La Barceloneta
23. April, 2025
16:00
OFF VENUE St. Jordi will be celebrated at La Barceloneta! Books, roses, happy hour deals, and a lively atmosphere. Kanínuholan bookstore will have a book stand. A perfect day to…
Book Launch: Áður en hrafnarnir sækja okkur
23. April, 2025
16:00
OFF VENUE Forlagið and the Reykjavík International Literary Festival welcome you to the launch party for a new translation of Knut Ødegård’s poetry, translated by Gerður Kristný. Light refreshments will…
Opening of the Seventeenth Edition of the Reykjavík International Literary Festival
23. April, 2025
18:00
Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education and Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, Mayor of Reykjavík, open the festival and Norwegian writer Knut Ødegård delivers the opening address. Musical performance:…
Literary Pub Quiz
23. April, 2025
20:00
OFF VENUE Writer Kamilla Einarsdóttir hosts a literary pub quiz as only she could. The event is in English. Free entry and open to all.
Panel: Abdulrazak Gurnah og Kuluk Helms
24. April, 2025
11:00
Kuluk Helms is an artist who stands at the crossroads of two cultures. She has a Greenlandic mother and a Danish father, and lives and works in Denmark. She is…
A Conversation with Claire Keegan
24. April, 2025
12:00
Claire Keegan’s works of fiction are critically acclaimed, international bestsellers — and have been translated into thirty languages. Antarctica won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Walk the Blue Fields…
A conversation with Pajtim Statovci
24. April, 2025
13:00
Pajtim Statovci was born in Kosovo and is of Albanian descent. As a child, he fled the Yugoslav Wars, and his family settled in Finland. Pajtim is the author of…
A conversation with Andev Walden
24. April, 2025
14:00
Andrev Walden is a Swedish journalist living in Stockholm and working as a columnist for Dagens Nyheter, one of the country’s leading newspapers. He made a breakthrough in Sweden with…
A conversation with Thomas Korsgaard
24. April, 2025
15:00
Thomas Korsgaard is a Danish author who made his breakthrough at the age of only 21 with the book If a Human Should Happen to Pass By, which was the…
German-Icelandic Poetry Bridge
24. April, 2025
15:00
OFF VENUE German poets Wolfgang Schiffer and Dinçer Güçyeter have, over the past ten years – alongside their own writing – been involved in the extensive publication of works by…
Panel: Andrev Walden and Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir
24. April, 2025
19:30
Swedish author Andrev Walden made a memorable breakthrough with his autobiographical book Bloody Men. The book explores his mother’s relationships with various men and the impact these relationships had on…
The Publisher’s Forum
25. April, 2025
10:00
A Publisher’s Forum where Icelandic and international publishers discuss the publishing sector in their respective countries. Italian author and literary scout Caterina Zaccaroni will talk about her life and work…
Panel: Hervé Le Tellier and Brynja Hjálmsdóttir
24. April, 2025
21:30
Hervé Le Tellier is a French author and linguist who began his career as a science journalist. He is a member of the group of writers and mathematicians known as…
Café, Kimchi, and Camembert with Clémentine Mélois and Victor Pouchet
25. April, 2025
10:00
Come and meet two rising French authors, Clémentine Mélois and Victor Pouchet, at Alliance Française to discuss their writing and imagination. While Victor Pouchet seeks to arrange the world into…
Panel: Thomas Korsgaard and Erika Fatland
24. April, 2025
20:30
Thomas Korsgaard is a Danish author who made a breakthrough at the age of only 21 with the book If a Human Should Happen to Pass By which was the…
Panel: Annette Bjergfeldt and Einar Lövdahl
25. April, 2025
12:00
Annette Bjergfeldt is a Danish singer, songwriter, pianist, and author who has garnered significant attention for her lively and captivating novels. Additionally, she is a multi-award-winning musician and has been…
Erika Fatland in conversation
25. April, 2025
13:00
Erika Fatland is a Norwegian anthropologist who enjoys great popularity for her non-fiction works. She has written seven books that have won numerous awards and have been translated into more…
Performance: Anne Carson
25. April, 2025
19:00
Anne Carson performs poetry from The Albertine Workout published in 2014. The Albertine Workout contains fifty-nine paragraphs, with appendices, summarizing Anne Carson’s research on Albertine, the principal love interest of…
Panel: Satu Rämö and Ragnar Jónasson
25. April, 2025
14:00
Finnish author Satu Rämö has gained immense popularity in recent years as a crime writer, and the translation rights for her series about Hilda, set in Ísafjörður, have been sold…
Launch Party: Mara kemur í heimsókn by Natasha S.
25. April, 2025
16:00
To mark the release of the poetry collection Mara kemur í heimsókn (Mara Pays a Visit) by the award-winning poet Natasha S., a celebratory gathering will be held at the…
Hernan Diaz in conversation
25. April, 2025
19:30
Hernan Diaz is a multi-award-winning bestselling author. He was born in Argentina, raised in Sweden, and now lives and works in the United States. He won the Pulitzer Prize for…
Launch of the Literary Festival Edition of Tímarit Máls og menningar
26. April, 2025
16:00
Join us in celebrating the release of the Literary Festival issue of Tímarit Máls og menningar!An international guest of the festival will give a reading from their work, and our…
Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation
25. April, 2025
21:30
Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania. He is the author of ten highly acclaimed novels, among them Paradise, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize. His latest book,…
Panel: Dincer Güçyeter and Knut Ødegård
26. April, 2025
12:00
Dinçer Güçyeter is a German poet and the founder of Elif Publishing, which specializes in poetry publishing and is the largest publishing house for Icelandic poetry outside of Iceland. He…
Annette Bjergfeldt in conversation
26. April, 2025
14:00
Annette Bjergfeldt is a Danish singer, songwriter, pianist, and author who has garnered significant attention for her lively and captivating novels. Additionally, she is a multi-award-winning musician and has been…
Claire Keegan in conversation
25. April, 2025
20:30
Claire Keegan’s works of fiction are critically acclaimed, international bestsellers — and have been translated into thirty languages. Antarctica won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Walk the Blue Fields…
Tunglið Unleashes Its Poetry Black Hole at Hotel Holt
26. April, 2025
17:00
Poetry readings, performances, and unexpected happenings at The Black Hole of the Moon – located at the bar of Hotel Holt. Tunglið (The Moon) celebrates the publication of three new…
Football match between publishers and writers
26. April, 2025
15:00
An exciting and fun-filled football match between publishers and writers at the Reykjavík International Literary Festival 2025! This is not your typical literary event, as we invite you to witness…
The absent author: Program on Boualem Sansal
27. April, 2025
13:00
A programme in honour of the centenary of Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925–2011). The event will focus on the work of the Algerian author Boualem Sansal, who attended the festival in 2023….
Hervé Le Tellier in conversation
26. April, 2025
11:00
Hervé Le Tellier is a French author and linguist who began his career as a science journalist. He is a member of the group of writers and mathematicians known as…
Panel: Hernan Diaz and Pajtim Statovci
26. April, 2025
13:00
Hernan Diaz is a multi-award-winning bestselling author. He was born in Argentina, raised in Sweden, and now lives and works in the United States. He won the Pulitzer Prize for…
Program with the recipients of Orðstír
27. April, 2025
14:00
A programme featuring recipients of the Orðstír Award — the honorary award for translators of Icelandic literature into other languages — alongside Icelandic authors. Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir and Hallgrímur Helgason…
The Book Ball
26. April, 2025
21:00
The RILF Book Ball is a must-attend event of the festival, where authors, translators, readers, and book enthusiasts gather for a delightful evening. DJ Ívar Pétur will entertain us and…
Jarðsetning – inevitable beginning
26. April, 2025
16:00
An exhibition of photographs and video excerpts from Jarðsetning (Interment) by Anna María Bogadóttir will be on display at Slökkvistöðin from April 24 to May 4. In conjunction with the…
Reading and book launch: Crossroads – An Anthology of Art-Inspired writing
27. April, 2025
16:00
Reading and book launch in the reading room of The House of Collections at Hverfisgata. The National Gallery of Iceland and Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature in collaboration with the…
