Hildur Knútsdóttir Interview, plus links to author biography, book summaries, excerpts and reviews

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Hildur Knútsdóttir

How to pronounce Hildur Knútsdóttir: hill-dure KNUTS-doh-teer

An interview with Hildur Knútsdóttir

Hildur Knútsdóttir discusses her horror novel, The Night Guest, with Daryl M. from the Los Angeles Public Library.

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