Alda
Sigmundsdóttir

Author and publisher

Hello! My name is Alda and I am an Icelandic writer, speaker, course creator and occasional journalist. I am both independently and traditionally published, but have been most successful as an indie author. I run my own independent press, Little Books Publishing, in Reykjavík, Iceland. This is a picture of me looking uncharacteristically serious, like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. It’s really not.

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Book Cover of The Little Book of Icelandic

Book cover of The Little Book of the Hidden People

Book cover of The Little Book of Tourists in Iceland

Das Kleine Buch über die Isländer in Alten Zeiten

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Alda’s acclaimed books offer a unique perspective on Icelandic life and culture. They are essential reading for all lovers of Iceland.

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE HIDDEN PEOPLE

What a brilliant little book! Ms. Sigmundsdottir has a very engaging way of writing but doesn’t embellish the tales. And in her commentaries, she has a fine sense of the difference between “believing” in the stories and fully accepting them as part of the back story of this amazing culture with its difficult history. I’ve immersed myself in the Sagas and Jón Árnason’s book and other writings about the folklore of Iceland and this is a great (and necessary and welcome) addition to the tales. I’m going to buy her other books right now.

Wayne Hill – Amazon

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Author, Publisher & Observer of Icelandic Life

Alda Sigmundsdóttir is a writer, speaker, course creator and occasional journalist. She runs her own independent press, Little Books Publishing, based in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Alda is the author of ten books, each of which explores an aspect of Icelandic culture or society, and one memoir, Daughter. Alda is active on social media, and may be found on Facebook and Instagram. She writes two newsletters on Substack, Letter from Iceland and the recovery salon.

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