Eliza Reid in conversation with Louise Penny

Eliza Reid – Former First Lady of Iceland, bestselling author of Death on the Island (Death of a Diplomat in the UK). Drawing on her diplomatic experience, Reid crafted a gripping M**der mystery set on a remote Icelandic island.

Louise Penny – New York Times bestselling Canadian author, famed for her Inspector Gamache series. She praised Reid’s debut as “compulsive and propulsive reading” .

Expect engaging dialogue on writing, Nordic‑inspired intrigue, justice, and the powerful female voices behind their stories.

Eliza will be signing her latest book Death on an Island after the event.

Eliza Reid is a bestselling writer, public speaker, gender equality advocate, and cofounder of the acclaimed Iceland Writers Retreat. She was born and raised in Canada but has lived in Iceland for over twenty years. Her first book,Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland’s Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World, was an instant bestseller in Canada and Iceland, and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Pick.Death on the Islandis the first of a series and has been optioned for television. From 2016 to 2024, Eliza served in the unofficial role of First Lady while her husband was President of Iceland, an adventure which greatly informed the writing of this book. She lives in the outskirts of Reykjavík with her husband and four children. For more about Eliza visit:elizareid.com

Louise Penny is the multi-award winning author of theChief Inspector Gamache novels, set in her home province of Québec, Canada. Her books, includingState of Terrorwritten with Hillary Rodham Clinton, have sold more than 18 million copies worldwide, topped international bestseller lists, including the New York Times, and been translated into 32 languages. The recipient of both the Order of Canada and l’Ordre national du Québec, her country’s highest civilian honours, her Three Pines Foundation reaches out to those in crisis and offers financial and emotional support, with a special focus on literacy as well as dementia care. Her husband, Michael, died of dementia in 2016. She lives with her Golden Retrievers Muggins and Charlie in a village south of Montréal. For more about Louise and Inspector Gamache, visit:www.louisepenny.com

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