Gayice - Books

Lesbians Wanted – Elísabet Thoroddsen explores love, identity and starting over

Five complete strangers are coming to dinner. They're all lesbians, and their host has no idea how to cook, let ...

Jakub Stachowiak explores queer love and heartbreak in Reykjavík

In his new poetry book, Meðan borgin blánar (As the City Turns Blue), Polish-born poet Jakub Stachowiak tells a story ...

Elías Rúni tells his own story in new graphic novel The First Time

In his new graphic novel, Fyrsta skiptið (The First Time), Icelandic comic artist Elías Rúni tells the deeply personal story ...

Queering Iceland – a new book looks at the work behind social change

A new book examining the history of gay and lesbian activism in Iceland will be presented during Reykjavík Culture Night ...

Six Queer Books to Read After Queer Situations 2026

The Queer Situations 2026 literary festival introduced Icelandic audiences to writers exploring love, gender identity, family, the body, violence, language ...

Mennska - Bjarni Snæbjörnsson

Actor Bjarni Snæbjörnsson created the musical Góðan daginn Faggi about his journey out of the closet. He has now explored ...

Ljósbrot - Ingileif Friðriksdóttir

Ingileif Friðriksdóttir recently published her first novel. Ljósbrot is a powerful story about love and the search for one’s true ...

Strákar úr skuggunum eftir Böðvar Björnsson

Birtandi Publishing begins its operations with Strákar úr skuggunum by Böðvar Björnsson, a book tracing forty years in the history ...

„Mom told me she was a lesbian“

Lilja Sigurðardóttir had just published her eighth crime novel. Lilja and her wife had been together for almost thirty years, ...

„The Story of Those of Us Who Fought AIDS“

In the book Berskjaldaður – Barátta Einars Þórs fyrir lífi og ást, Einar Þór Jónsson, executive director of HIV Iceland, ...

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