -Ari’s father and brother - wander through the door! Bragi spent more than three decades among these shelves before Ari took over in... Mehr lesen
Versand am Sep 23, 2026

Birds (and Books)

Yesterday we left Bókin a little early for the Reykjavík premiere of Fuglar (og menn) /Amongst the Birds at Smárabíó, invited by Ari’s friend Ingvar Þórðarson, the film’s producer and... Mehr lesen
Versand am Sep 10, 2026
Birds (and Books)
Just a little thank you from Bókin

Just a little thank you from Bókin

Thanks to Morgunblaðið, journalist Baldur Arnarson and  the photographer Árni Sæberg for taking the time to visit us, listen to our story and write about Bókin. And an equally big... Mehr lesen
Versand am Sep 09, 2026

How Bubbi (the Sheep) Won a Vegetarian a Lamb Hot Dog

Two books by Bubbi Morthens recently arrived at Bókin (...and you can also find his poetry collection Öskraðu gat á myrkrið at bokin.is) which suddenly reminded me with a smile,... Mehr lesen
Versand am Sep 08, 2026
How Bubbi (the Sheep) Won a Vegetarian a Lamb Hot Dog
Only in Iceland! Literature for Breakfast.

Only in Iceland! Literature for Breakfast.

Today’s literary discovery from Bókin does not come from one of our (slightly dusty -  psst...;-)) bookshelves. It comes directly from our breakfast table. There, on an ordinary Icelandic milk... Mehr lesen
Versand am Sep 02, 2026

The Story That Found Me Twice: Die Mondscheingasse / Í mánaskímu

I first encountered Stefan Zweig when I was sixteen. I was growing up in Austria, in the years just before the internet became part of everyday life, a time when... Mehr lesen
Versand am Aug 31, 2026
The Story That Found Me Twice: Die Mondscheingasse / Í mánaskímu
The Love that moves the Sun and the other Stars - or How Dante followed us to Reykjavik

The Love that moves the Sun and the other Stars - or How Dante followed us to Reykjavik

We just returned to Reykjavík after a month travelling through Italy. There were Tuscan hills and medieval towns, churches, museums and long Italian evenings (perhaps the fault of a few... Mehr lesen
Versand am Aug 12, 2026

Open at your own risk... contains Entertainment for All.

One of the best parts of what we do is never knowing what collection will arrive next. This time, we were lucky to acquire an extensive collection of nearly 30... Mehr lesen
Versand am Jul 16, 2026
Open at your own risk... contains Entertainment for All.
Wine Is Technically a Food…

Wine Is Technically a Food…

…at least According to a 1960s Pamphlet. We recently stumbled upon a slim green booklet with the confident title Uses of Wine in Medical Practice, published by the “Wine Advisory Board”... Mehr lesen
Versand am May 26, 2026

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