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Check out our upcoming events in the events calendar:
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Webinar ”Monotasking” with Staffan Nöteberg

Published on Fri, 2021-06-04 18:27
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Webinar ”Monotasking” with Staffan Nöteberg

ONLINE | Tuesday 8th June at 19:00. Free!

You have an awful lot of tasks you need to complete today. You want to tell everyone to leave you alone. At the end of the day, you wonder where the day went. You worked hard, you are nowhere near getting everything done. Try something new tomorrow!

Join us for a free online webinar and presentation by Staffan Nöteberg, an agile coach, author of the brand new book Monotasking and also The Pomodoro Technique Illustrated, and a professional football coach. In his books, he gives us research condensed into handy tips that works for all of us – in real life!

Start checking off that to-do list with Monotasking! 

» Sign up today and order your book copy 

» Visit Staffan’s website at www.staffannoteberg.com

» Follow Staffan on twitter @staffannoteberg

Hello World – Online Philosophy reading group

Published on Fri, 2021-06-04 15:55
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Online Philosophy reading group

ONLINE | Thursday 17th June at 19:00

Join this special theme online philosophy reading group to discuss Hello World by Hannah Fry (mathematician, science presenter & all-round badass).

Discover how we’ve slowly handed over control to computers – how algorithms and AI are hiding behind almost every aspect of our lives – and what that means for our society. Join the online discussion led from Norfolk by Madeleine Hyde, philosophy postdoc researcher at University of Stockholm.

Book (in stock) 180:- + reading group fee 60:-. Limited number of online participants, book your spot with the bookshop today!

» Read more in this facebook event (feel free to share!)

Meet Victoria Aveyard – online author event

Published on Thu, 2021-06-03 14:50
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Meet Victoria Aveyard – online author event

ONLINE | Thursday 3rd June at 19:00. Free

”Save the world or end it.” Victoria Aveyard, the bestselling author of the Red Queen series, returns with her new book Realm Breaker – the first book in a new fantasy series. When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?

Join us online for a talk about writing books and building worlds, in conversation with culture writer Johanna ­Lundin. The conversation will be in English.

» Order personally signed copies here (of all of Victoria’s books) 

Save the date & watch the livestream:
» on our youtube channel
» on the Uppsala shop’s facebook page
(or catch the replay afterwards if you can’t make it to the livestream)

» Visit Victoria’s website www.victoriaaveyard.com

Visit Victoria on the socials: facebook | instagram | twitter

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

Meet Ann Cleeves – online author event

Published on Wed, 2021-05-12 15:16
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Meet Ann Cleeves – online author event Monday 17th May

ONLINE | Monday 17th May at 19:00 Free

Ann Cleeves – one of the UK’s leading crime writers and creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez – returns to the smash-hit Vera Stanhope series with The Darkest Evening, a classic country house mystery with a contemporary twist.

Meet Ann in this online event, in conversation about writing crime with fellow Swedish crime-writer Thomas Kanger (nominated for the Guldspaden award for investigative journalism) and presenting the 9th Vera Stanhope novel – The Darkest Evening.

Watch the replay on facebook and youtube:
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

Meet David Levithan – online author event

Published on Tue, 2021-05-11 15:17
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Online author event Wed 12 May – David Levithan

ONLINE | Wednesday 12th May at 19:00 Free

In his latest novel – ”The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)” – David Levithan takes young readers on a twisting journey through truth, reality, and fantasy and belief.

Join us online for a talk about his books and writing, live from New York, in conversation with culture writer Johanna ­Lundin. Conversation in English.

Catch the replay here: 
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

”Homegrown Hate” – author talk with Sara Kamali

Published on Mon, 2021-04-26 14:27
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”Homegrown Hate” – online author event with Sara Kamali

ONLINE | Wednesday 5th May at 19:00 Free

Who are the American citizens – White nationalists and ­militant Islamists – perpetrating acts of terrorism against their own country? What are their grievances and why do they hate? How can this trans­national peril be effectively addressed?

To better understand current events and threats, Sara Kamali outlines in her book Homegrown Hate the organizations and beliefs of domestic terrorists in the US and how to counter their attacks on democracy.

Meet author Sara Kamali online on May 5th in conversation with journalist Leonidas Aretakis to discuss these issues. Order personally signed books at the event.

Read more – live stream links & signed books orders:

Meet Mackenzi Lee – online author event

Published on Tue, 2021-04-06 16:15
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Online author event – Mackenzi Lee

ONLINE | Thursday 15th April 19:00 Free!

Mackenzi Lee is the international best-selling author of This Monstrous Thing, the Montague Siblings and the Loki series.

Join us online on Thursday 15th April at 19.00 for a talk about her books and writing, live from Salt Lake City, in conversation with culture writer Johanna Lundin. The conversation will be in English.

Live on facebook and youtube:
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

» Order personally signed books by Mackenzi Lee

Click READ MORE for more information

Easter Signed Book Contest 2021

Published on Thu, 2021-04-01 08:04
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Easter Signed Book Contest 2021

The World | Easter 2021

A BOOKSHOP EASTER EGG! Enter our Easter Signed Book Contest – answer the online quiz and you have a chance to win one of these 13 fabulous books, all signed by the author. (No April’s Fool joke!)

The contest is open from Maundy Thursday 1st April at 09.00 and closes on Easter Monday 5th April 2021 at 23.59.

The contest is now closed.

Easter Shop Hours 2021

Published on Mon, 2021-03-29 21:59
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Happy Easter! Easter Shop Hours at the shops

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Easter 2021

Our shops are open all of Easter weekend – welcome in to stock up on ”påskekrim” (Easter Crime) and other eggciting reads.

The Uppsala shop
Good Friday 2nd April  12–16
Easter Eve 3rd April  10–16
Easter Sunday 4th April  12–16
Easter Monday 5th April  12–16

The Stockholm shop
Good Friday 2nd April  12–16
Easter Eve 3rd April  11–16
Easter Sunday 4th April  12–16
Easter Monday 5th April  12–16

more news…

Books of the Month – June 2021

Shubhangi Swarup, Latitudes of Longing
Shubhangi Swarup
Latitudes of Longing
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the Month

* Join the online reading group
Vita Sackville-West, All Passion Spent
Vita Sackville-West
All Passion Spent
Paperback

Classic of the month

* Join the online reading group
Mhairi McFarlane, Last Night
Mhairi McFarlane
Last Night
Paperback

FeelGood of the month
Dima Alzayat, Alligator and Other Stories
Dima Alzayat
Alligator and Other Stories
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
S. J. Bennett, The Windsor Knot
S. J. Bennett
The Windsor Knot
Paperback

Mystery of the month
John Vercher, Three-Fifths
John Vercher
Three-Fifths
Paperback

Noir of the month

* Join the online Crime reading group
Max Barry, Providence
Max Barry
Providence
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

* Join the online reading group
Genevieve Gornichec, The Witch’s Heart
Genevieve Gornichec
The Witch’s Heart
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

* Join the online reading group
Alice James, Grave Secrets
Alice James
Grave Secrets
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Gayle Forman, We Are Inevitable
Gayle Forman
We Are Inevitable
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Nina Aron, Good Morning, Destroyer of Men’s Souls
Nina Aron
Good Morning, Destroyer of Men’s Souls
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – May 2021

Robert Webb, Come Again
Robert Webb
Come Again
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the Month

* Join the online reading group
Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song
Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Sunset Song
Paperback

Classic of the month

* Join the online reading group
Carmel Harrington, My Pear-Shaped Life
Carmel Harrington
My Pear-Shaped Life
Paperback

FeelGood of the month
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Whispering Trees
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
The Whispering Trees
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman
The Thursday Murder Club
Paperback

Mystery of the month

* Join the online Crime reading group
Barbara Bourland, Fake Like Me
Barbara Bourland
Fake Like Me
Paperback

Noir of the month
Jeff VanderMeer, Dead Astronauts
Jeff VanderMeer
Dead Astronauts
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

* Join the online reading group
Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles
Kester Grant
The Court of Miracles
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

* Join the online reading group
Mark Hayden, The 13th Witch
Mark Hayden
The 13th Witch
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Sue Divin, Guard your Heart
Sue Divin
Guard your Heart
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Tamsin Calidas, I Am An Island
Tamsin Calidas
I Am An Island
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – April 2021

Kirstin Innes, Scabby Queen
Kirstin Innes
Scabby Queen
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

* Join the online reading group!
Ivy Compton-Burnett, A House and Its Head
Ivy Compton-Burnett
A House and Its Head
Paperback

Classic of the month

* Join the online reading group!
Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library
Poppy Alexander
The Littlest Library
Paperback

FeelGood of the month
Souvankham Thammavongsa, How to Pronounce Knife
Souvankham Thammavongsa
How to Pronounce Knife
Paperback

Short Stories of the month
William Shaw, Salt Lane
William Shaw
Salt Lane
Paperback

Mystery of the month

* Join the online Crime reading group!
S. A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland
S. A. Cosby
Blacktop Wasteland
Paperback

Noir of the month
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Word for World is Forest
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Word for World is Forest
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

* Join the online reading group!
C. L. Polk, The Midnight Bargain
C. L. Polk
The Midnight Bargain
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

* Join the online reading group!
Gareth Hanrahan, The Gutter Prayer
Gareth Hanrahan
The Gutter Prayer
Paperback

Urban Fantasy of the month
Phil Stamper, As Far as You’ll Take Me
Phil Stamper
As Far as You’ll Take Me
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
more…

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