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“Quite Good, for a Housewife”?
As my book on the exiled musicians who settled in Iceland in the 1930s is nearing completion, I am also finishing up another long-term...
Jun 30, 2023


Escape Into the Unknown
In researching the lives and careers of the musicians who fled the Nazi regime and settled in Iceland in the 1930s, I have been fortunate...
May 20, 2023


Found in Translation?
Last week, I was invited to talk about my research at a US university, where my book, Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, had...
Apr 17, 2023
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