Poetry Night: Jennifer Hayashida & Elizabeth Clark Wessel

Published on Tue, 2019-02-05 09:18
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Poetry Night in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 7th Feb at 18:30 Free

Poetry Reading: Jennifer Hayashida & Elizabeth Clark Wessel
Come celebrate the release of A Machine Wrote This Song by Jennifer Hayashida & first one thing, then the other by Elizabeth Clark Wessel.

Free – bring a friend!
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Harry Potter Book Night 2019

Published on Tue, 2019-02-05 09:11
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Harry Potter Book Night 2019

UPPSALA | Thursday 7th Feb at 19:00 Ticketed

It’s time for our fifth annual Harry Potter Book Night! This time the talk will be in Swedish, and together with themed baking and a quiz I'm sure we will have a magical night. Get your ticket today! Click ”Read more” for more info.

På spaning efter kända författare

Published on Tue, 2019-02-05 09:07
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På spaning efter kända författare

UPPSALA | Monday 11th Feb at 19.00 Biljetterat event

Författarbesök
”På spaning efter kända författare” – Catharina & David Miller

Catharina & David Miller kommer och berättar om sin bok ”På spaning efter kända författare”, där de gör nedslag bland de brittiska klassikerna och besöker de platser där författarna bott, verkat och skriver om.

Talk: Agatha Christie – Murders in the Making

Published on Sat, 2019-01-12 13:43
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Morgan Malm on Agatha Christie

UPPSALA | Wednesday 23 January at 19.00

Agatha Christie – Murders in the Making
Morgan Malm on Agatha Christie and her literary world

Agatha Christie is a master of plotmaking and her characters are among the best known in detective fiction.

Come and listen to Morgan Malm as he unravels her world of classic mysteries. Perfect for both new and old readers of the queen of crime! You might even get to witness the murder of a myth or two...

Launch: An Isle Full of Noises – Merlin Chronicles 3

Published on Sat, 2019-01-12 12:45
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Book launch Merlin Chronicles 3

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 17th January at 18.30

London. 1599. Hamlet premiers at the Globe. Merlin is there.

Winners announcement

Published on Sat, 2019-01-12 11:57
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And the winners are...

Thanks to everyone taking part in our Christmas Signed Book Contest. This has been our biggest competition ever, with participants in the hundreds (!), so it took us a while to figure it all out, but we finally have a list of lucky winners – are you one of them…? Click ’Read more’ to reveal the winners list.

Shop Hours New Year’s 2018

Published on Sun, 2018-12-30 14:58
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Happy New Year!

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM

Shop hours during the holidays:
UPPSALA New Year’s Eve: 10–15, New Year’s Day: closed.
STOCKHOLM New Year’s Eve & Day: closed.

Christmas Signed Book Contest

Published on Tue, 2018-12-25 13:00
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Enter in the big Christmas Signed Book Contest – runs until New Year’s

Enter our Christmas Signed Book Contest and you could win author signed books!

Every week until Christmas, on Mondays, we present 6 titles and 6 videos. In the video someone from the bookshop will read a short passage from the book.

Your mission is, should you choose to accept it, to match each video with the corresponding title.

Contest runs until the end of the year!

18 videos and text passages to match, 18 signed books to win! 

*** The contest is closed. Winners will be announced soon. ***

Christmas Hours 2018

Published on Fri, 2018-12-21 15:28
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Christmas Hours at the bookshops

Ho ho ho! This week before Christmas we’re helping Santa out by keeping the shops open longer!

UPPSALA: Mon–Fri 10–20, Saturday 10–17, Sunday 10–17.
Christmas Eve & Day closed. Boxing Day 26th Dec open 12–16.

STOCKHOLM: Mon–Fri 10–19, Saturday 10–17, Sunday 11–17.
Christmas holiday (24–26th) closed. Open again at 11 on Thurs 27th Dec.

We Inspire Me – signing & talk

Published on Thu, 2018-12-13 12:59
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We Inspire Me

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 13th Dec at 18.30

Join us in the Stockholm shop for a conversation about illustration, design, and community with culture creator/designer, Mam Foon, and author/illustrator, Andrea Pippins. Free.

more news…

Books of the Month – March 2023

Stacey Swann, Olympus, Texas
Stacey Swann
Olympus, Texas
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse Five
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Helen Paris, Lost Property
Helen Paris
Lost Property
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Richard Coles, Murder Before Evensong
Richard Coles
Murder Before Evensong
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Jordan Harper, The Last King of California
Jordan Harper
The Last King of California
Paperback

Noir of the month
Doug Johnstone, The Space Between Us
Doug Johnstone
The Space Between Us
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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H.M. Long, Hall of Smoke
H.M. Long
Hall of Smoke
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Tess Sharpe, Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
Tess Sharpe
Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Philip Oltermann, Stasi Poetry Circle
Philip Oltermann
Stasi Poetry Circle
Paperback

- The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War

Non-Fiction of the month
E.M. Forster, Maurice
E.M. Forster
Maurice
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Books of the Month – February 2023

Jason Mott, Hell of a Book
Jason Mott
Hell of a Book
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Philip Larkin, Jill
Philip Larkin
Jill
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Mary Jayne Baker, A Bicycle Made For Two
Mary Jayne Baker
A Bicycle Made For Two
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Peggy Rothschild, A Deadly Bone to Pick
Peggy Rothschild
A Deadly Bone to Pick
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Fabian Nicieza, Suburban Dicks
Fabian Nicieza
Suburban Dicks
Paperback

Noir of the month
John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society
John Scalzi
The Kaiju Preservation Society
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Certain Dark Things
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Certain Dark Things
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Val Emmich, Maybe We’re Electric
Val Emmich
Maybe We’re Electric
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Maureen Quilligan Maureen Quilligan, When Women Ruled the World
Maureen Quilligan Maureen Quilligan
When Women Ruled the World
Paperback

– Making the Renaissance in Europe

Non-Fiction of the month
Torrey Peters, Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters
Detransition, Baby
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Books of the Month – January 2023

Lee Cole, Groundskeeping
Lee Cole
Groundskeeping
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Gerard Reve, The Evenings
Gerard Reve
The Evenings
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Jackie Fraser, The Bookshop of Second Chances
Jackie Fraser
The Bookshop of Second Chances
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Nita Prose, The Maid
Nita Prose
The Maid
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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James Kestrel, Five Decembers
James Kestrel
Five Decembers
Paperback

Noir of the month

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Lucy Kissick, Plutoshine
Lucy Kissick
Plutoshine
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Richard Swan, The Justice of Kings
Richard Swan
The Justice of Kings
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Amara Sage, Influential
Amara Sage
Influential

Teen/YA of the month
Jennifer Clement, Widow Basquiat – A Memoir
Jennifer Clement
Widow Basquiat – A Memoir
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month
Rita Mae Brown, Rubyfruit Jungle
Rita Mae Brown
Rubyfruit Jungle
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Books of the Month – December 2022

Hannah Lillith Assadi, The Stars are Not Yet Bells
Hannah Lillith Assadi
The Stars are Not Yet Bells
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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, Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season
Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season
Paperback

Classic of the month

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