The Icelandic Booksellers' Prize 2014
On December 17, the 15th Icelandic Booksellers' Literature Prize was announced, among winners were Öræfi (Wastelands) by Ófeigur Sigurðsson, for best Icelandic novel, and Hafnfirðingabrandarinn (The Local Joke) by Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir for best Icelandic young adult book.
On December 17, the 15th Icelandic Booksellers' Literature Prize was announced on the state television's literature show Kiljan. The Icelandic Bookseller's Association hands out the prize, and the winners are picked by the staff of the country's bookstores. Prizes are given out in nine categories of both original and translated titles. Among winners were Öræfi (Wastelands) by Ófeigur Sigurðsson, for best Icelandic novel, and Hafnfirðingabrandarinn (The Local Joke) by Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir for best Icelandic young adult book.
Winners of the Icelandic Booksellers' Prize 2013:
Best Icelandic Novel:
1. Öræfi by Ófeigur Sigurðsson.
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2. Kata by Steinar Bragi. 
3.-4. Koparakur by Gyrðir Elíasson. 
3.-4.Vonarlandið by Kristín Steinsdóttir. Best Poetry Book:
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2. Drápa eby Gerður Kristný. 
3. Velúr by Þórdís Gísladóttir. Best Icelandic Young Adult Novel:
1. Hafnfirðingabrandarinn by
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2. Maðurinn sem hataði börn by
3. Freyju saga - Djásn by Sif Sigmarsdóttur. Best Icelandic Children's Book:
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1. Þín eigin þjóðsaga by Ævar Þór Benediktsson. Publisher: Forlagið Mál og menning. |
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2. Fuglaþrugl og naflakrafl by Þórarinn Eldjárn. Publisher: Forlagið - Vaka-Helgafell
3.-4. Síðasti galdrameistarinn by Ármann Jakobsson. Publisher: Forlagið JPV útgáfa.
Best Non-Fiction Work:
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2. Sveitin í sálinni - Búskapur í Reykjavík og myndun borgar by Eggert Þór Bernharðsson. Publisher: Forlagið JPV útgáfa. |
3. Reykjavík sem ekki varð by Önnu Dröfn Ágústsdóttur og Guðna Valberg. Publisher: Crymogea. |
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1. Lífríki Íslands - Vistkerfi lands og sjávar by Snorri Baldursson. Publisher Opna/ Forlagið.
Best Biography:
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1.-2. Saga þeirra, saga mín by Helga Guðrún Johnsson. Publisher Forlagið JPV útgáfa.
3. Hans Jónatan - Maðurinn sem stal sjálfum by eftir Gísli Pálsson. Pubilsher Forlagið Mál og menning.
Best Translated Novel:
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. 
Lífið að leysa by Alice Munro Best Translated Children's Book:
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2. Hvað gerðist þá? by Tove Jansson. 
3. Þegar litirnir fengu nóg by Drew Daywalt. Best Translated Young Adult Novel:
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1. Eleanor og Park by Rainbow Rowell. Publisher: Björt bókaútgáfa 
2. Skrifað í stjörnurnar by John Green. Publisher: Draumsýn ehf. 
3.-4. Arfleifð by Veronica Roth. Publisher: Björt bókaútgáfa. 
3.-4. Rauð sem blóð by Salla Simukka. Publisher: Forlagið Vaka-Helgafell.