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Book launch: The Magdalena File – Jon Stenhugg

Published on Tue, 2018-02-13 09:37

Launch The Magdalena File – Jon Stenhugg

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 15th February at 18:30

Three may keep a secret, if two of them dead. When a ship goes down in the Baltic, a deadly secret surfaces, and everyone wants it.

Jon Stenhugg launches his latest book The Magdalena File – Sara Markham and John Hurtree uncover foreign and domestic forces working to destroy Stockholm.

Short talk about some of the problems which arise when writing fiction based on historical events.

Author reading & signing. Free.

Talk by Douglas Hofstadter

Published on Fri, 2018-02-09 19:44

UPPSALA | Wednesday 14th February at 19:00

“I Am Pilingual”
Douglas Hofstadter speaks about the various languages in his life

** The event is sold out **

Douglas Hofstadter, the legendary author of Gödel, Escher, Bach, and professor of Cognitive Science and Comparative Literature at Indiana University, will give a talk on “Languages in My Life” and his experiences studying and speaking various languages.

Wednesday 14th February at 19.00
Get your ticket (60:-) in the bookshop today. Limited number of seats.

Reading & Signing with Elizabeth Hand

Published on Mon, 2018-02-05 16:13

UPPSALA | Wednesday 7th Feb at 18:00

Elizabeth Hand is in town again! Join us for a short reading with mingle and refreshments, and enjoy the company of the author of the dark and brilliant Cass Neary-novels, and the wonderful Wylding Hall, among other things.

Wednesday 7th Feb at 18:00
Free! Just drop in and join the fun.

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Harry Potter Book Night in Uppsala

Published on Tue, 2018-01-30 13:55

UPPSALA | Thursday 1st Feb at 19:00

Harry Potter Book Night! Fantastic Beasts – and how to become one...

Join us for the annual Harry Potter Book Night for cosplay, tea & snacks, and a quiz with prizes.

Cherry Koivula, cosplayer extraordinaire and well-known from multiple conventions from all over Sweden, will talk about how to dress the part.

Dress up as your favourite character – competition with prizes!

Thursday 1st February at 19:00
Get your ticket (70:-) at the bookshop today – limited space!

Book launch: It’s All Coming Back – On love after the war

Published on Mon, 2018-01-15 13:33

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 18th Jan at 18:30

He was Jewish, she had a Nazi-friendly father.
How could they make a life out of that and how did they tell each other the difficult things.

Jon Kahn launches his book ”It’s All Coming Back – On love after the war” – a book about how it was to find love after the war even if you had the most differing backgrounds. Based on a true family story.

Welcome to discover a different love story!
Author reading & signing. Free.

Books of the Month for January 2018

Published on Mon, 2018-01-08 16:56

A new year, a new month, a new selection of great reads!
Discover the Books of the Month for January – there’s something for everyone!

Books of the Month – Fiction- Classics - Short Stories

MODERN FICTION
My Name is Leon – Kit de Waal

Epiphany Shop Hours

Published on Thu, 2018-01-04 10:59

Epiphany Shop Hours

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | January 5th–7th

The Uppsala shop:

Twelfth Night / Trettondagsafton
Friday 5th Jan 10-17

Epiphany / Trettondagen
Saturday 6th Jan 12-17

Sunday 7th Jan open as usual 12–16.

The Stockholm shop:

Twelfth Night / Trettondagsafton

Friday 5th Jan 11–17

Epiphany / Trettondagen

Saturday 6th Jan 12–16

Sunday 7th Jan open as usual 12–16.

Poetry Night with Ahu Smith & Linda Ghaderi

Published on Wed, 2017-12-13 15:02

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 14th Dec at 18:30. Free.

A Search for Belonging in Flesh and Soul
with Ahu Smith & Linda Ghaderi

Take time out from the Christmas frenzy for an evening with poets Ahu Smith and Linda Ghaderi.

Poetry reading and talk about life, belonging, and digging in the dirt for meaning.

Come in, warm up, the kettle will be on

Welcome to an evening of poetry!

» Visit Ahu’s site Authentic Traveler
» Visit Linda’s site LindaGhaderi.com

Click Read more for a presentation of the poets

Signing: Lagom by Lola A Åkerström

Published on Wed, 2017-12-13 14:59

Signing ”Lagom” by Lola A Åkerström

UPPSALA | Saturday 16th Dec at 13:00

As the Swedish proverb goes, ”Lagom är bäst” (The right amount is best). ”Lagom” sums up the Swedish psyche and is a way of living that promotes harmony. Full of insights and beautiful photographs, this authentic guide will help you make small, simple changes to your everyday life – whether that’s your diet, lifestyle, money, work or your home – so you can have a happier, more balanced way of living.

Award-winning writer and photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström has photographed and dispatched from roughly 60 countries for various publications. Read more about her and view her photos at www.lolaakinmade.com

”Lagom – The Swedish Secret of Living Well” makes a great gift for native Swedes, expats, and international friends alike.

Click to Read more (including an interview with Lola)

Books of the Month for December 2017

Published on Wed, 2017-12-06 17:29

Discover the Books of the Month for December – there’s something for everyone!

Books of the Month – Fiction- Classics - Short Stories

MODERN FICTION
Lincoln in the Bardo – George Saunders

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Books of the Month – April 2024

Alice Winn In Memoriam Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Toni Morrison Sula Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Beth O’Leary The Wake-Up Call Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the NEW reading group in Uppsala
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 *Join the reading group
P. Djèlí Clark A Master of Djinn Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	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	Sarah Hart Once Upon a Prime Paperback The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – March 2024

Ellen Hawley A Decent World Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Edith Wharton Ethan Frome Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	J.F. Murray Fling Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the NEW reading group in Uppsala
Katie Williams My Murder Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Scott Von Doviak Lowdown Road Paperback Noir of the month	David Koepp Aurora Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Nghi Vo The Empress of Salt and Fortune Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Stephen Graham Jones Mapping the Interior Paperback Horror of the month	Nic Stone Chaos Theory Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Huw Lemmey & Ben Miller Bad Gays Paperback – A Homosexual History Queer book of the month *Join the reading group	Hua Hsu Stay True Paperback – A Memoir Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – February 2024

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ A Spell of Good Things Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Leo Tolstoy The Cossacks Hardback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Nancy Peach The Mother of All Problems Paperback Feel-Good of the month
Catherine Kirwan A Lesson in Malice Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Daniel Weizmann The Last Songbird Paperback Noir of the month	M.D. Lachlan Celestial Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Hannah Kaner Godkiller Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Cassandra Khaw Nothing But Blackened Teeth Paperback Horror of the month	Jesse Q. Sutanto Didn’t See That Coming Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Eloghosa Osunde Vagabonds! Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group

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Modern Fiction Book of the Month – April 2024

In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They’re too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle – an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood – not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him, always has been. ”It was only because Gaunt knew he might die, that he could be so reckless as to kiss him.” An epic tale of the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip. // Discuss in the Modern Fiction reading group //
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Mystery Book of the Month – April 2024

It’s a classic setting: big city detective moves to a small country village for some peace and quiet, not getting much of either as he has barely unpacked when the bones of a young woman are discovered. The quiet country life that Jake Jackson envisioned is no more. Sometimes the quietest villages hide the darkest secrets… // Discuss in the Crime reading group //
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