Book Review By Derryll White Jónasson, Ragnar (2015). Snowblind. I like the slow Scandinavian pace. I don’t need cliffhangers in every chapter because I don’t…
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The Art of Quieting the Restless Mind
Kyrrðogfriður means “Peace and Quiet” in Icelandic. While travelling around Iceland, Cranbrook-based photographer Neal Panton experienced an overwhelming silence. According to Neal, the Icelandic landscape…
Indridason treats Iceland like a character
Book Review By Derryll White Indridason, Arnaldur (2007). The Darkness Knows. “The only way you can conquer death is by accepting it.” Erna Indridason is…
Woman at War final IFF screening of season
Don’t miss the last IFF of the 2019 season on Sunday, April 14, at 5 p.m. at Fernie’s Vogue Theatre. Woman at War (Icelandic with…
Compelling tale should be a best seller
Book Review By Derryll White Indridason, Arnaldur (2017). The Shadow District. Iceland being the current bucket list champion of a lot of privileged travellers, Arnaldur…
Lead character personifies Nordic noir
Book Review By Derryll White Indridason, Arnaldur (2010). Strange Shores. Like many of Arnaldur Indridason’s works, ‘Strange Shores’ opens with an exploration of the harsh,…
At the Library
By Mike Selby Cranbrook Public Library In ‘Run The World,’ Becky Wade literally runs through nine countries to explore the diverse running cultures of the…
Feb. 14 travelogue features Iceland
Watch a stimulating photographic multi-media travelogue presentation on Iceland’s most popular trail ‘The Laugaveur Trail’ on February 14, at 7 p.m. at the College of…
Bud Abbott Bombed The Tirpitz
By Elinor Florence Based on a personal interview with Bud Abbott, plus a newspaper article written for The Cranbrook Townsman by freelance writer Ferdy Belland….
This is more than a mystery novel
Book Review By Derryll White Indridason, Arnaldur (2015). Oblivion. Some call Arnaldur Indridason the “king of Icelandic crime fiction.” He is a very good writer,…