Tastemakers Series: From First Lady to Fiction with Eliza Reid
Join Monday Girl for a special Tastemaker Series conversation with Eliza Reid, bestselling author, advocate for gender equality, and Former First Lady of Iceland (2016–2024).
We’ll explore her acclaimed work, including the bestselling Secrets of the Sprakkar and her new literary debut, Death on the Island, a novel that blends mystery, resilience, and Icelandic culture in a bold new voice.
What to Expect:
• Eliza’s journey from journalist to First Lady to bestselling author
• An exclusive look at her new novel, Death on the Island, and why stepping into fiction was her bold next chapter
• Reflections on creativity, resilience, and building a career across borders and industries
• How storytelling can be a catalyst for leadership, identity, and lasting impact
📚 Get ready for the conversation: Grab your copy of her new novel, Death on the Island, here!
Recording will be shared after the session. Register now!
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Meet Your Tastemaker: Eliza Reid, Bestselling Author and Former First Lady of Iceland
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 Island is 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.
About Death on the Island
Agatha Christie meets Nordic noir in this “brilliant debut” (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about diplomats stranded on a windswept Icelandic island with a murderer in their midst.
A remote Icelandic island. A diplomatic dinner party. A murderer in their midst.
When Kavita Banerjee, the deputy ambassador of Canada, dies suddenly at a dinner party attended by the great and the good from Icelandic business and politics, suspicion falls on everyone present, but particularly on the victim’s boss, Graeme Shearer, the Canadian ambassador.
Jane Shearer, Graeme’s long-suffering wife, is accustomed to cleaning up his messes. But now, saving her husband’s career—and her crumbling marriage—requires her to investigate her fellow dinner guests. Uncovering corruption and murder is a dangerous job, but Jane knows better than most what desperate people will do to protect their secrets.
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