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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... Read More
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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... Read More
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Just a little thank you from Bókin
How Bubbi (the Sheep) Won a Vegetarian a Lamb Hot Dog

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,... Read More
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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... Read More
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Only in Iceland! Literature for Breakfast.
The Story That Found Me Twice: Die Mondscheingasse / Í mánaskímu

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... Read More
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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... Read More
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The Love that moves the Sun and the other Stars - or How Dante followed us to Reykjavik
Open at your own risk... contains Entertainment for All.

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... Read More
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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”... Read More
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Wine Is Technically a Food…
101 Reykjavík: An Icelandic Anti-Postcard Recommendation

101 Reykjavík: An Icelandic Anti-Postcard Recommendation

We were recently asked by Peter, editor of Travel + Leisure, the leading travel magazine in the United States, if Bókin could recommend a single book that might help first-time... Read More
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