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International Open Mic for poets and writers – 22 March, Reginateatern Uppsala

Are you a writer or a poet looking to be published? Welcome to International Open Mic for poets and writers who write in English on Sunday 22 March, between 15 - 17 o'clock. At Reginateatern café in Uppsala.

Come to Reginateatern café on sunday and share your work! Meet and greet American Publishers Matt Mcgee and Bren Petrakos from from "Falling Star Magazine", and "International Word Bank Productions".

They will be ´Reading from their work and YOU will be Reading from your work. Bring 5 minutes of your work to share. Come listen, perform and connect. Brought to you by Uppsala Internationella Författarscen.

No entrance fee, book your ticket: 018-72783 40 eller www.reginateatern.se

Maz Jobrani and the memoirs of a Middle Eastern funny man

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Maz Jobrani and his new book

Maz is back! In time for Nouroz (Persian New Year), Iranian–American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani is back on stage in Stockholm at Södra teatern with his show ”I Come in Peace – Again” Thursday March 19th (first show already sold out, so book tickets now). His new book ”I'm Not a Terrorist, But I've Played One on TV” just came out (copies en route to our shops).

We managed to have a short chat with him in-between gigs and jetlag. 

H. P. Lovecraft & the Western European Witch-Cult, 18th March at The English Bookshop in Uppsala

Jens Heimdahl, Lovecraft translator and enthusiast, will give a talk about H.P. Lovecraft & the Western European Witch-Cult!

Wednesday March 18th at 7 pm
Tea and cake will be served. Tickets 60:-

Book your seat today!

H. P. Lovecraft & the Western European Witch-Cult – A talk by Jens Heimdahl

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Meet Megan Abbot, Sunday 15th March, 15:00 at The English Bookshop Uppsala

Megan Abbott has been called the New Queen of Noir and with her novels Dare Me and The Fever she has broken through into the mainstream and both have reached high positions on US and UK bestseller lists. Join us for a author reading and conversation with bookseller Jan Smedh, followed by a book signing.

Sunday 15th March, 15:00, at The English Bookshop Uppsala

If you want to come listen to Megan this Sunday – please reserve a seat in advance by calling us, emailing us, tweeting us, fb:ing us, instagramming us or by just dropping by. There's no cover charge, but it might get full.

Megan Abbott in the bookshop

Meet Megan Abbott, The English Bookshop Uppsala

Storytelling for Children, 14th March at The English Bookshop in Uppsala

Dogs are the stars of this week’s stories:

  • a yappy sausage dog that sounds scary but isn’t;
  • a sombre dog that cares for a whole family;
  • a dog that surfs.

Come and howl with delight at the dogs’ antics!

Eleven o’clock, Saturday 14th March at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Seb and Hamish by Jude and Niki Daly Courtney by John Burningham Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave by Quentin Blake

Books of the month for March

General Fiction: Laline Paull – The Bees

British Crime: Judith Flanders – A Murder of Magpies

Tough Crime: Yuri Herrera – Signs Preceding the End of the World

Science Fiction: Rjurik Davidson – Unwrapped Sky

Fantasy: Katherine Addison – The Goblin Emperor

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Diana Rowland – How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back

Classic of the Month: Charlotte Brontë – Villette

Teen reading: Lee Harper – To Kill A Mockingbird

Laline Paull – The BeesJudith Flanders – A Murder of MagpiesYuri Herrera – Signs Preceding the End of the WorldRjurik Davidson – Unwrapped SkyKatherine Addison – The Goblin EmperorDiana Rowland – How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back Charlotte Brontë – Villette Harper Lee – To Kill A Mockingbird

Thank-You-Sale! What a sale it was! And year.

Thank you for making our Thank you-sale last weekend (Fri Feb 27–Sun March 1) a huge success. And for making last year amazing. 2014 we sold more books than we ever had before. Once again, thanks.

 The English Bookshop Uppsala, Stockholm Old Town – Thank-You-Sale. People we love you. 

Storytelling for Children, 28th February at the English Bookshop in Uppsala

Have you heard about Mary who had a lamb? It was quite little. And its fleece was white. As snow. It followed Mary about. Plenty.

And what about Bear? All he wanted was bedtime. A peaceful one. But then Mouse arrived.

All this and more at eleven o’clock, Saturday 28th February at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Mary had a Little Lamb by Kate Willis Crowley A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton.

Teen Reading Group, 1st of March in Uppsala – The Accident by Kate Hendrick

The English Bookshop, Teen Reading Group – The Accident by Kate HendrickWelcome to an exciting get-together in the Uppsala bookshop to discuss the month’s book. This time we talk about The Accident by Kate Hendrick.

During the meeting we’ll talk about the book, have some fun and enjoy some delicious fika. And you get 10% discount on everything after the reading group meeting.

The cost is only 20:- + book 130:-. (Oh, and that includes the delicious cake as well!)
Limited number of participants (max 10), so talk to the booksellers and book your spot today.
Uppsala: Sunday March 1st at 1 pm

Kate Hendrick in the bookshop
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Storytelling for Children at the Uppsla Bookshop Feb 14

Everybody loves something.

Some love fluffy cats.
Some love to beat a drum.
Some love throwing their lunch on the floor.
But we mostly love stories.

Come and celebrate Valentine’s Day with some lovely stories!
Storytime at the Uppsala English Bookshop, 14th February, 11 o’clock

I love cats by Emma Dodd

Boom, Baby, Boom Boom! By Margaret Mahy and Margaret Chamberlain

I love cats by Emma Dodd Boom, Baby, Boom Boom! By Margaret Mahy and Margaret Chamberlain

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