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Andri Snær Magnason is an Icelandic writer, born in Reykjavik on July 14, 1973. An award winning author published in 35 languages. His most recent book is The Casket of Time. Andri has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays and he has directed documentary films. His work has been published or performed in more than thirty countries. His novel LoveStar was chosen as “Novel of the year” by Icelandic booksellers, it received the DV Literary Award, The Philip K. Dick special citation Award of 2013 and was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize. His children’s book, The Story of the Blue Planet, was the first children’s book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize and has been published or performed in 35 countries. His first b ...more

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	Lovestar 3.84 avg rating — 1,256 ratings — published 2002 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Julian Meldon D'Arcy (Translation) , Áslaug Jónsdóttir (Illustrations) 4.15 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tímakistan 4.19 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreamland - A Self-Help manual by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Andri Snaer Magnason 4.14 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sofðu ást mín 4.07 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BÓNUS. Supermarktgedichte. by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Tina Flecken (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engar smá sögur 3.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A New Podcast – There Is No Y.O.U

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“Andri Snaer also elaborates on the task of switching voices and changing the tone of his writing. He started with poetry and then a children’s book and then a sci-fi novel and then a non-fiction polemic (which he also made into a documentary fil...

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“Nothing stops an Idea.”
― Andri Snær Magnason, Lovestar

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What would you like to read for our Group Read in February? A reminder, the theme is Je t'aime.

The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion

20 votes, 30.8%

Stardust, by Neil Gaiman

18 votes, 27.7%

Lovestar, by Andri Snær Magnason

7 votes, 10.8%

Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel

5 votes, 7.7%

Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) by Joanne Harris

Chocolat, by Joanne Harris

4 votes, 6.2%

We Are Water, by Wally Lamb

3 votes, 4.6%

The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain

3 votes, 4.6%

The Story of Beautiful Girl, by Rachel Simon

3 votes, 4.6%

Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire

Beautiful Disaster, by Jamie McGuire

1 vote, 1.5%

The Go-Between, by L.P. Hartley

1 vote, 1.5%

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“Nothing stops an Idea.”
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