A Bookshop Night for book lovers

Published on Thu, 2019-08-15 08:59
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A Bookshop Night with Jen Campbell & Jorge Carrión

Interview with Jen Campbell

STOCKHOLM Thurs 5th Sept (fully booked) | UPPSALA Saturday 7th Sept

Welcome to a night to celebrate books and bookshops with Spanish writer and literary critic Jorge Carrión and long-standing bookseller, now bestselling author Jen Campbell. Two events, in two cities, one night, one love for books and bookshops!

All events are free, but sign up at the bookshop(s) to reserve your spot!

Special Storytelling with Jen Campbell

Published on Thu, 2019-08-15 08:58
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Special Storytelling with Jen Campbell

UPPSALA | Saturday 7th Sept at 11.00

Author Jen Campbell visits us from London and reads from her books about Franklin the dragon and his flying bookshop – including the brand new Franklin and Luna and the book of Fairy Tales.

Free – bring your kids and their friends!
No need to sign up, just show up and join the fun!

”So touching and original and delightful. I love it.” – Jacqueline Wilson

Author visit: Philip Grant – ”A Peer Among Princes”

Published on Wed, 2019-08-14 09:00
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Author visit: Philip Grant – A Peer Among Princes

UPPSALA | Thursday 29th August at 19.00

AUTHOR VISIT Philip Grant, author of A Peer Among Princes – The Life of Thomas Graham, Victor of Barrosa, Hero of the Peninsular War.

History will come alive when Philip Grant, author of A Peer Among Princes visits the bookshop and talks about his new book and Thomas ­Graham’s remarkable life and career in and outside of the Duke of Wellington’s service.

Join us for a remarkable evening!

Thursday 29th Aug at 19:00
FREE – bring a friend!

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Concert: Joules the Fox

Published on Fri, 2019-07-19 16:53
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Concert Joules the Fox

STOCKHOLM & UPPSALA

Concert in the bookshop! ­Free!

Joules the Fox is a wanderer: Her music will take you with her to islands, cities and the burrow. This voice of many colours, warmth and brilliance has been opening act to Veronica Maggio and now visits us to play in the bookshop!

STOCKHOLM Monday 29th July at 18.30
UPPSALA Tuesday 30th July at 19:00
Free – voluntary contributions. (Bring cash for the passing hat)

Meet illustrator Brian Rea – ”Death Wins a Goldfish”

Published on Tue, 2019-07-09 18:12
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Author visit Brian Rea in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 18th July at 18.30

Death never takes a day off. Until he gets a letter from the HR department insisting he uses up his accrued vacation time, that is.

In his humorous and heartfelt book Death Wins a Goldfish, illustrator Brian Rea (illustrator of New York Times “Modern Love” column) let us take a peek at Death’s journal entries as he documents his mandatory sabbatical in the world of the living.

»This book is not about dying, this book is about living.«

Meet Brian in the Stockholm shop at this author visit event. Free.

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Midsummer Shop Hours

Published on Thu, 2019-06-20 09:11
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Happy Midsummer

From all of us, to all of you:
HAPPY MIDSUMMMER!

Wherever you are, whatever the weather might be... we wish you a pleasant and relaxing weekend.

Speaking of relaxing; the staff is on reading retreats so the Uppsala shop is closed Fri 21st–Sat 22nd June and open again on Sunday 12–16. The Stockholm shop is closed all Midsummer weekend Fri 21st–Sun 23rd June.

Enjoy your holiday.

Launch Party: Behind Blue Eyes – C.S. Duffy

Published on Tue, 2019-06-18 11:29
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Launch Party Behind Blue Eyes

STOCKHOLM | Tuesday 18th June at 18.30. Free!

The perfect man.
The perfect life.
The only problem is the dead body on the beach.

Investigative reporter Ellie has just given up her life in London to be with the man of her dreams in Sweden when she stumbles across  a half decomposed skeleton on Midsummer’s eve…

#DallowayDay Special Theme Reading Group

Published on Thu, 2019-06-06 11:49
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#DallowayDay

UPPSALA | Wednesday 12th June at 19.00

Celebrate DallowayDay with us at the bookshop, along with other bookshops, libraries & book lovers all over the world and join us in this special theme reading group on this ”Wednesday in mid-June”.

Daniel Ogden will lead the discussion on the book Mrs Dalloway and talk a little about ­Virginia Woolf and her life and times.

Limited space – sign up today!

Sign up for this reading group either by dropping by the shop (and getting the book) or by contacting the shop in any other way.

DALLOWAYDAY SPECIAL THEME READING GROUP
Uppsala: Wednesday 12th June at 19:00 (”a Wednesday in mid-June”)
Group fee: 60 kr for the tea, cake and great bookish company.
Several different editions of the book in stock – pick your favourite!

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Enjoy your National Day

Published on Wed, 2019-06-05 10:30
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Enjoy your national day

National Day | Thursday 6th June

Enjoy your national day & the summer weather!

(If you need a book or two to put on that table, both shops are open 12–16 – welcome by!)

New Poetry & Fiction reading: Cynthia Arrieu-King & Agri Ismaïl

Published on Fri, 2019-05-31 09:40
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New Fiction & Poetry Reading

STOCKHOLM | Sunday 2nd June at 16:00

Welcome to the Stockholm bookshop for an author visit and reading of new poetry and fiction by Cynthia Arrieu-King & Agri Ismaïl.

Free – bring a friend!

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Books of the Month – July 2024

Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama
What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

*Join the reading group
Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
Malcolm Lowry
Under the Volcano
Paperback

Classics of the month

*Join the reading group
Julie Shackman, The Bookshop by the Loch
Julie Shackman
The Bookshop by the Loch
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Maz Evans, Over My Dead Body
Maz Evans
Over My Dead Body
Paperback

Mystery of the month

*Join the Crime reading group
Michael McGarrity, The Long Ago
Michael McGarrity
The Long Ago
Paperback

Noir of the month
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Chain-Gang All-Stars
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
Genoveva Dimova, Foul Days
Genoveva Dimova
Foul Days
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

*Join the reading group
Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare
Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare
Paperback

– Stories

Horror of the month
Chelsea Ichaso, The Summer She Went Missing
Chelsea Ichaso
The Summer She Went Missing
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Claudia Cravens, Lucky Red
Claudia Cravens
Lucky Red
Paperback

Queer book of the month

*Join the reading group
John P. Strelecky, The Cafe on the Edge of the World
John P. Strelecky
The Cafe on the Edge of the World
Paperback

– A Story About the Meaning of Life

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – June 2024

Emily Habeck, Shark Heart
Emily Habeck
Shark Heart
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

*Join the reading group
Pamela Frankau, A Wreath for the Enemy
Pamela Frankau
A Wreath for the Enemy
Paperback

Classic of the month

*Join the reading group
Ashley Poston, The Seven Year Slip
Ashley Poston
The Seven Year Slip
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

*Join the NEW reading group in Uppsala
Alis Hawkins, A Bitter Remedy
Alis Hawkins
A Bitter Remedy
Paperback

Mystery of the month

*Join the Crime reading group
Lou Berney, Dark Ride
Lou Berney
Dark Ride
Paperback

Noir of the month
Karen Lord, The Blue, Beautiful World
Karen Lord
The Blue, Beautiful World
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
Caitlin Rozakis, Dreadful
Caitlin Rozakis
Dreadful
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

*Join the reading group
Christina Henry, The House that Horror Built
Christina Henry
The House that Horror Built
Paperback

Horror of the month
Danielle Jawando, If My Words Had Wings
Danielle Jawando
If My Words Had Wings
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Nicola Dinan, Bellies
Nicola Dinan
Bellies
Paperback

Queer book of the month

*Join the reading group
Monica Potts, The Forgotten Girls
Monica Potts
The Forgotten Girls
Paperback

– A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – May 2024

Mirinae Lee, 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
Mirinae Lee
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

*Join the reading group
Upton Sinclair, The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
Paperback

Classic of the month

*Join the reading group
Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Satoshi Yagisawa
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

*Join the NEW reading group in Uppsala
John Shen Yen Nee & SJ Rozan, The Murder of Mr Ma
John Shen Yen Nee & SJ Rozan
The Murder of Mr Ma
Paperback

Mystery of the month

*Join the Crime reading group
E. A. Aymar, When She Left
E. A. Aymar
When She Left
Paperback

Noir of the month
Ray Nayler, The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler
The Mountain in the Sea
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
Genevieve Gornichec, The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Genevieve Gornichec
The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

*Join the reading group
Nicholas Binge, Ascension
Nicholas Binge
Ascension
Paperback

Horror of the month
Margaret McDonald, Glasgow Boys
Margaret McDonald
Glasgow Boys
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Danny Ramadan, The Foghorn Echoes
Danny Ramadan
The Foghorn Echoes
Paperback

Queer book of the month

*Join the reading group
more…

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