Book release & Reading: The Hunter – Andrew Reid

Published on Tue, 2019-02-19 12:41
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The Hunter – Andrew Reid

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 21st Feb at 18.30. Free!

Join us in the Stockholm bookshop as Andrew Reid presents his explosive debut thriller – The Hunter.

An action-packed thriller with the gripping, pulse-racing twists of Terry Hayes’ I AM PILGRIM and Gregg Hurwitz’s ORPHAN X – and a hero as deadly as JACK REACHER.

A troubled genius who vanishes in a mysterious car crash.

Meet American author Tommy Orange

Published on Tue, 2019-02-12 09:07
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Author visit Tommy Orange

UPPSALA | Monday 18th Feb at 19.00 Ticketed event

Author visit
Meet American author Tommy Orange

His debut novel There, There has met with great reviews and is a sorrowful, beautiful debut novel follows a group of young “Urban Indians” struggling to make sense of their identity.

Orange is himself an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma.

The novel has just been translated into Swedish (Pow Wow, also available at the event).

In conversation with journalist Leonidas Aretakis.

Tickets 70:-. Get your ticket at the bookshop today – limited seating.

In co-operation with Bibliotek Uppsala / Stadsbiblioteket i Uppsala and Bokförlaget Polaris.

» www.bibliotekuppsala.se
» www.bokforlagetpolaris.se
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ALSO: SPECIAL READING GROUP ”There There” by Tommy Orange
Join the special reading group to discuss the book on Monday 25th February at 19.00. 
Reading group fee 60:- + book. Sign up at the bookshop.

Talk: Food, Cooking & Culture

Published on Tue, 2019-02-12 09:05
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Talk: Food, cooking & culture

UPPSALA | Sunday 17th Feb at 16.30 Ticketed event

Food, Cooking & Culture – eating and cooking as part of history and community
with Marion & Robert Appelbaum

Ever thought about how important food is as part of a culture? We gather our family and friends around dinner tables, love watching cooking shows, and proclaim that things are ”as American as apple pie”. And wherever cultures meet, new types of cuisine are born.

Poetry Night: Jennifer Hayashida & Elizabeth Clark Wessel

Published on Tue, 2019-02-05 09:18
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Poetry Night in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 7th Feb at 18:30 Free

Poetry Reading: Jennifer Hayashida & Elizabeth Clark Wessel
Come celebrate the release of A Machine Wrote This Song by Jennifer Hayashida & first one thing, then the other by Elizabeth Clark Wessel.

Free – bring a friend!
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Harry Potter Book Night 2019

Published on Tue, 2019-02-05 09:11
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Harry Potter Book Night 2019

UPPSALA | Thursday 7th Feb at 19:00 Ticketed

It’s time for our fifth annual Harry Potter Book Night! This time the talk will be in Swedish, and together with themed baking and a quiz I'm sure we will have a magical night. Get your ticket today! Click ”Read more” for more info.

På spaning efter kända författare

Published on Tue, 2019-02-05 09:07
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På spaning efter kända författare

UPPSALA | Monday 11th Feb at 19.00 Biljetterat event

Författarbesök
”På spaning efter kända författare” – Catharina & David Miller

Catharina & David Miller kommer och berättar om sin bok ”På spaning efter kända författare”, där de gör nedslag bland de brittiska klassikerna och besöker de platser där författarna bott, verkat och skriver om.

Talk: Agatha Christie – Murders in the Making

Published on Sat, 2019-01-12 13:43
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Morgan Malm on Agatha Christie

UPPSALA | Wednesday 23 January at 19.00

Agatha Christie – Murders in the Making
Morgan Malm on Agatha Christie and her literary world

Agatha Christie is a master of plotmaking and her characters are among the best known in detective fiction.

Come and listen to Morgan Malm as he unravels her world of classic mysteries. Perfect for both new and old readers of the queen of crime! You might even get to witness the murder of a myth or two...

Launch: An Isle Full of Noises – Merlin Chronicles 3

Published on Sat, 2019-01-12 12:45
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Book launch Merlin Chronicles 3

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 17th January at 18.30

London. 1599. Hamlet premiers at the Globe. Merlin is there.

Winners announcement

Published on Sat, 2019-01-12 11:57
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And the winners are...

Thanks to everyone taking part in our Christmas Signed Book Contest. This has been our biggest competition ever, with participants in the hundreds (!), so it took us a while to figure it all out, but we finally have a list of lucky winners – are you one of them…? Click ’Read more’ to reveal the winners list.

Shop Hours New Year’s 2018

Published on Sun, 2018-12-30 14:58
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Happy New Year!

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM

Shop hours during the holidays:
UPPSALA New Year’s Eve: 10–15, New Year’s Day: closed.
STOCKHOLM New Year’s Eve & Day: closed.

more news…

Books of the Month – December 2019

Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing
Paperback

General Fiction of the month
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey
Paperback

Classic of the month
Eka Kurniawan, Kitchen Curse
Eka Kurniawan
Kitchen Curse
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
M.L. Longworth, A Noël Killing
M.L. Longworth
A Noël Killing
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Stephen Mack Jones, August Snow
Stephen Mack Jones
August Snow
Paperback

Noir of the month
Greg Chivers, The Crying Machine
Greg Chivers
The Crying Machine
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month
Dale Bailey, In the Night Wood
Dale Bailey
In the Night Wood
Paperback

Fantasy of the month
Charlaine Harris, An Easy Death
Charlaine Harris
An Easy Death
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Mary H. K. Choi, Permanent Record
Mary H. K. Choi
Permanent Record
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Tom Michell, The Penguin Lessons
Tom Michell
The Penguin Lessons
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – November 2019

Keith Gessen, A Terrible Country
Keith Gessen
A Terrible Country
Paperback

General fiction of the month
Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent
Maria Edgeworth
Castle Rackrent
Paperback

Classic of the month
Samanta Schweblin, Mouthful of Birds
Samanta Schweblin
Mouthful of Birds
Paperback

Short stories of the month
Peter Maughan, The Cuckoos of Batch Magna
Peter Maughan
The Cuckoos of Batch Magna
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Rafael Bernal, The Mongolian Conspiracy
Rafael Bernal
The Mongolian Conspiracy
Paperback

Noir of the month
Steven Erikson, Rejoice
Steven Erikson
Rejoice
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month
Wray Delaney, The Beauty of the Wolf
Wray Delaney
The Beauty of the Wolf
Paperback

Fantasy of the month
Edward Willett, Worldshaper
Edward Willett
Worldshaper
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Sarah Farizan, Here to Stay
Sarah Farizan
Here to Stay
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism
John Sellars
Lessons in Stoicism
Hardback

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – October 2019

Kathrine Kressmann Taylor, Address Unknown
Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
Address Unknown
Paperback

General fiction of the month
Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield
Oliver Goldsmith
The Vicar of Wakefield
Paperback

Classic of the month
Lucia Berlin, Evening in Paradise
Lucia Berlin
Evening in Paradise
Paperback

Short stories of the month
Dominick Donald, Breathe
Dominick Donald
Breathe
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Alan Parks, Bloody January
Alan Parks
Bloody January
Paperback

Noir of the month
Sam J. Miller, Blackfish City
Sam J. Miller
Blackfish City
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month
Ann Leckie, The Raven Tower
Ann Leckie
The Raven Tower
Paperback

Fantasy of the month
Sara Hanover, The Late Great Wizard
Sara Hanover
The Late Great Wizard
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Charlotte Nicole Davis, The Good Luck Girls
Charlotte Nicole Davis
The Good Luck Girls
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Fergal Keane, Wounds – A Memoir of War and Love
Fergal Keane
Wounds – A Memoir of War and Love
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – September 2019

John Lanchester, The Wall
John Lanchester
The Wall
Paperback

General Fiction of the month
Frances Fanny Burney, Evelina
Frances Fanny Burney
Evelina
Paperback

Classic of the month
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