Jeremie Richard/AFP via Getty Images Bibliophiles the world over cherish the legend of Jólabókaflóð, Iceland’s “Christmas book flood” in which publishers release new titles in time for ...

In Iceland, the most popular Christmas gifts ... more than half a century later. The “flood“ in Christmas Book Flood has more to do with the deluge of books hitting bookstores than it does ...

It’s called Jolabokaflod, which roughly translates from Icelandic as “Christmas book flood.” As part of the tradition, friends and loved ones in Iceland give each other a book on the night ...

The meme talks about how every Christmas Eve the people of Iceland ... published on ipreferreading.com as Into the book flood: A look into Iceland's Jólabókaflóð tradition.

In Iceland, I learned ... “YO-la-BO-ka-float,” and translates as “the Christmas book flood,” I informed my guests. This year, I decided to write about how Icelanders observe ...