Lilja Sigurðardóttir
@liljawriter.bsky.social
Award winning Icelandic author of “The Reykjavik Noir Trilogy” and “Arora Investigates” series. New book: BLACK AS DEATH - out now!
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Back to Aberdeen soon — and I couldn’t be happier. 🖤 Counting the days until Granite Noir with its great conversations, brilliant writers, and the joy of being among readers who love dark stories as much as I do. See you soon, Aberdeen!
#GraniteNoirX #CrimeFiction #Aberdeen @orendabooks.bsky.social
#GraniteNoirX #CrimeFiction #Aberdeen @orendabooks.bsky.social
The Monday before Lent means bollur: cream-filled choux buns with jam & chocolate and kids waking their parents with decorated sticks, spanking them and shouting “Bolla! Bolla! Bolla!” (one puff per whack 😄).
Sweetest tradition of the year. ✨
#Bolludagur #Iceland
Sweetest tradition of the year. ✨
#Bolludagur #Iceland
February 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The Monday before Lent means bollur: cream-filled choux buns with jam & chocolate and kids waking their parents with decorated sticks, spanking them and shouting “Bolla! Bolla! Bolla!” (one puff per whack 😄).
Sweetest tradition of the year. ✨
#Bolludagur #Iceland
Sweetest tradition of the year. ✨
#Bolludagur #Iceland
No need for streetlamps when the Aurora is this bright! Everything was bathed in a green glow last night. #iceland #Northenlights
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
No need for streetlamps when the Aurora is this bright! Everything was bathed in a green glow last night. #iceland #Northenlights
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We are so excited to announce that @liljawriter.bsky.social will be speaking at #GraniteNoir2026: Literature at Lunchtime🙌
Chaired by Jacky Collins
✨EVENT DETAILS✨
🗓️ Friday 20 Feb 2026
🕜 1:00pm
📍 MH Big Sky Studio
🏷️ £10.50
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7un8dn
#TeamOrenda #GraniteNoirX
Chaired by Jacky Collins
✨EVENT DETAILS✨
🗓️ Friday 20 Feb 2026
🕜 1:00pm
📍 MH Big Sky Studio
🏷️ £10.50
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7un8dn
#TeamOrenda #GraniteNoirX
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
We are so excited to announce that @liljawriter.bsky.social will be speaking at #GraniteNoir2026: Literature at Lunchtime🙌
Chaired by Jacky Collins
✨EVENT DETAILS✨
🗓️ Friday 20 Feb 2026
🕜 1:00pm
📍 MH Big Sky Studio
🏷️ £10.50
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7un8dn
#TeamOrenda #GraniteNoirX
Chaired by Jacky Collins
✨EVENT DETAILS✨
🗓️ Friday 20 Feb 2026
🕜 1:00pm
📍 MH Big Sky Studio
🏷️ £10.50
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7un8dn
#TeamOrenda #GraniteNoirX
Back to Aberdeen soon — and I couldn’t be happier. 🖤 Counting the days until Granite Noir with its great conversations, brilliant writers, and the joy of being among readers who love dark stories as much as I do. See you soon, Aberdeen!
#GraniteNoirX #CrimeFiction #Aberdeen @orendabooks.bsky.social
#GraniteNoirX #CrimeFiction #Aberdeen @orendabooks.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Back to Aberdeen soon — and I couldn’t be happier. 🖤 Counting the days until Granite Noir with its great conversations, brilliant writers, and the joy of being among readers who love dark stories as much as I do. See you soon, Aberdeen!
#GraniteNoirX #CrimeFiction #Aberdeen @orendabooks.bsky.social
#GraniteNoirX #CrimeFiction #Aberdeen @orendabooks.bsky.social
Traditional Icelandic Thorri celebration menu: Dried fish, Sheep heads pie,
Pickled ram testicles, Lactose-fermented caul fat and Rotten shark (yes, on purpose)
who’s hungry?
Pickled ram testicles, Lactose-fermented caul fat and Rotten shark (yes, on purpose)
who’s hungry?
January 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Traditional Icelandic Thorri celebration menu: Dried fish, Sheep heads pie,
Pickled ram testicles, Lactose-fermented caul fat and Rotten shark (yes, on purpose)
who’s hungry?
Pickled ram testicles, Lactose-fermented caul fat and Rotten shark (yes, on purpose)
who’s hungry?
So happy that ⱯLFA has been named ‘Crime Novel of the Year’ by Morgunblaðið — the biggest newspaper in Iceland. Feeling grateful, proud, and a little bit stunned.
#booksoftheyear #icelandbooks
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#booksoftheyear #icelandbooks
@orendabooks.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
So happy that ⱯLFA has been named ‘Crime Novel of the Year’ by Morgunblaðið — the biggest newspaper in Iceland. Feeling grateful, proud, and a little bit stunned.
#booksoftheyear #icelandbooks
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#booksoftheyear #icelandbooks
@orendabooks.bsky.social
A nice light show tonight in Reykjavík! #NorthernLights
January 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
A nice light show tonight in Reykjavík! #NorthernLights
A little reading holiday in the sun, turning pages I’ve been meaning to turn for far too long. And loving every minute of it!
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Wishing you all a very happy New Book Year!
May your TBR pile be ambitious, your reading time uninterrupted, and your books always better than expected.
📚
Wishing you all a very happy New Book Year!
May your TBR pile be ambitious, your reading time uninterrupted, and your books always better than expected.
January 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A little reading holiday in the sun, turning pages I’ve been meaning to turn for far too long. And loving every minute of it!
📚
Wishing you all a very happy New Book Year!
May your TBR pile be ambitious, your reading time uninterrupted, and your books always better than expected.
📚
Wishing you all a very happy New Book Year!
May your TBR pile be ambitious, your reading time uninterrupted, and your books always better than expected.
Give the gift of e-books for a chilling Icelandic Christmas! The first four books in my An Áróra Investigation series are on sale together for just 1.99. A perfect present for others, or perhaps for yourself! 🥶🩸❄️
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December 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Give the gift of e-books for a chilling Icelandic Christmas! The first four books in my An Áróra Investigation series are on sale together for just 1.99. A perfect present for others, or perhaps for yourself! 🥶🩸❄️
geni.us/X1mvn
geni.us/X1mvn
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🚨🚨BARGAIN ALERT!!🚨🚨
Another fabulous package deal from the #Christmas Elves at @orendabooks.bsky.social! The first 4 of @liljawriter.bsky.social 's brilliant & intriguing Áróra Investigates series for less than 2 of your bright shiny pounds! If you're not hooked already, don't miss this! #BookSky 🇮🇸
Another fabulous package deal from the #Christmas Elves at @orendabooks.bsky.social! The first 4 of @liljawriter.bsky.social 's brilliant & intriguing Áróra Investigates series for less than 2 of your bright shiny pounds! If you're not hooked already, don't miss this! #BookSky 🇮🇸
HUGE DEAL🔥
The first 4 books in @liljawriter.bsky.social's chilling Áróra Investigation #Thriller #Series are just £1.99 for the set on Kindle!
ALL the chills, in one place!
t Q Bates & L Garcia
Limited time deal!
Secrets. Disappearances. Darkness. Don’t miss out!
❄️ amzn.to/4rYADzY
#BookSky
The first 4 books in @liljawriter.bsky.social's chilling Áróra Investigation #Thriller #Series are just £1.99 for the set on Kindle!
ALL the chills, in one place!
t Q Bates & L Garcia
Limited time deal!
Secrets. Disappearances. Darkness. Don’t miss out!
❄️ amzn.to/4rYADzY
#BookSky
December 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🚨🚨BARGAIN ALERT!!🚨🚨
Another fabulous package deal from the #Christmas Elves at @orendabooks.bsky.social! The first 4 of @liljawriter.bsky.social 's brilliant & intriguing Áróra Investigates series for less than 2 of your bright shiny pounds! If you're not hooked already, don't miss this! #BookSky 🇮🇸
Another fabulous package deal from the #Christmas Elves at @orendabooks.bsky.social! The first 4 of @liljawriter.bsky.social 's brilliant & intriguing Áróra Investigates series for less than 2 of your bright shiny pounds! If you're not hooked already, don't miss this! #BookSky 🇮🇸
Loved our Newcastle Noir panel with Ørjan Karlsson and Eva Björg Ægisdóttir. Great conversation sparked by Karen Sullivan and the audience whom brought the excellent questions. #NewcastleNoir @orendabooks.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Loved our Newcastle Noir panel with Ørjan Karlsson and Eva Björg Ægisdóttir. Great conversation sparked by Karen Sullivan and the audience whom brought the excellent questions. #NewcastleNoir @orendabooks.bsky.social
Great to catch two of my fave authors in one panel! Mari Hannah and Kate Rhoades @ Newcastle Noir
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@orendabooks.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Great to catch two of my fave authors in one panel! Mari Hannah and Kate Rhoades @ Newcastle Noir
@orendabooks.bsky.social
@orendabooks.bsky.social
My latest book ∀LFA just got shortlisted for the Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards! Feeling honoured and thrilled.
@orendabooks.bsky.social
@orendabooks.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My latest book ∀LFA just got shortlisted for the Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards! Feeling honoured and thrilled.
@orendabooks.bsky.social
@orendabooks.bsky.social
So proud to see ∀LFA on my publisher’s top list of best-selling books in October.
A wonderful boost heading into the Icelandic Bookflood season!
#∀LFA #authorlife #bestseller #crimefiction
A wonderful boost heading into the Icelandic Bookflood season!
#∀LFA #authorlife #bestseller #crimefiction
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So proud to see ∀LFA on my publisher’s top list of best-selling books in October.
A wonderful boost heading into the Icelandic Bookflood season!
#∀LFA #authorlife #bestseller #crimefiction
A wonderful boost heading into the Icelandic Bookflood season!
#∀LFA #authorlife #bestseller #crimefiction
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Finally finished "Black as Death" by @liljawriter.bsky.social Brilliant writing as always! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You should start with the first Áróra book, though.
#mystery #iceland #5starreview #booksky
#mystery #iceland #5starreview #booksky
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Finally finished "Black as Death" by @liljawriter.bsky.social Brilliant writing as always! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You should start with the first Áróra book, though.
#mystery #iceland #5starreview #booksky
#mystery #iceland #5starreview #booksky
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Brilliant 5🌟 standalone from @liljawriter.bsky.social! (tr. @graskeggur.bsky.social) 🤩👌 #BookSky #Iceland 🔎💀📚💙
Mystery set in REYKJAVIK
Betrayal by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
TR: Quentin Bates
www.tripfiction.com/mystery-set-...
"I always look forward to reading books by by this author..."
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Betrayal by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
TR: Quentin Bates
www.tripfiction.com/mystery-set-...
"I always look forward to reading books by by this author..."
@orendabooks.bsky.social
Mystery set in REYKJAVIK - TripFiction
Betrayal by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, mystery set in Reykjavik. TR: Quentin Bates I always look forward to reading books by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, and Betrayal
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November 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Brilliant 5🌟 standalone from @liljawriter.bsky.social! (tr. @graskeggur.bsky.social) 🤩👌 #BookSky #Iceland 🔎💀📚💙
Super excited to join Ørjan Karlsson and Eva Björg Ægisdóttir for an event on December 6th at Newcastle Noir. Come chat crime fiction, Nordic noir vibes, writing secrets, and all things dark and twisty. We can’t wait to meet you there!
#NewcastleNoir #NordicNoir @orendabooks.bsky.social
#NewcastleNoir #NordicNoir @orendabooks.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Super excited to join Ørjan Karlsson and Eva Björg Ægisdóttir for an event on December 6th at Newcastle Noir. Come chat crime fiction, Nordic noir vibes, writing secrets, and all things dark and twisty. We can’t wait to meet you there!
#NewcastleNoir #NordicNoir @orendabooks.bsky.social
#NewcastleNoir #NordicNoir @orendabooks.bsky.social
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Lovely & brilliant @liljawriter.bsky.social interviewing hilarious YA author, wannabe mudlarker and apparently now, Icelandic stowaway as she's not leaving (it gets a lot of us that way!), @maureenjohnsonbooks.com! #IcelandNoir #Iceland #BookSky
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Lovely & brilliant @liljawriter.bsky.social interviewing hilarious YA author, wannabe mudlarker and apparently now, Icelandic stowaway as she's not leaving (it gets a lot of us that way!), @maureenjohnsonbooks.com! #IcelandNoir #Iceland #BookSky
What a joy to catch up with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social on my home turf here in Iceland! 🇮🇸 She was in town for talks, lectures, and to promote her political memoir “Frankly” - I highly recommend it. Insightful, candid and impossible to put down.
#authorslife #bookrecommendation
#authorslife #bookrecommendation
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What a joy to catch up with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social on my home turf here in Iceland! 🇮🇸 She was in town for talks, lectures, and to promote her political memoir “Frankly” - I highly recommend it. Insightful, candid and impossible to put down.
#authorslife #bookrecommendation
#authorslife #bookrecommendation
Fun days on the road with the brilliant Antti Tuomainen promoting our books “Black as Death” and “The Winter Job.” Lots of travel, laughs, bookshops, and lovely readers. So many moments to remember! 🖤
#booktour #nordicnoir
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#booktour #nordicnoir
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Fun days on the road with the brilliant Antti Tuomainen promoting our books “Black as Death” and “The Winter Job.” Lots of travel, laughs, bookshops, and lovely readers. So many moments to remember! 🖤
#booktour #nordicnoir
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#booktour #nordicnoir
@orendabooks.bsky.social
CAMBRIDGE! We are coming! Come see the wonderful Antti Tuomainen and I this Monday, Nov 10th at 18:30 at Bodies in the Bookshop. Dark Icelandic crime meets funny Finnish thrillers — the north in all its contrasts.
#authorsontour
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#authorsontour
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November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
CAMBRIDGE! We are coming! Come see the wonderful Antti Tuomainen and I this Monday, Nov 10th at 18:30 at Bodies in the Bookshop. Dark Icelandic crime meets funny Finnish thrillers — the north in all its contrasts.
#authorsontour
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#authorsontour
@orendabooks.bsky.social