Meet Theodor Kallifatides - author talk

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Author talk Theodor Kallifatides

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 6th Dec at 18.30

AUTHOR TALK
Theodor Kallifatides on ”Another Life – On Memory, Language, Love, and the Passage of Time”

Thursday 6th December at 18.30 at The English Bookshop Stockholm

We are excited to welcome Theodor Kallifatides to celebrate his latest book Another Life – a wonderfully written meditation on finding yourself and your place in the world no matter who you are. Author talk and signing.

TICKETS 60:- (incl. Greek snacks & refreshments).

Advance tickets are available at the bookshop and also online at billetto

Book Extravaganza – a cosy night at the bookshop

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Book Extravaganza – cosy night at the bookshop

UPPSALA | Wednesday 5th December at 19.00

Feeling unsure what to give for Christmas? Or just want the perfect recommendations for yourself?

Come to The English Bookshop and listen to book recommendations from the whole staff. We'll begin with telling you about our favourite books of the year, and then leave time for you to ask for special requests. 

Plus: tea and homemade cake. 
This could be the cosiest evening ever!

Tickets 60:-. Get your ticket at the bookshop today. 
Limited number of seats.

Uppsala City Night Nov 8th

Uppsala City Night - Thursday 8th Nov 2018

UPPSALA | Thursday 8th Nov

Join us for a cosy evening in the bookshop as the shops in Uppsala City celebrate City Night with extra long shop hours. 

Have tea in the bookshop. Special offers on selected titles. And why not get great tips for the upcoming Sunday’s Father’s Day? We're open until 21.00.

You can read more about the Uppsala City Night at the facebook page Uppsala City where you'll also find information on a contest where you can win a gift certificates worth 3.000:- (or visit www.uppsalacity.se for more info)

Talk: The Making and Re-making of Frankenstein

Talk: The Making and Re-making of Frankenstein

UPPSALA | Wednesday 31st October at 19.00

Welcome to Halloween at The English Bookshop in Uppsala! Daniel Ogden will give a talk about The Making and Re-making of Frankenstein – Celebrating 200 years of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic.

Join us for an evening where shadows lurk in the corners and literary genius lights our way.

Wednesday 31st October at 19.00
Tickets 70:- incl tea and cake.
Get your ticket at the bookshop today – limited number of seats.

Vote for Citizens of the Year in Uppsala

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Vote for Citizens of the Year in Uppsala

The founders of our shops – Jan & Christer – have been nominated for the Uppsala Citizen of the Year Award. We're all super excited about this!
 
Want to help us vote them to the finals? Click to read more

Win author signed copies

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Win author signed copies

** Contest now closed – winners announced after the weekend **

Win author signed copies of Robert Galbraith’s latest mystery novel Lethal White (hardback), Yuval Noah Harari’s exploration of the future 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (3 signed hardback copies), or an awesome pack with three suspenseful titles (3 packs).

Click to read more

Author signing at the book fair in Gothenburg

Author signings at the book fair

GÖTEBORG Bokmässan | Thurs 27th–Sun 30th September

Welcome to our stand C04:29 at Bokmässan, Gothenburg Book Fair, Thursday 27th–Sunday 30th September.

Special fair offer: 3for2 on everything in the stand.

Author signings Friday and Saturday – click to see signing schedule.

Author Talk: The Three Wells of Screenwriting – Matthew Kalil

Author talk: The Three Wells of Screenwriting – Matthew Kalil

STOCKHOLM | Saturday 22nd Sept at 10.30

Saturday Morning Author Talk by writer and director Matthew Kalil,
author of The Three Wells of Screenwriting

Discover Your Deep Sources of Inspiration

Do you ever wonder where your story ideas come from? Discover your hidden wells of endless creativity and use them to write highly original scenes, characters, and adventures.

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Non-Fiction reading group: Factfulness – Hans Rosling

Non-Fiction reading group: Factfulness – Hans Rosling

UPPSALA |  Thursday 27th Sept at 19.00

In September, our new Non-Fiction reading group will be discussing Factfulness –  Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling.

Click to read more, see video and how to sign up

Philosophy Special Theme Reading Group

Philosophy reading group: Would you kill the fat man?

STOCKHOLM Monday 8th Oct | UPPSALA Tuesday 9 Oct

WOULD YOU KILL THE FAT MAN?
The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us about Right and Wrong

Welcome to join this special theme philosophy reading group, facilitated by Madeleine Hyde. There will be a meeting in Uppsala as well as in Stockholm.

Click to read more and how to sign up

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
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

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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

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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

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Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Satoshi Yagisawa
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Paperback
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

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Genevieve Gornichec
The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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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

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Patti McCracken
The Angel Makers
Paperback

The True Story of the Most Astonishing Murder Ring in History

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – April 2024

Alice Winn
In Memoriam
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Toni Morrison
Sula
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Beth O’Leary
The Wake-Up Call
Paperback
Stig Abell
Death Under a Little Sky
Paperback

Mystery of the month

*Join the Crime reading group

Jahmal Mayfield
Smoke Kings
Paperback

Noir of the month

Grace Curtis
Frontier
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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P. Djèlí Clark
A Master of Djinn
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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T. Kingfisher
A House With Good Bones
Paperback

Horror of the month

Rachel Greenlaw
Compass and Blade
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Négar Djavadi
Disoriental
Paperback

Queer book of the month

*Join the reading group