At noon on Thursday, May 4, a reading from books nominated for the May Star was held in the museum's lecture hall in the presence of a large audience. Emma Björk Hjálmarsdóttir was the presenter.
Ugla Egilsdóttir read from Skurn by Arndís Lóa Magnúsdóttir. Publisher: Una Publishing House.
Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir read from her book Allt sem rennur. Publisher: Benedikt.
Ólafur Egilsson read from the book The Sea Bird by Egil Ólafsson. Publisher: Bjartur.
Ragnheiður Tryggvadóttir read from the book Urta by Gerður Kristnýja. Publisher: Mál og menning.
Natasha S. read from her book Malta in Wartime. Published by Una Publishing House.
Sunna Dís Másdóttir read from her book Plómur. Publisher: Mál og menning.

A small exhibition has been set up in the museum's lobby with both the nominated books and additional poetry books published in 2022, a total of 93.