Past Events

  • Jón Kalman Stefánsson in New York City

    Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson will be at the Scandinavia House in New York City, for a conversation about his new novel, translated by Philip Roughton, Your Absence Is Darkness. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 22 at 7PM. Registration and more details here. Grab a copy of Your Absence Is Darkness here! ABOUT YOUR ABSENCE […]

  • Jón Kalman Stefánsson at McNally Robinson (Grant Park)

    Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson, author of Your Absence Is Darkness, trans. by Philip Roughton, will be at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park. Jón will be in conversation with McNally Robinson co-owner Chris Hall, for this event co-presented by the Consulate General of Iceland in Winnipeg, the Icelandic Canadian Frón, and Lögberg-Heimskringla. The event […]

  • Jón Kalman Stefánsson at Vancouver Writers Fest: The Conversations

    Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson, author of Your Absence Is Darkness, trans. by Philip Roughton, will be at Vancouver Writers Fest for the panel "The Conversations." Jón will be joined by Anne Enright and Myriam J. A. Chancy for a discussion moderated by Aislinn Hunter (Best Canadian Poetry 2025). Back-to-back conversations with the three […]

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  • Jón Kalman Stefánsson at the National Nordic Museum (Seattle)

    Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson will be appearing at the National Nordic Museum for a discussion of his novel, Your Absence Is Darkness, translated from Icelandic by Philip Roughton. Stefánsson will be joined in conversation by translator Dr. Elizabeth DeNoma followed by an audience Q&A. Books will be available for sale and signing from Third Place Books. […]

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  • Jón Kalman Stefánsson: Winnipeg Free Press Book Club

    Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (trans. Philip Roughton) is the Winnipeg Free Press Book Club's November Pick! Jón will be appearing virtually for this online event to speak […]