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Hildur Knútsdóttir

@hildur.bsky.social

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Icelandic writer. The Night Guest is already out! // Dead Weight coming in 2026!

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 29d

Cover reveal! 🥳🎉

DEAD WEIGHT is translated by @maryrobinettekowal.com and will hit the shelves on May 26th.

Nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands 🩸

Preorder here:
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A peach cover with the head of a broken statue lying in a pool of blood

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 50m

I kind of am (157 cm).

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 51m

Very large, very complicated clock that only goes to the year 2023 (but it still going strong).

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 53m

This supposedly a “giant Finn” but it wasn’t really that big.

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 54m

My daughter did it!!

Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 59m

Teacup

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 1h

Large things in Lund:

Candelabra

Me standing next to a giant candelabra in Lund Cathedral

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 8h

Probably. I only eat the licorice ones though.

Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 8h

I know, doesn’t feel right, does it?

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Winifred Tylenol Spice Burton @authorwinifred.blacksky.app · 19h

God forbid women have hobbies.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 20h

abcnews.go.com/US/woman-all...

Woman allegedly used dating apps to rob older men, say police

Adva Lavie has been accused of using dating apps to meet older men and burglarize their homes in LA, according to police.

abcnews.go.com

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · Aug 1

I don't know how it got to be the end of summer but...

Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 19h

Also: Salmiak licorice selection is top notch

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 19h

Plot twist: it IS pretty!

A rainy evening on a cobblestone street in Lund

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 22h

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 1d

I’m one of the guests of honour!

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations! ❤️

Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 1d

Understandably.

Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 1d

On my way to @luncon-sfkongress.bsky.social via Copenhagen!

See you soon, Lund! I’ve heard you’re really pretty.

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 1d

My hands are shaking a little as I type this but...ITCH! IS OUT TODAY!!

I'm finally a big 5 published author!

Feminist, formication folk horror with creepy crawlies, ancient traditions, unsolved murders, weird processions, masks, an old pub and an excellent dog.

www.hachette.co.uk/titles/gemma...

Gemma Amor dressed in pink holding a copy of ITCH!

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Níu Tommu Agli @egilland.bsky.social · 1d

Þar sem helgin er að nálgast, þá vill ég bara minna fólk á það að segja NEI við fíkniefnadjöfulinn!

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Angry Algonquin 😸 📚 🧊 🍸 @angryalgonquin.bsky.social · 1d

Ha I was wrong about my #TBR shelf; too many books! I see this does not come out until next year BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT. @maryrobinettekowal.com

Preliminary? cover for "Dead Weight" by Hildur Knútsdóttir. Pale orange background. "Nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands" at top. Head of a marble statue lies on the ground with some drops of blood. Translated by Mary Robinette Kowal.

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 2d

*deep sigh* Again, I have an English degree and have contributed rather extensively to the British economy, including writing a show that pumped £10 million into Wales. But the stupidity is the point here, of course.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 2d

Just got some early bound manuscripts of Dead Weight in the mail and I was gonna take cute photos with Uggi to share on social media but … I don’t think he likes my new book?

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 2d

If he could talk this would probably be his constant complaint.

Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 2d

Emotional support writing buddy

Uggi the dog sleeping next to my computer

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