Helena is here!

Published on Sun, 2011-02-13 20:59
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We at The English Bookshop are very proud to announce that Helena D. of Bokhora and Dark Places fame, will start blogging with us occasionally.

Read her reviews at Helena's Blog!

Meet the author of Freedom from Conscience – Melanie’s Journey

Published on Tue, 2011-02-08 14:14
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Moon Over Manifest by Clare VanderpoolMeet the author at The English Bookshop in Gamla Stan at the book signing on Saturday, February 12 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Michael Cross in the bookshop

Reading Group February - The Meeting Point by Lucy Caldwell

Published on Sat, 2011-01-29 11:52
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Welcome to a cozy evening meeting in the bookshop to discuss the month’s book. During the evening we’ll talk about the book and enjoy each other’s company as well as a nice cuppa’ tea and some delicious cake. And you get 10% discount on everything! The cost is only 50:- + book 114:-. (Oh, that includes the delicious cake as well!) Limited number of participants (max 10), so talk to the book- sellers and book your seat today.

Uppsala: Wed Feb 23 & Thurs Feb 24 at 7 pm
Stockholm: Tuesday Feb 22 at 7 pm

The Meeting Point by Lucy Caldwell in the bokoshop

Download the poster for the Reading Group

What I read on my Zanzibar vacation!

By Jan (Staff) on Tue, 2011-01-18 22:12
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Well, I managed six novels during the trip, four of them set in Zanzibar! It was quite tricky to track down novels set in Zanzibar, and I unfortunately failed to find any written by zanzibari authors. The only zanzibari author I could find was the Booker shortlisted Abdulrazak Gurnah, but none of his novels are set in Zanzibar! So I wound up with:

Winners announced! –the Kevin MacNeil competition

Published on Mon, 2010-12-20 16:50
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A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde by Kevin MacNeilKevin MacNeil is from the Isle of Lewis, which in gaelic is Leòdhas. Lewis is half of Lewis & Harris (Leòdhas agus na Hearadh) which is part of the Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan Siar). So the answer we were fishing for was Leòdhas. And the winners are: Veronica S in Täby and Merimbe in Lund! Congratulations!

Kevin MacNeil in the bookshop

Pick up your order in Uppsala or Stockholm

Published on Sun, 2010-12-12 14:09
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When ordering from the web bookshop you can now easily choose if you want to pick up your oder in the Uppsala or Stockholm bookshop.

New Competition! Win a copy of Kevin MacNeil's new book!

Published on Fri, 2010-12-10 19:36
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A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde by Kevin MacNeil

A few years ago Caledonian author Kevin MacNeil was writer-in-residence at the local uni, and it's been a while since we heard from him. But now he's back with his new novel A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde, and we have two signed copies to raffle off. Just e-mail us the answer to this question: What is the Gaelic name of Mr MacNeil's island of origin?

Kevin MacNeil in the bookshop

The winner in our fabulous Kat von D competition announced!

Published on Mon, 2010-12-06 12:49
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A very scientificly minded blindfolded intern has pulled a name from the hat and the winner is..... Emelie G.!! Congratulations Emelie! (The intern's name is Ruddy. He's a very good intern.) (and the correct answer was Katherine Drachenberg)

Kat von D in the bookshop
www.katvond.net

Ideas for Christmas and winter reading

Published on Fri, 2010-12-03 12:34
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If you're in the mood for a bit of Christmas and winter reading, we've got lots of ideas for you, from Dickens and The Grinch to cosy Christmas crimes! Here are some suggestions.

Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore, Eric Puybaret (Ill.)  War of Gifts, A (An Ender Christmas Story) Orson Scott Card Hogfather (Discworld #20) by Terry Pratchett  Don't Cry For Me Aberystwyth (A Louie Knight Mystery #4) Malcolm Pryce

Edward Trayer signs his new children's book The Gullfoss Legends!

Published on Fri, 2010-12-03 10:24
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Edward Trayer. The Gullfoss Legend

18 of December 11 o'clock sharp.

Edward Trayer signs his new children's book The Gullfoss Legends!

Edward Trayer in the bookshop

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Books of the Month – March 2020

Chloe Aridjis, Sea Monsters
Chloe Aridjis
Sea Monsters
Paperback

Fiction of the month
Jean Toomer, Cane
Jean Toomer
Cane
Paperback

Classic of the month
Julia Armfield, Salt Slow
Julia Armfield
Salt Slow
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
C. M. Elliott, Sibanda and the Rainbird
C. M. Elliott
Sibanda and the Rainbird
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Glen Erik Hamilton, Mercy River
Glen Erik Hamilton
Mercy River
Paperback

Noir of the month
Valerie Valdes, Chilling Effect
Valerie Valdes
Chilling Effect
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month.
Adrian Tchaikovsky, Made Things
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Made Things
Paperback

Fantasy of the month.
A. J. Hackwith, The Library of the Unwritten
A. J. Hackwith
The Library of the Unwritten
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month.
Becky Albertalli, Yes No Maybe So
Becky Albertalli
Yes No Maybe So
Paperback

Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed.
Teen/YA of the month.
Mark Boyle, The Way Home
Mark Boyle
The Way Home
Paperback

Tales from a life without technology.
Non-Fiction of the onth.

Books of the Month – February 2020

Jenny McCartney, The Ghost Factory
Jenny McCartney
The Ghost Factory
Paperback

Fiction of the month
George Eliot, Silas Marner
George Eliot
Silas Marner
Paperback

Classic of the month
Elizabeth Hand, Fire
Elizabeth Hand
Fire
Paperback

Short stories of the month
Sam Hurcom, A Shadow on the Lens
Sam Hurcom
A Shadow on the Lens
Paperback

Mystery of the month
Garry Disher, Bitter Wash Road
Garry Disher
Bitter Wash Road
Paperback

Noir of the month
Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month
Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City
Luke Arnold
The Last Smile in Sunder City
Paperback

Fantasy of the month
Dan Stout, Titanshade
Dan Stout
Titanshade
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Natalie C. Anderson, Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday
Natalie C. Anderson
Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Caroline Criado Perez, Invisible Women
Caroline Criado Perez
Invisible Women
Paperback

Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men.
Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – January 2020

Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones and The Six
Paperback

General Fiction of the month
Nevil Shute, What Happened to the Corbetts
Nevil Shute
What Happened to the Corbetts
Paperback

Classic of the month
Jamie Quatro, I Want To Show You More
Jamie Quatro
I Want To Show You More
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
Marsali Taylor, The Body in the Bracken
Marsali Taylor
The Body in the Bracken
Paperback

Mystery of the month
J. Todd Scott, The Far Empty
J. Todd Scott
The Far Empty
Paperback

Noir of the month
Helen Marshall, The Migration
Helen Marshall
The Migration
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month
Bridget Collins, The Binding
Bridget Collins
The Binding
Paperback

Fantasy of the month
W. L. Goodwater, Breach
W. L. Goodwater
Breach
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Ibi Zoboi, Pride
Ibi Zoboi
Pride
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
David Wallace-Wells, The Uninhabitable Earth
David Wallace-Wells
The Uninhabitable Earth
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month

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
more…

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