Children's reading Saturday 1/12

Welcome all 3-6 year olds for storytelling with Hannah. No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and enjoy the Christmas stories.

Saturday December 1th at 11, The Uppsala English Bookshop.

Night Before Christmas (Book and CD)  - Clement C.  Moore Mouse's Christmas Wish  - Judi Abbot Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury  Mrs Pepperpot's Christmas - Alf Proysen Christmas in Noisy Village - Astrid Lindgren, Ilon Wikland

Here be great books!

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Helena reads two top-notch literary thrillers from both sides of the pond  (and inevitably ends up buying more books, although she promised she wouldn’t, or at least not until Christmas..).

2012 World Fantasy Award

Lavie Tidhar has won the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for his speculative fiction novel Osama.
Tidhar trumped an impressive shortlist including authors such as Stephen King and George RR Martin and was awarded the prize at a gala event held in Toronto last weekend.

Set in a world without global terrorism, OSAMA follows a private detective hired to locate the obscure author of a series of pulp fiction novels. These feature one 'Osama Bin Laden: Vigilante'. Tidhar explores the post-9/11 global subconscious, mixing together elements of film noir, non-fiction, alternative history and international thriller. The book was inspired by a number of close calls the author has had with terrorist attacks.

The other titles on the shortlist:

World Fantasy Award for Best Collection: Tim Powers - Bible Repairman and Other Stories
World Fantasy Award for Best Antholgy: Vandermeer (Ed.) - Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories

Lavie Tidhar  - Osama Tim Powers - Bible Repairman and Other Stories Vandermeer (Ed.) - Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories

Storytelling for Children Saturday 17th at 11

Storytelling for Children Saturday 17th at 11  - The Uppsala English Bookshop

Welcome all 3-6 year olds for storytelling with Hannah. No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and join the fun.

Saturday Nov 17th at 11, The Uppsala English Bookshop.

What we'll be reading:

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?  A Flower in the Snow
Olivia and the Fairy Princesses Is that a Coconut? Yuck!

Troll Hunters event with Michael Dahl

Troll Hunters event with Michael Dahl

American children's book author Michael Dahl – author of more than 200 books for children – will be visiting The English Bookshop in Gamla Stan on Wednesday, November 7 to read from his new series, Troll Hunters, sign books, and answer questions from young readers. All are welcome to join!

Presentations will be one hour each starting at 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00.

Please RSVP to the bookshop: stockholm@bookshop.se

Michael Dahl in the bookshop
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Author reading/ book signing in Gamla stan, October 24th.

Martha Gale of the Stockholm Writer's Group presents her debut novel, Knowing Place.

Set in the Stockholm of the early 1970s, the novel tells the story of a spirited young American struggling to understand her surroundings, and herself, with the help of political refugees from Chile and the natives who know Sweden best: elderly people.

Welcome to Lilla Nygatan 11, Wednesday October 24th at 7 pm.

Classics Reading Group – Changed date

!! Changed date for the The Classics Reading Group meeting: Monday 5th November, 7pm. !!

Hilary Mantel wins 2012 Man Booker Prize

Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the BodiesHilary Mantel wins the Man Booker prize 2012 with her novel Bring Up the Bodies, sequel to Wolf Hall with which she won the prize 2009.

Classics Reading Group

Classics Reading GroupWelcome to a cozy evening meeting in the bookshop to discuss the classic book of the month. We’ll have a nice cuppa’ tea (or java) and some delicious cake. And you get 10% discount on everything!

The cost is only 50:- (+ book, we have several editions to choose from). Limited number of participants (max 10), so book your seat today.

Uppsala: Tuesday November 6th at 7 pm

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News for October!

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Just back from the Gothenburg bookfair which was terrific, we got to meet many lovely customers and also were priviliged to spend time with a lot of authors such as Ingrid Betancourt, Jenny Valentine, Paul Muldoon, Colm Toibin... The list goes on - pictures at our Facebook page! We then came home to Swecon 2012 and did signings with Joe Abercrombie, Kelly Link, Peter Watts and Caitlin Sweet! Again - pictures on our facebook page.

This Friday we’re doing a signing with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie! It’s not in the shop but at the Nordic Africa Institute in town. It’s been an amazing author period for us!

Books of the Month – March 2024

Ellen Hawley
A Decent World
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome
Paperback

Classic of the month

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J.F. Murray
Fling
Paperback
Katie Williams
My Murder
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Scott Von Doviak
Lowdown Road
Paperback

Noir of the month

David Koepp
Aurora
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Nghi Vo
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Stephen Graham Jones
Mapping the Interior
Paperback

Horror of the month

Nic Stone
Chaos Theory
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Huw Lemmey & Ben Miller
Bad Gays
Paperback

– A Homosexual History

Queer book of the month

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Hua Hsu
Stay True
Paperback

– A Memoir

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – February 2024

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
A Spell of Good Things
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Leo Tolstoy
The Cossacks
Hardback

Classic of the month

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Nancy Peach
The Mother of All Problems
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

Catherine Kirwan
A Lesson in Malice
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Daniel Weizmann
The Last Songbird
Paperback

Noir of the month

M.D. Lachlan
Celestial
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Hannah Kaner
Godkiller
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Cassandra Khaw
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Paperback

Horror of the month

Jesse Q. Sutanto
Didn’t See That Coming
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Eloghosa Osunde
Vagabonds!
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Kirsty Sedgman
On Being Unreasonable
Paperback

– Why Being Bad Can Be a Force for Good

Non-Fiction of the Month

Books of the Month – January 2024

Jonathan Carroll
Mr Breakfast
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Alice Walker
The Color Purple
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Linda Corbett
What Would Jane Austen Do?
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

Tim Sullivan
The Monk
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Robbie Morrison
Edge of the Grave
Paperback

Noir of the month

Aliette de Bodard
The Red Scholar’s Wake
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Josiah Bancroft
The Hexologists
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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C. J. Cooke
The Ghost Woods
Paperback

Horror of the month

Danielle Jawando
When our Worlds Collided
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Ryan Love
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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