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Icelandic Roots - Bridging the Past into the Future

Our November 6 th  IR Book Club features Eliza Reid with her 1 st  mystery novel By Heather Goodman Lytwyn In June of 2022, for the launch of the Icelandic Roots Book Club, Eliza Reid was our first featured author.  She had just published  Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland’s Extraordinary Women and How They are Changing the World.  How fortunate we were that Eliza graciously agreed to make a webinar so that IR members from Iceland, Canada, and the United States could hear abo

Editor Note:  There is a change in the usual timing for this event. It will be taking place at 1200 noon Central Time (DST) on October 2...

by Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club will meet on Thursday, April 3rd with author Karen Emilson to discuss her latest...

Icelandic Roots Book Club Meets Thursday, February 6th By Heather Lytwyn Letters to Brian: A Year of Living and Remembrance  is a...

The Icelandic Roots volunteers have been very busy developing content and events for the Icelandic Roots membership. The volunteers are...

Icelandic Roots Book Club returns on January 9, 2025. Our host, Heather, will be featuring The Writing Place with the author, Sharron...

By Heather Goodman Lytwyn   The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, November 7, 2024, will feature  Guđríđur’s Saga , Mundi: Boy of...

The first Fall session of the IR Book Club returns on October 3rd.

By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday June 6, 2024 will feature Journey Across the Four Seas: A Chinese...

On April 4th, 2024, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will welcome Martha Brooks who will talk to us about her first book for adults, Dear...

On March 7th, 2024, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will welcome Elin de Ruyter who will talk to us about her book Mother of Light: A...

by Heather Goodwin Lytwyn On February 1st, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will feature the author Margaret Willson and talk to her about...

The Icelandic Roots Book Club is back for another eventful season. As winter has endeared itself to many of us, it's a great time for...

The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, Nov 2, 2023, will feature The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women with...

Agnes Magnúsdóttir 27 October 1795 – 12 January 1830 October’s interesting Icelander is a gruesome tale of love, greed, jealousy, ghosts, murder, and executions; one that is befitting with Hallowe’en just around the corner! Agnes Magnúsdóttir, IR#I200595, had a short yet significant life. Her story isn’t grand. She didn’t live a long life. She had no significant accomplishments unlike some of the individuals we have profiled in our monthly Interesting Icelander series. Her no

Join Heather online for the upcoming season of the Icelandic Roots Book Club. The first book this Fall is Burial Rites by Hannah Kent....

The Icelandic Roots Book Club reaches its First Anniversary. Heather recaps the past year and provides a glimpse of what is to come for...

The Icelandic Roots Book Club for May 4, 2023, will discuss Salka Valka by Halldór Laxness, featuring the translator, Philip Roughton. By...

The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, April 6, 2023, will feature The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland by Bill Holm....