Lena Andersson on Wilful Disregard

Published on Wed, 2016-03-23 09:54
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Lena Andersson on Wilful Disregard

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 23rd March at 18:30

We are delighted to welcome Lena Andersson to the Stockholm shop to celebrate the publication of the English paperback edition of her novel Wilful Disregard.

Few people will have missed the enormous success of the August Prize winning novel Wilful Disregard (Egenmäktigt förfarande). The book also received international acclaim, with The Guardian calling it ’funny, wise and extraordinary’.

On this evening she will be in conversation with Thomas Henley, bookseller at the Stockholm bookshop. The conversation is in English.

Advance tickets 50:- (incl. glass of wine). Tickets on sale at The English Bookshop in Stockholm. Get yours today.

Sherlock Holmes Adventure Trail

Published on Mon, 2016-03-14 12:25
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Sherlock Holmes Adventure Trail

UPPSALA | Sunday 20th March at 15:00

The game is afoot! Join Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to follow the clues around Uppsala and solve their latest mystery.

Dress up in your best Victorian garb, grab your deerstalker and magnifying glass and get going! When we’re all tired and cold from a walk in the thick fog, tea and cake will be served in the shop, along with a talk on the subject of ”May I marry Sherlock ­Holmes” by the expert on all things sherlockian: Morgan Malm. 

Prizes for best costume (Victorian & in-character!) and best solved puzzles.

Adventure Trail begins at 3 o’clock, tea and talk at 17.30. 
Trail starts and ends at the bookshop on Svartbäcksgatan 19.

Get your ticket today! Limited number of sleuths and seats.
Tickets 80:-, incl tea/coffee/cake.

Mystery Writing Workshop 2016

Published on Mon, 2016-03-14 10:55
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Mystery Writing Workshop

UPPSALA | Starting Mon 21st March

Do you have an unpublished script lying in a drawer, or a great idea for a crime novel?

Join our popular Mystery Writing Workshop to help your wish come true.

Storytelling for Children, Saturday 12th March at the English Bookshop in Uppsala

Published on Tue, 2016-03-08 22:55
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What happens when Hudson gets fed up with spelling tests?
A big shout!

What happens when Colin wants to take a cat-nap in a card board box?
So many adventures!

Shouting and adventures aplenty at eleven o’clock, Saturday 12th March at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.
See you there!

  • Hudson Hates School by Ella Hudson
  • Colin and the Snoozebox by Leigh Hodgkinson

Hudson Hates School by Ella Hudson Colin and the Snoozebox by Leigh Hodgkinson

Books of the month for March

Published on Wed, 2016-03-02 23:41
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General Fiction: Lia Mills – Fallen

British Crime: Amy Stewart – Girl Waits with Gun

Tough Crime: Vu Tran – Dragonfish

Science Fiction: Jamie Sawyer – Artefact (Lazarus War #1)

Fantasy:  Leanna Renee Hieber – The Eterna Files

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Shelly Laurenston – The Unleashing (Call of Crows #1)

Classic of the Month: Oscar Wilde – Importance of Being Earnest

Teen reading: Sara Barnard – Beautiful Broken Things

Non-Fiction: Richard Coles – Fathomless Riches

 

Lia Mills – FallenAmy Stewart – Girl Waits with GunVu Tran – DragonfishJamie Sawyer – Artefact (Lazarus War #1)Leanna Renee Hieber – The Eterna FilesShelly Laurenston – The Unleashing (Call of Crows #1)Oscar Wilde – Importance of Being EarnestSara Barnard – Beautiful Broken ThingsRichard Coles – Fathomless Riches

Radiance

By Anna Bark Persson (Blogger) on Mon, 2016-02-29 09:59
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Radiance by Catherynne M. ValenteCatherynne M. Valente is well-known for her ambitious works of fantastical fiction and her latest novel Radiance may be her most ambitious yet. It is a hard book to review and even harder to describe, thanks to its multifaceted plot that keeps on turning in on itself in ever-intriguing twists and turns.

Here Be Dragons: Science, Technology and the Future of Humanity

By Anna (Blogger) on Mon, 2016-02-15 15:12
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Here Be Dragons: Science, Technology and the Future of HumanityThe title, "Here Be Dragons", refers to the uncharted territories of knowledge and technological abilities, where we might discover unknown threats. The mapmakers of old just hinted at possible dangers, but the message of this book is that we should do our best to prepare for situations where we might hold tools or knowledge that could destroy us.

We've got books for lovers, for all you lovers of books

Published on Fri, 2016-02-12 14:52
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Nothing quite says I LOVE YOU like a really good book.

On Valentine’s Day or any other day of the year.

The Red by Linda Nagata

By Anna (Blogger) on Thu, 2016-02-11 20:03
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The Red by Linda NagataHow much of your privacy would you give up to have superpowers? For Liutenant James Shelley it doesn't seem like he has a choice. He is monitored every single moment as long as he is in the army. He also seems to have a source of information that he cannot explain himself, something that makes him feel when there is some imminent danger.

The Red by Linda Nagata is the first book

Resistance is Futile

By Anna Bark Persson (Blogger) on Tue, 2016-02-09 23:53
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Resistance is Futile by Jenny ColganWhen Dr Connie MacAdair is offered a post-doc fellowship at Cambridge University promising two years of uninterrupted time to focus solely on her own research, sans teaching, she simply cannot turn it down. It almost seems too good to be true and, as it turns out, it is. Once she arrives, she realises that she has been placed in a bunker-like compound with five other mathematicians and, once she has signed a sinister confidentiality agreement, given a long sequence of numbers they’re expected to search for any viable patterns. To begin with, it simply seems like lengthy and tedious work, but eventually they figure out that, whatever the sequence says, it seems to originate from somewhere in outer space. Earth has come into contact with extraterrestrial life and it’s up to them to figure out what the message holds.

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