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UPPSALA | Thursday 8th Nov

Join us for a cosy evening in the bookshop as the shops in Uppsala City celebrate City Night with extra long shop hours. 

Have tea in the bookshop. Special offers on selected titles. And why not get great tips for the upcoming Sunday’s Father’s Day? We're open until 21.00.

You can read more about the Uppsala City Night at the facebook page Uppsala City where you'll also find information on a contest where you can win a gift certificates worth 3.000:- (or visit www.uppsalacity.se for more info)

UPPSALA | Wednesday 31st October at 19.00

Welcome to Halloween at The English Bookshop in Uppsala! Daniel Ogden will give a talk about The Making and Re-making of Frankenstein – Celebrating 200 years of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic.

Join us for an evening where shadows lurk in the corners and literary genius lights our way.

Wednesday 31st October at 19.00
Tickets 70:- incl tea and cake.
Get your ticket at the bookshop today – limited number of seats.

** Contest now closed – winners announced after the weekend **

Win author signed copies of Robert Galbraith’s latest mystery novel Lethal White (hardback), Yuval Noah Harari’s exploration of the future 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (3 signed hardback copies), or an awesome pack with three suspenseful titles (3 packs).

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GÖTEBORG Bokmässan | Thurs 27th–Sun 30th September

Welcome to our stand C04:29 at Bokmässan, Gothenburg Book Fair, Thursday 27th–Sunday 30th September.

Special fair offer: 3for2 on everything in the stand.

Author signings Friday and Saturday – click to see signing schedule.

STOCKHOLM | Saturday 22nd Sept at 10.30

Saturday Morning Author Talk by writer and director Matthew Kalil,
author of The Three Wells of Screenwriting

Discover Your Deep Sources of Inspiration

Do you ever wonder where your story ideas come from? Discover your hidden wells of endless creativity and use them to write highly original scenes, characters, and adventures.

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STOCKHOLM | Thursday 13th Sept at 18.30

Beat poetry reading by international Beat Poets featuring the Beat Poet Laureates of both Sweden and the United States

UPPSALA | Wednesday 12th Sept at 19.00

When a woman rises — no man is left behind and a community is nourished. 

Join us for a reading and discussion together with Christine Eber – author, anthropologist and activist from New Mexico.

UPPSALA |  Thursday 27th Sept at 19.00

In September, our new Non-Fiction reading group will be discussing Factfulness –  Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling.

Click to read more, see video and how to sign up

STOCKHOLM Monday 8th Oct | UPPSALA Tuesday 9 Oct

WOULD YOU KILL THE FAT MAN?
The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us about Right and Wrong

Welcome to join this special theme philosophy reading group, facilitated by Madeleine Hyde. There will be a meeting in Uppsala as well as in Stockholm.

Click to read more and how to sign up