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Episode 970 - ÝTAR BÓKAFORLAG: A NEW PUBLISHING HOUSE FOR ICELANDIC LEARNING LITERATURE

Today on RÚV English Radio, the fundraiser to build a new publishing house for Icelandic books of interest to readers of foreign origin.

A Karolina Fund crowdfunding campaign (https://www.karolinafund.com/project/view/6845) has been launched to establish a new publisher, Ýtar bókaforlag (Ýtar Publishing), and pre-fund the printing of its first two titles.

Ýtar will specialise in accessible, high-quality literature and novels for non-native Icelandic speakers across all ages and language levels, as well as fiction for the general market.

The founder is Kristín Guðmundsdóttir, whose previous books (https://www.facebook.com/bokfyrirfolk/) have been widely adopted by schools, libraries, and adult education centres. She told Darren more about the project.

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