Midsummer Shop Hours 2021

Published on Thu, 2021-06-24 10:57
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Happy Midsummer

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Midsummer Weekend 2021

Happy Midsummer to readers everywhere! We’re taking Midsummer’s Eve & Day off (Fri 25th-Sat 26th June), for rest, relaxation and reading. The shops are open as usual on Thursday and Sunday.

Happy Midsummer & Happy Reads!

Webinar ”Monotasking” with Staffan Nöteberg

Published on Fri, 2021-06-04 18:27
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Webinar ”Monotasking” with Staffan Nöteberg

ONLINE | Tuesday 8th June at 19:00. Free!

You have an awful lot of tasks you need to complete today. You want to tell everyone to leave you alone. At the end of the day, you wonder where the day went. You worked hard, you are nowhere near getting everything done. Try something new tomorrow!

Join us for a free online webinar and presentation by Staffan Nöteberg, an agile coach, author of the brand new book Monotasking and also The Pomodoro Technique Illustrated, and a professional football coach. In his books, he gives us research condensed into handy tips that works for all of us – in real life!

Start checking off that to-do list with Monotasking! 

» Sign up today and order your book copy 

» Visit Staffan’s website at www.staffannoteberg.com

» Follow Staffan on twitter @staffannoteberg

Hello World – Online Philosophy reading group

Published on Fri, 2021-06-04 15:55
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Online Philosophy reading group

ONLINE | Thursday 17th June at 19:00

Join this special theme online philosophy reading group to discuss Hello World by Hannah Fry (mathematician, science presenter & all-round badass).

Discover how we’ve slowly handed over control to computers – how algorithms and AI are hiding behind almost every aspect of our lives – and what that means for our society. Join the online discussion led from Norfolk by Madeleine Hyde, philosophy postdoc researcher at University of Stockholm.

Book (in stock) 180:- + reading group fee 60:-. Limited number of online participants, book your spot with the bookshop today!

» Read more in this facebook event (feel free to share!)

Meet Victoria Aveyard – online author event

Published on Thu, 2021-06-03 14:50
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Meet Victoria Aveyard – online author event

ONLINE | Thursday 3rd June at 19:00. Free

”Save the world or end it.” Victoria Aveyard, the bestselling author of the Red Queen series, returns with her new book Realm Breaker – the first book in a new fantasy series. When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?

Join us online for a talk about writing books and building worlds, in conversation with culture writer Johanna ­Lundin. The conversation will be in English.

Watch the replay on facebook and youtube::
» on our youtube channel
» on the Uppsala shop’s facebook page

» Visit Victoria’s website www.victoriaaveyard.com

Visit Victoria on the socials: facebook | instagram | twitter

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

Meet Ann Cleeves – online author event

Published on Wed, 2021-05-12 15:16
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Meet Ann Cleeves – online author event Monday 17th May

ONLINE | Monday 17th May at 19:00 Free

Ann Cleeves – one of the UK’s leading crime writers and creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez – returns to the smash-hit Vera Stanhope series with The Darkest Evening, a classic country house mystery with a contemporary twist.

Meet Ann in this online event, in conversation about writing crime with fellow Swedish crime-writer Thomas Kanger (nominated for the Guldspaden award for investigative journalism) and presenting the 9th Vera Stanhope novel – The Darkest Evening.

Watch the replay on facebook and youtube:
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

Meet David Levithan – online author event

Published on Tue, 2021-05-11 15:17
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Online author event Wed 12 May – David Levithan

ONLINE | Wednesday 12th May at 19:00 Free

In his latest novel – ”The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)” – David Levithan takes young readers on a twisting journey through truth, reality, and fantasy and belief.

Join us online for a talk about his books and writing, live from New York, in conversation with culture writer Johanna ­Lundin. Conversation in English.

Catch the replay here: 
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

”Homegrown Hate” – author talk with Sara Kamali

Published on Mon, 2021-04-26 14:27
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”Homegrown Hate” – online author event with Sara Kamali

ONLINE | Wednesday 5th May at 19:00 Free

Who are the American citizens – White nationalists and ­militant Islamists – perpetrating acts of terrorism against their own country? What are their grievances and why do they hate? How can this trans­national peril be effectively addressed?

To better understand current events and threats, Sara Kamali outlines in her book Homegrown Hate the organizations and beliefs of domestic terrorists in the US and how to counter their attacks on democracy.

Meet author Sara Kamali online on May 5th in conversation with journalist Leonidas Aretakis to discuss these issues. Order personally signed books at the event.

Read more – live stream links & signed books orders:

Meet Mackenzi Lee – online author event

Published on Tue, 2021-04-06 16:15
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Online author event – Mackenzi Lee

ONLINE | Thursday 15th April 19:00 Free!

Mackenzi Lee is the international best-selling author of This Monstrous Thing, the Montague Siblings and the Loki series.

Join us online on Thursday 15th April at 19.00 for a talk about her books and writing, live from Salt Lake City, in conversation with culture writer Johanna Lundin. The conversation will be in English.

Live on facebook and youtube:
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

» Order personally signed books by Mackenzi Lee

Click READ MORE for more information

Easter Signed Book Contest 2021

Published on Thu, 2021-04-01 08:04
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Easter Signed Book Contest 2021

The World | Easter 2021

A BOOKSHOP EASTER EGG! Enter our Easter Signed Book Contest – answer the online quiz and you have a chance to win one of these 13 fabulous books, all signed by the author. (No April’s Fool joke!)

The contest is open from Maundy Thursday 1st April at 09.00 and closes on Easter Monday 5th April 2021 at 23.59.

The contest is now closed.

Easter Shop Hours 2021

Published on Mon, 2021-03-29 21:59
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Happy Easter! Easter Shop Hours at the shops

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Easter 2021

Our shops are open all of Easter weekend – welcome in to stock up on ”påskekrim” (Easter Crime) and other eggciting reads.

The Uppsala shop
Good Friday 2nd April  12–16
Easter Eve 3rd April  10–16
Easter Sunday 4th April  12–16
Easter Monday 5th April  12–16

The Stockholm shop
Good Friday 2nd April  12–16
Easter Eve 3rd April  11–16
Easter Sunday 4th April  12–16
Easter Monday 5th April  12–16

more news…

Books of the Month – May 2022

Elif Shafak, The Island of Missing Trees
Elif Shafak
The Island of Missing Trees
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

*Join the reading group
Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang
Edward Abbey
The Monkey Wrench Gang
Paperback

Classic of the month

*Join the reading group
Phaedra Patrick, The Book Share
Phaedra Patrick
The Book Share
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Uschi Gatward, English Magic
Uschi Gatward
English Magic
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
M.H. Eccleston, The Trust
M.H. Eccleston
The Trust
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Saima Mir, The Khan
Saima Mir
The Khan
Paperback

Noir of the month

*Join the Crime reading group at the pub
Susannah Wise, This Fragile Earth
Susannah Wise
This Fragile Earth
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
Christopher Irvin, Ragged
Christopher Irvin
Ragged
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

*Join the reading group
Nicole Jarvis, The Lights of Prague
Nicole Jarvis
The Lights of Prague
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Marc Klein, The In Between
Marc Klein
The In Between
Papeback

Teen/YA of the month
Nick Hunt, Outlandish
Nick Hunt
Outlandish
Paperback

– Walking Europe’s Unlikely Landscapes

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – April 2022

Jessie Greengrass, The High House
Jessie Greengrass
The High House
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

*Join the reading group
Barbara Trapido, Brother of the More Famous Jack
Barbara Trapido
Brother of the More Famous Jack
Paperback

Classic of the month

*Join the reading group
Bella Osborne, The Library
Bella Osborne
The Library
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Dantiel W. Moniz, Milk Blood Heat: Stories
Dantiel W. Moniz
Milk Blood Heat: Stories
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
Denise Mina, Rizzio
Denise Mina
Rizzio
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Gary Phillips, One-Shot Harry
Gary Phillips
One-Shot Harry
Paperback

Noir of the month

*Join the Crime reading group at the pub
Micaiah Johnson, The Space Between Worlds
Micaiah Johnson
The Space Between Worlds
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
G. R. Macallister, Scorpica
G. R. Macallister
Scorpica
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

*Join the reading group
Shannon Faye, Innate Magic
Shannon Faye
Innate Magic
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
Joya Goffney
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish, Clanlands
Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish
Clanlands
Paperback

– Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – March 2022

Ali Benjamin, The Smash-Up
Ali Benjamin
The Smash-Up
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

»Join the reading group
Daphne du Maurier, The Parasites
Daphne du Maurier
The Parasites
Paperback

Classic of the month

»Join the reading group
Wake Jules, The Saturday Morning Park Run
Wake Jules
The Saturday Morning Park Run
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Alice Ash, Paradise Block
Alice Ash
Paradise Block
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
Robert Thorogood, The Marlow Murder Club
Robert Thorogood
The Marlow Murder Club
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Stan Parish, Love and Theft
Stan Parish
Love and Theft
Paperback

Noir of the month

»Join the Crime reading group
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky, Roadside Picnic
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Roadside Picnic
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

»Join the reading group
T.A. Willberg, Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
T.A. Willberg
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

»Join the reading group
Alex de Campi, Heartbreak Incorporated
Alex de Campi
Heartbreak Incorporated
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
James Goodhand, Man Down
James Goodhand
Man Down
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
more…

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