Ragnar Jonasson

Ragnar Jonasson (born 20 July 1976) is an Icelandic author of crime fiction, best known for the Dark Iceland series featuring police officer Ari Þór Arason, set in the northern town of Siglufjörður, and the Hulda trilogy featuring Reykjavík detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir. His books have sold several million copies and been published in around 40 countries. In 2022 he co-wrote the novel Reykjavík with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, then the Prime Minister of Iceland, followed by a sequel, Franski spítalinn, in 2025. He is a co-founder of the Reykjavík literary festival Iceland Noir.

Books in order of publication (In English and Icelandic):

Dark Iceland series (Ari Þór Arason)

Fölsk nóta (2009) – not translated into English

Snjóblinda (2010) – English translation: Snowblind (2015, translated by Quentin Bates)

Myrknætti (2011) – English translation: Blackout (2016, translated by Quentin Bates)

Rof (2012) – English translation: Rupture (2016, translated by Quentin Bates)

Andköf (2013) – English translation: Whiteout (2017, translated by Quentin Bates)

Náttblinda (2014) – English translation: Nightblind (2015, translated by Quentin Bates)

Vetrarmein (2020) – English translation: Winterkill (2020, translated by David Warriner)

Note: the English editions were not published in the order of the original Icelandic publications, which reflect the chronology of events in the novels.

Hulda series (Hulda Hermannsdóttir)

Dimma (2015) – English translation: The Darkness (2018, translated by Victoria Cribb)

Drungi (2016) – English translation: The Island (2019, translated by Victoria Cribb)

Mistur (2017) – English translation: The Mist (2020, translated by Victoria Cribb)

Standalone novels

Þorpið (2018) – English translation: The Girl Who Died (2021, translated by Victoria Cribb)

Hvítidauði (2019) – English translation: Death at the Sanatorium (2024)

Úti (2021) – English translation: Outside (2021)

Reykjavík (2022, with Katrín Jakobsdóttir) – English translation: Reykjavík: A Crime Story (2023)

Hvítalogn (2023) – English translation: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer (2025)

Emilía (2025) – novella

Franski spítalinn (2025, with Katrín Jakobsdóttir)

Kistan and other stories (2026)

Nathan Ross Jackson

Nathan Ross Jackson (born June 4, 1979) is a writer and former American football tight end. Undrafted out of Menlo College in 2002, he spent most of his professional career with the Denver Broncos from 2003 to 2008 before injury problems ended his career in 2009. After retirement, Jackson began writing football-related commentary for the New York Times and various online publications, frequently drawing upon his experiences as a player. His memoir Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile was published in 2013.

Published book:
Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile – 2013

David Baron

David Baron is an award-winning journalist and author who writes about science, nature, and the American West.

Formerly a science correspondent for NPR and science editor for the public radio program The World, he has also written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and other publications.

While conducting research for his latest book, THE MARTIANS, he served as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. David is an avid eclipse chaser, and his TED Talk on the subject has been viewed more than 2 million times. An affiliate of the University of Colorado’s Center for Environmental Journalism, he lives in Boulder.

Books in order of publication:

The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator’s Deadly Return to Suburban America – 2003

American Eclipse: A Nation’s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World – 2017

The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America – 2025

Ada Limon

Ada Limón (born March 28, 1976) is an American poet. On July 12, 2022, she was named the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States by the Librarian of Congress. This made her the first Latina to be Poet Laureate of the United States. She is married to Lucas Marquardt.

Books in order of publication:

Poetry

Collections

Lucky Wreck, Autumn House Press, 2006 

This Big Fake World, Pearl Editions, 2006 

Sharks in the Rivers, Milkweed Editions, 2010 

Bright Dead Things, Milkweed Editions, 2015 

The Carrying, Milkweed Editions, 2018 

The Hurting Kind, Milkweed Editions, 2022 

Shelter: A Love Letter To Trees, Scribd Originals, 2022 

You Are Here, Milkweed Editions, 2024 

Children’s Books

In Praise of Mystery, Norton Young Readers, 2024 ISBN 978-1324054009

And, Too, The Fox, Lerner Publishing, 2025