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Books of the month for February

Published on Wed, 2015-02-04 12:05

General Fiction: Dinaw Mengestu – All Our Names

British Crime: Susan Elia MacNeal – Mr Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope #1)

Tough Crime: Edney Silvestre – Happiness is Easy

Science Fiction: Allen Steele – V-S Day

Fantasy: Marshall Ryan Maresca – The Thorn of Dentonhill (Maradaine #1)

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Anne Bishop – Written in Red (Others #1)

Classic of the Month: Aldous Huxley – Brave New World

Teen reading: Kate Hendrick – The Accident

Dinaw Mengestu – All Our Names Susan Elia MacNeal – Mr Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope #1) Edney Silvestre – Happiness is Easy Allen Steele – V-S Day Marshall Ryan Maresca – The Thorn of Dentonhill (Maradaine #1) Anne Bishop – Written in Red (Others #1) Aldous Huxley – Brave New World Kate Hendrick – The Accident

Author Visit in Stockholm: Dimitry Léger - Feb 18

Published on Fri, 2015-01-30 09:53

Author visit in the Stockholm shop: Meet Dimitry Elias Léger, author of the novel God Loves Haiti, in a literary conversation with Stefan Ingvarsson. We are happy to welcome you to this conversation and author reading of the novel that will be published in early February. Refreshments will be served.

Wednesday Feb 18th at 19.00 in the Stockholm shop.
Free event, limited seating – reserve your spot today.

Harry Potter Book Night in both shops, Thursd Feb 5th

Published on Wed, 2015-01-28 15:51

Harry Potter Book Night Thursday February 5th

Join us in the bookstores and explore the magical world of Harry Potter. Be a part of this unique global event – The Harry Potter Book Night.

Harry Potter Book Night events on Thursday Feb 5h at 19 in both the Uppsala and Stockholm stores. In Stockholm there’s also a Kids’ Club meeting with a Harry Potter theme on Saturday Feb 7 at 11.

Limited space at both venues, so sign up today. Click and read more about the events below.

Books of the month for January

Published on Thu, 2015-01-01 12:12

General Fiction: Matt Haig – The Humans

British Crime: Ann Granger – The Testimony of the Hanged Man

Tough Crime: G. M. Ford – Chump Change (Leo Waterman #8)

Science Fiction: Jacey Bedford – Empire of Dust (Psi-Tech #1)

Fantasy: C. S. Friedman – Dreamwalker (#1)

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Karen Marie Moning – Iced (O'Malley #1)

Classic of the Month: Djuna Barnes – Nightwood

Teen reading: Jennifer Niven – All the Bright Places

The Humans by Matt Haig The Testimony of the Hanged Man by Ann Granger Chump Change (Leo Waterman #8) by G. M. Ford Empire of Dust (Psi-Tech #1) by Jacey Bedford Dreamwalker (#1) by C. S. Friedman Iced (O'Malley #1) by Karen Marie Moning Nightwood by Djuna Barnes All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Book of the month – December

Published on Tue, 2014-12-02 22:11

T. Jefferson Parker – Full Measure is our book of the month for December. Patrick Norris returns to rural California after serving with the US Army in Iraq. Fire has ravaged his home farm and it has all become too much for his parents and brother to manage. The country has changed though, notably after the mass killings of children in schools across the United States, invariably by lone gunmen, and a great tension exists in the people.

British Crime Book of the month – December

Published on Tue, 2014-12-02 22:11

G. M. Malliet – Wicked Autumn is our british crime book of the month for December. A delightful new cosy crime series starring Max Tudor.

Tough Crime – December

Published on Tue, 2014-12-02 22:08

Dwayne Alexander Smith – Forty Acres is our Tough Crime book of the month for December. Martin Grey, a smart, talented. young lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, is taken under the wing of a secretive group made up of America's most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men.

Science Fiction – December

Published on Tue, 2014-12-02 22:05

Eric Brown – Jani and the Greater Game is our Science Fiction book of the month for December. Jani and the Greater Game is the first book in a rip-roaring, spice-laden, steampunk action adventure series set in India and featuring a heroine who subverts all the norms...

Fantasy – December

Published on Tue, 2014-12-02 22:00

E. C. Blake – Masks (Masks of Aygrima #1) is our Fantasy book of the month for December. Masks, the first novel in a mesmerizing new fantasy series

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – December

Published on Tue, 2014-12-02 21:56

Nailini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Leasa Shearin – Night Shift is our Paranormal/Urban Fantasy book of the month for December. Four masters of urban fantasy and paranormal romance plunge readers into the dangerous, captivating world unearthed beyond the dark…

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Books of the Month – April 2025

Alice Chadwick Dark Like Under Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Nancy Mitford The Pursuit of Love Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Evie Woods The Story Collector Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
L.J. Shepherd The Trials of Lila Dalton Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Thomas Perry Hero Paperback Noir of the month	Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson The Principle of Moments Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Jedediah Berry The Naming Song Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Rachel Harrison So Thirsty Paperback Horror of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala	Michael Paramo Ending the Pursuit Paperback – Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity Queer book of the month *Join the reading group
Simon Kuper Impossible City Paperback – Paris in the Twenty-First Century Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – March 2025

Daniel Mason North Woods Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Stendhal Love Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Cressida McLaughlin The Happy Hour Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Jonny Sweet The Kellerby Code Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the reading group	Henry Wise Holy City Paperback Noir of the month	Hao Jingfang Jumpnauts Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Robert Jackson Bennett The Tainted Cup Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus Pay the Piper Paperback Horror of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala	Andrew McMillan Pity Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group
Sophie Elmhirst Maurice and Maralyn Paperback – A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – February 2025

Ferdia Lennon Glorious Exploits Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Ralph Ellison Invisible Man Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Annie Darling The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Jo Cunningham Death By Numbers Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Matthew Harffy Dark Frontier Paperback Noir of the month	Lavanya Lakshminarayan The Ten Percent Thief Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Wole Talabi Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Fiona Barnett The Dark Between the Trees Paperback Horror of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala	Jiaming Tang Cinema Love Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group
Emma Tarlo Under the Hornbeams Paperback – A true story of life in the open Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – January 2025

Samantha Harvey

Orbital

Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Barbara Pym

Excellent Women

Paperback

Classic of the month

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Modern Fiction Book of the Month – April 2025

In the aftermath of a shocking death, students and teachers at an elite English school grapple with their disorientation and grief. Yet the bell continues to ring, and amidst sorrow, normal life – lessons, arguments, flirtations – goes on. At the seeming centre of the clock’s sweeping hands is Tin, feared and adored in equal measure, and newly betrayed by Robin, her best friend. As the heat of the late spring day intensifies, allegiances strain, rivalries escalate, and old secrets begin to surface… // Discuss in the Fiction reading group //
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Mystery Book of the Month – April 2025

She’s on a remote island, defending a murderer. But she remembers nothing. Lila Dalton finds herself in the middle of a courtroom as the barrister for a man accused of a terrible crime. She has no memories of her life before this moment. As the trial progresses, Lila must decide who and what she can trust, and whether that includes herself… // Discuss in the Crime reading group //
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