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Release: Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins – David Ashby

Published on Wed, 2019-03-27 10:04

Release: Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 4 April at 18.30

Come and help author David Ashby celebrate the release of his first children's book, Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins, a delightful and hilarious adventure story, perfect for children 9 years and up – and their parents too!

There will be drinks and snacks, and you'll be able to get your very own signed copy of David’s book.

WELCOME! FREE! Children (of course) welcome!
Stockholm: Thursday 4th April, 18.30-20.00
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“Do you believe in goblins and fairies and dragons and all that malarkey?” “No,” replied Anna and “Yes,” said Nils, both at the same time.

Celebrate St Patrick’s Eve at the bookshop

Published on Thu, 2019-03-14 13:21

UPPSALA | Saturday 16th March at 17.30

Celebrate St Patrick’s Eve at the bookshop

A poetry evening with Irish poet Ciara Ní É, Seaghan Mac an tSionnaigh (also on double bass), Sam Kessel and many other voices. Reading in both English and Irish!

Tradition and modern in a beautiful mix,
come and celebrate Ireland with us!

Saturday 16th March at 17:30 in the Uppsala shop
FREE! Bring a friend and celebrate.

London från Brixton till Brexit

Published on Wed, 2019-03-13 09:27

STOCKHOLM | Torsdag 14 mars kl 18.30. Gratis!

London från Brixton till Brexit – aktuellare än nångonsin.

Välkommen till en afton i Stockholmsbutiken med journalisten och författaren Anders Steinvall där han berättar om resan från Brixton till Brexit, presenterar sin bok Rytmen av London och tar oss genom vad som kallats Londons ”coola geografi”, ett urbant ideal starkt präglat av immigration.

FÖRFATTARBESÖK Torsdag 14 mars kl 18.30. Gratis!
Samtalet (och boken) är på svenska.

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Book Sale 2019 – 3for2 all weekend!

Published on Thu, 2019-02-28 19:20

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Fri 1 March–Sun 3 March

BOOK SALE 3-for-2 on everything! All weekend Fri 1 March – Sun 3rd March!

We’re celebrating the joy of reading (and well-filled bookshelves) with a great sale this weekend: not just on selected titles, but on everything in our shops in Uppsala and Stockholm.

3 for 2 on everything in the shops. Or pick 6 for 4. Grab 9 and pay for 6... You get the idea

In our Uppsala shop you can shop til you drop on Friday, and then enjoy a concert with Ryan O’Reilly! And at the Stockholm shop we have Storytime for Children on Saturday at 11 (parents, why not stock up on new children’s books while you’re here?)

You ❤️ books.
We ❤️ books.
WE ❤️ YOU.
Thanks for making our bookshops the book lover’s paradise!

Ryan O’Reilly in concert

Published on Wed, 2019-02-27 20:03

Ryan O’Reilly in concert at the bookshop

UPPSALA | Friday 1st March at 19.00

Concert in the bookshop – RYAN O’REILLY is back!

Ryan returns to perform songs from his new albums released since his last visit to the bookshop. Great songs from a passionate musical storyteller – don’t miss!

» Check out the official video to the title track from his latest album: I Can’t Stand the Sound

Friday 1st March at 19:00 in the Uppsala bookshop
FREE – voluntary contributions.

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Book release & Reading: The Hunter – Andrew Reid

Published on Tue, 2019-02-19 12:41

The Hunter – Andrew Reid

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 21st Feb at 18.30. Free!

Join us in the Stockholm bookshop as Andrew Reid presents his explosive debut thriller – The Hunter.

An action-packed thriller with the gripping, pulse-racing twists of Terry Hayes’ I AM PILGRIM and Gregg Hurwitz’s ORPHAN X – and a hero as deadly as JACK REACHER.

A troubled genius who vanishes in a mysterious car crash.

Meet American author Tommy Orange

Published on Tue, 2019-02-12 09:07

UPPSALA | Monday 18th Feb at 19.00 Ticketed event

Author visit
Meet American author Tommy Orange

His debut novel There, There has met with great reviews and is a sorrowful, beautiful debut novel follows a group of young “Urban Indians” struggling to make sense of their identity.

Orange is himself an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma.

The novel has just been translated into Swedish (Pow Wow, also available at the event).

In conversation with journalist Leonidas Aretakis.

Tickets 70:-. Get your ticket at the bookshop today – limited seating.

In co-operation with Bibliotek Uppsala / Stadsbiblioteket i Uppsala and Bokförlaget Polaris.

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» www.bokforlagetpolaris.se
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ALSO: SPECIAL READING GROUP ”There There” by Tommy Orange
Join the special reading group to discuss the book on Monday 25th February at 19.00.
Reading group fee 60:- + book. Sign up at the bookshop.

Talk: Food, Cooking & Culture

Published on Tue, 2019-02-12 09:05

UPPSALA | Sunday 17th Feb at 16.30 Ticketed event

Food, Cooking & Culture – eating and cooking as part of history and community
with Marion & Robert Appelbaum

Ever thought about how important food is as part of a culture? We gather our family and friends around dinner tables, love watching cooking shows, and proclaim that things are ”as American as apple pie”. And wherever cultures meet, new types of cuisine are born.

Poetry Night: Jennifer Hayashida & Elizabeth Clark Wessel

Published on Tue, 2019-02-05 09:18

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

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.

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Books of the Month – July 2024

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 Paperback Classics of the month *Join the reading group	Julie Shackman The Bookshop by the Loch Paperback Feel-Good of the month
Maz Evans Over My Dead Body Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Michael McGarrity The Long Ago Paperback Noir of the month	Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Chain-Gang All-Stars Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Genoveva Dimova Foul Days Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Megan Kamalei Kakimoto Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare Paperback – Stories Horror of the month	Chelsea Ichaso The Summer She Went Missing Paperback Teen/YA of the month
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 Paperback – A Story About the Meaning of Life Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – June 2024

Emily Habeck Shark Heart Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Pamela Frankau A Wreath for the Enemy Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Ashley Poston The Seven Year Slip Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the NEW reading group in Uppsala
Alis Hawkins A Bitter Remedy Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Lou Berney Dark Ride Paperback Noir of the month	Karen Lord The Blue, Beautiful World Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Caitlin Rozakis Dreadful Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Christina Henry The House that Horror Built Paperback Horror of the month	Danielle Jawando If My Words Had Wings Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Nicola Dinan Bellies Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group	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 Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Upton Sinclair The Jungle Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	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 Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	E. A. Aymar When She Left Paperback Noir of the month	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 Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Nicholas Binge Ascension Paperback Horror of the month	Margaret McDonald Glasgow Boys Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Danny Ramadan The Foghorn Echoes Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group

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Modern Fiction Book of the Month – July 2024

”What are you looking for?” So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. But she is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it. We meet five visitors to the library, each at a different crossroads, from a hopeful young manga artist to a mother facing demotion at work – they all go to the library to find that special book only she can find for them. // Discuss in the Fiction reading group //
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Mystery Book of the Month – July 2024

Meet Dr. Miriam Price. The most fun you’ll have with a murder mystery all year. She’ll solve this murder if it kills her. Except it already has… ”Hello? Can you hear me? Probably not. I’m Dr Miriam Price . . . and I'm dead. The local police, who couldn't investigate their own nostrils, think I drank myself into an early grave. The nerve! I was murdered. I was just too plastered to know whodunnit, that’s all.” // Discuss in the Crime reading group //
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