Most books in Iceland are sold during Jolabokaflod, or the Christmas Book Flood. There is a tradition of giving books for gifts at the holidays. Host Marco Werman speaks to Borgar Jónsteinsson, a manager of the Penninn Eymundsson bookshop in Reykjavik.
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