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A few years ago I read about a Christmas practice in Iceland called Jolabokaflod, or Christmas book flood. Iceland separated from Denmark in 1918 and did not become a fully autonomous republic until ...

Jólabókaflód is something that we had the pleasure to learn about a few years ago. Basically, the Icelandic folks give books to their loved ones and friends on Christmas Eve so that they can spend the ...

These holiday reads are guaranteed to put you in a festive mood. Courtesy the publishers The holidays are supposed to feel magical, but let’s be honest—it’s not always easy to summon the Christmas ...

As soon as I learned about Jólabókaflóð, I fell in love. In Iceland, I learned, people exchange books on Christmas Eve and then spend the night reading over cocoa and sweets. A bookworm’s dream ...