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Podcast party at the Stockholm shop

Published on Tue, 2016-10-25 12:21

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 26th Oct 17:00–19:00

Ever wondered how a podcast is made? Join us in the bookshop for a ”live” recording of the wonderful Swedish book podcast ”En förbannad podd – en podd om böcker och andra tidsfördriv” by Sofia and Katta.

Come join us on Wednesday 26th October from 17:00 to celebrate the one year anniversary of the podcast. We will celebrate the anniversary with drinks and snacks and a special recording of the podcast live from our cosy bookshop. Live podcasting from 17:30.

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Scary storytime in Uppsala

Published on Mon, 2016-10-17 16:36

Scary storytime for Children

UPPSALA | Saturday 22nd October at 11:00

Why do some things scare me but they don’t scare my friend? What are you scared of? Being swept out to sea? Going on a trip? Losing something?

At story time on Saturday 22 October we’ll hear about how sometimes scary things aren’t that scary after all.

Welcome all 3–6 year olds for storytelling in the Uppsala bookshop!

Creative Writing Workshop with James van Loon

Published on Fri, 2016-10-07 09:42

Do you want to write the next bestseller? There’s a trend in new novels: the word girl is in their titles. The 'Girl' in the title is more than a marketing or branding trend, but also another writing voice. We will explore this voice and writing technique with 4 novels as well as the writing you will do in this creative writing workshop with James van Loon.

Celebrate #bookshopday 8th October

Published on Thu, 2016-10-06 10:48

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Saturday 8th October

Saturday 8th October is #BOOKSHOPDAY – a celebration of the local independent bookshop and all it brings to the local community!

Visit us on Saturday and join the celebration. We have soooo many new titles to tempt you with ;-)

Or join our instagram photo competition and you could win a book bag designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith!

Enter the instagram photo competition and the bag could be yours! Capture the essence of a really good local bookshop in an image, post it on instagram and tag it with:

#bookshopday #ilovemybookshop @bookshop_se

Post your photo by Sunday 9th Oct at the latest. Your instagram profile needs to be public to enter the competition. Good luck!

Yucky story-time in Uppsala

Published on Mon, 2016-10-03 20:47

UPPSALA | Saturday 8th October at 11:00

Some things are just yucky, right? Your friend’s wobbly tooth hanging on by a string? Blergh!
Cleaning your room? Yergh!

Yucky story-time at 11 o’clock on Saturday 8th October at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Wibble Wobble My Loose Tooth by Miriam Moss and Joanna Mockler
Max Cleans Up by Rosemary Wells

Wibble Wobble My Loose Tooth by Miriam Moss and Joanna Mockler Max Cleans Up by Rosemary Wells

Author reading: Lyn Coffin - The First Honeymoon

Published on Mon, 2016-10-03 12:02

STOCKHOLM | Saturday 8th Oct at 10:00

Lyn Coffin is the award winning author of 30 books. Lyn will be reading stories from her short story collection “The First Honeymoon” which is being reissued by Iron Twine Press. The event is free and starts nice and early at 10:00 on Saturday 8th October.

”The edginess of Joyce Carol Oates; the ability, like John Updike, to extract human drama from the mundane, the suburban, the often-overlooked common experience; the twisting of form to the service of story, a la Alice Munro; the poeticism of Virginia Woolf; the quirk and off-beat humor of Richard Brautigan—all these elements come together in Lyn Coffin’s distinctive style.”

Release: 99 Peculiarities of American Presidents

Published on Mon, 2016-10-03 11:46

Book release: 99 Peculiarities of American Presidents

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 5th Oct at 18:00

This year we are facing one of the most unusual presidential election campaigns in the world´s only remaining super power. But who said that this has been an unique event?

Please join us in the Stockholm shop as Professor Wilhelm Engström, president of the Swedish British Society, presents his new book; ”99 Peculiarities of American Presidents”.

This book will reveal amongst other peculiarities that one president was a furry mutton‑chopped chief executive who made pronouncements from his bathroom, another who graduated from being a hangman to President, another who compared work in the White House to travails in other less salubrious establishments, not to mention the President who was approached to run for the office by both sides.

Wilhelm Engström, on this day just back from the United States, will be introducing his new book as well as giving some fresh reflections on the momentum of the current presidential campaign. Refreshments and snacks will be served.

Please let us know if you are planning to attend this interesting evening; email us at stockholm@bookshop.se or call 08-790 55 10.

Books of the month for October

Published on Sat, 2016-10-01 07:10

General Fiction: Jonathan Coe – Number 11

British Crime: Steve Burrows – A Siege of Bitterns

Tough Crime: Brian Panowich – Bull Mountain

Fantasy: Natasha Pulley – The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

Science Fiction: James P. Smythe – Way Down Dark

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Amanda Downum – Dreams of Shreds and Tatters

Teen reading: David Arnold – Kids of Appetite

Classic of the Month: Christopher Isherwood – Mr Norris Changes Trains

Non-Fiction: Kim Barker – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Jonathan Coe – Number 11 Steve Burrows – A Siege of Bitterns (Birder's Mystery #1) Brian Panowich – Bull Mountain Natasha Pulley – The Watchmaker of Filigree Street James P. Smythe – Way Down Dark (Australia #1) Amanda Downum – Dreams of Shreds and Tatters David Arnold – Kids of Appetite Christopher Isherwood – Mr Norris Changes Trains Kim Barker – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan

The bookshop at the book fair

Published on Fri, 2016-09-23 07:11

The English Bookshop at the Gothenburg book fair!

We've built a shop at the Gothenburg book fair – do come by C04:29 if you're in town.

Visit our fair shop at stand C04:29 – special offer 3 for 2 on everything in the stand! (Oh we got lovely, lovely bags as well – to be found also in the shops after the fair.)

Don’t miss the chance to meet authors and have your books signed, check out our signing schedule (subject to change and additions).

Storytelling for Children, Saturday 24th September at the English Bookshop in Uppsala

Published on Wed, 2016-09-21 14:13

Have you ever... Wanted to be left alone?
Met anyone who's a pirate?
Wanted to find a fruit bat?

At Storytime we will discover some people who have!
This Saturday at 11 o'clock, at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.

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A destructive private investigator and his eccentric coworkers handle cases so high-profile that they never make the headlines.Ravi Chandra Singh is the last guy you'd expect to become a private detective. A failed religious scholar, he now works for Golden Sentinels, an upmarket London private investigations agency. The first in a fun, topical London-based detective series.
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