We’re the Shop of the Year 2017!

Published on Fri, 2017-05-12 14:56
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Celebrating the Shop of the Year Award

The English Bookshop in Uppsala was awarded the Årets Handel 2017 award (Shop of the Year) at an awards ceremony at Uppsala Castle last night!

”Wow. What a great night and wonderful morning.
Thank you, everyone, for your kindness and love.
We wouldn't be here without you!”

– Jan, Christer & Fantabulous Crew – custodians of the 2017 Uppsala Shop of the Year Award!

Video interview at the award ceremony at Uppsala Castle

In the media:

» Videointervju UNT: De vann årets handel
» Svensk Bokhandel: Bokhandel vinner pris
» Uppgång/Näringsliv i Uppland: Galans alla vinnare

Books of the Month – May 2017

Published on Wed, 2017-05-10 13:05
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Rowan Hisayo Buchanan - Harmless Like YouVirginia Woolf - OrlandoKate Ellis - A High Mortality of DovesChristopher Charles - The ExiledRenée Ahdieh - The Wrath and the DawnKameron Hurley - The Stars are LegionTim Powers - Medusa’s WebAngie Thomas - The Hate U GiveHisham Matar - The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In BetweenRebecca Schiff - The Bed Moved

Plenty of interesting titles in our picks for May!

General Fiction: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan – Harmless Like You 

Classic: Virginia Woolf – Orlando

British Crime: Kate Ellis – A High Mortality of Doves

Tough Crime: Christopher Charles – The Exiled

Fantasy: Renée Ahdieh – The Wrath and the Dawn

Science Fiction: Kameron – The Stars are Legion

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Tim Powers – Medusa’s Web

Teen reading: Angie Thomas – The Hate U Give

Non-Fiction: Hisham Matar – The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

Short Story Collection: Rebecca Schiff – The Bed Moved

Click Read more to... eh, read more in the title presentations.

Breakfast Talk with Yuri Herrera

Published on Fri, 2017-05-05 14:43
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Breakfast Talk with Yuri Herrera

STOCKHOLM | Friday 12th May at 10:00

Meet Mexican author Yuri Herrera, author of the critically acclaimed Signs Preceding the End of the World, The Transmigration of Bodies and the just released Kingdom Cons.

Advance tickets 60:- (includes coffee/tea and a light breakfast) are available at the Stockholm bookshop or online at Billetto www.billetto.se/195035

» Read more on the facebook event page (and feel free to share!)

Book signing with Robin Hobb

Published on Fri, 2017-04-28 10:17
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Book Signing Robin Hobb

UPPSALA | Tuesday 9th May at 12:30

ROBIN HOBB signs her new book Assassin’s Fate, the concluding third part in the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, in the Uppsala shop on Tuesday 9th May at 12:30.

PRE-BOOK your copy of Assassin’s Fate to make sure you get a copy at the signing. 

PRE-ORDER a personalized signed copy if you can’t make it to the signing in person. (Or if you want to pick it up at the Stockholm shop.)

Limited number of copies in this delivery, so do get your pre-booking/order in right away!

Nordic Noir Talks: Meet Jens Lapidus

Published on Fri, 2017-04-21 12:17
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Meet Jens Lapidus – Nordic Noir Talks

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 27th April at 18:30

The Stockholm Noir trilogy has already become a phenomenon in Sweden and abroad. His own professional experience as a criminal defense lawyer has given him unusual insights into a world that most people would rather not acknowledge.

Critics have tagged him ”a Swedish James Ellroy”, a truth-telling author who writes about life on the streets and depicts the underbelly of Swedish society.

Just released in English: Stockholm Delete.

Meet Jens on Thursday 27th April at 18:30 in the Stockholm shop on Södermannagatan 22.

Advance tickets (60:- incl. refreshments) are available online at www.billetto.se/nordic-noir-lapidus or at the Stockholm bookshop

Read all about the Nordic Noir Talk series at www.bookshop.se/nordicnoir
Next up in the series is Viveca Sten on May 30th.

Talk: Dropping into History - WWII

Published on Fri, 2017-04-21 11:25
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Dropping into History

UPPSALA | Thursday 27th April at 19:00

Two young men (one from Britain, one from Poland) were parachuted into German occupied Europe during the 2nd World War. Both became heroes in their own right and wrote books about their experiences.

Join us in the bookhshop and listen to their sons Paul Kessel and Janusz Zabielski recall their fathers’ unique contributions to the fight against Nazism and talk about the books ­Surgeon at Arms and First to Return.

Tickets 60 kr – get your ticket today at the bookshop.

Join the Crime Reading Group

Published on Fri, 2017-04-21 11:13
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Join the Crime Reading Group

UPPSALA

Reader of mystery novels?
Lover of crimes?

Join the Crime Reading Group in Uppsala! We meet once a month to discuss a mystery novel, either a more hard-boiled, noir kind of book (Tough Crime), or a more classic crime (British Crime). Leading the discussions is author James van Loon.

On Monday 24 April we’re dissecting Sunset City by Melissa Ginsburg and on Monday 22 May we discuss what’s making A High Mortality of Doves by Kate Ellis fly. (The novel that is, the doves aren’t flying anywhere...)

Sign up at the bookshop.

Books of the Month – April 2017

Published on Tue, 2017-04-04 14:34
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Mark Thompson – DustJulia Chapman – Date with DeathMelissa Ginsburg – Sunset CityVic James – Gilded CageBrenda Cooper – Edge of DarkLaura Bickle – Nine of StarsBecky Albertalli – Simon vs The Homo Sapiens AgendaIris Murdoch – A Severed HeadHope Jahren – Lab GirlAnnie Proulx – Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories

Plenty of interesting titles in our picks for April!

General Fiction: Mark Thompson – Dust

Classic: Iris Murdoch – A Severed Head

British Crime: Julia Chapman – Date with Death

Tough Crime: Melissa Ginsburg – Sunset City

Fantasy: Vic James – Gilded Cage

Science Fiction: Brenda Cooper – Edge of Dark

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Laura Bickle – Nine of Stars

Teen reading: Becky Albertalli – Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda

Non-Fiction: Hope Jahren – Lab Girl

Short Story Collection: Annie Proulx – Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories

Click Read more to... eh, read more in the title presentations.

Nordic Noir Talks: Meet Carin Gerhardsen

Published on Tue, 2017-04-04 12:38
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Meet Carin Gerhardsen

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 6th April at 18:30

Meet Carin Gerhardsen on Thursday – if you dare…

Meet Carin Gerhardsen on Thursday 6th April in our Stockholm shop. We say ’if you dare’ only because she’s literally been killing off people in southern Stockholm for years in her Hammarby novels (to be fair she’s been solving the crimes as well with a little help from Detective Inspector Conny Sjöberg and his murder investigation team at the Hammarby police).

Meet Carin at our first Nordic Noir Talk on Thursday 6th April at 18:30 at the Stockholm shop on Södermannagatan 22.

Advance tickets (60:- incl. refreshments) are available online at www.billetto.se/nordic-noir-gerhardsen or at the Stockholm bookshop

Read all about the Nordic Noir Talk series at www.bookshop.se/nordicnoir
Next up in the series is Jens Lapidus on April 27th.

Release Party for Two Thirds North 2017

Published on Tue, 2017-04-04 12:30
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Release party Two Thirds North 2017

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 5th April at 19:00

Literature! Music! Snacks and refreshments! 

It must be the release party for TWO THIRDS NORTH, Stockholm University's journal of international literature! 

more news…

Books of the Month – March 2025

Daniel Mason, North Woods
Daniel Mason
North Woods
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Stendhal, Love
Stendhal
Love
Paperback

Classic of the month

*Join the reading group
Cressida McLaughlin, The Happy Hour
Cressida McLaughlin
The Happy Hour
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

*Join the reading group in Uppsala
Jonny Sweet, The Kellerby Code
Jonny Sweet
The Kellerby Code
Paperback

Mystery of the month

*Join the reading group
Henry Wise, Holy City
Henry Wise
Holy City
Paperback

Noir of the month
Hao Jingfang, Jumpnauts
Hao Jingfang
Jumpnauts
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
Robert Jackson Bennett, The Tainted Cup
Robert Jackson Bennett
The Tainted Cup
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus, Pay the Piper
George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus
Pay the Piper
Paperback

Horror of the month

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Andrew McMillan, Pity
Andrew McMillan
Pity
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Sophie Elmhirst, Maurice and Maralyn
Sophie Elmhirst
Maurice and Maralyn
Paperback

– A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – February 2025

Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
Ferdia Lennon
Glorious Exploits
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

*Join the reading group
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man
Paperback

Classic of the month

*Join the reading group
Annie Darling, The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill
Annie Darling
The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

*Join the reading group in Uppsala
Jo Cunningham, Death By Numbers
Jo Cunningham
Death By Numbers
Paperback

Mystery of the month

*Join the Crime reading group
Matthew Harffy, Dark Frontier
Matthew Harffy
Dark Frontier
Paperback

Noir of the month
Lavanya Lakshminarayan, The Ten Percent Thief
Lavanya Lakshminarayan
The Ten Percent Thief
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
Wole Talabi, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
Wole Talabi
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Fiona Barnett, The Dark Between the Trees
Fiona Barnett
The Dark Between the Trees
Paperback

Horror of the month

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Jiaming Tang, Cinema Love
Jiaming Tang
Cinema Love
Paperback

Queer book of the month

*Join the reading group
Emma Tarlo, Under the Hornbeams
Emma Tarlo
Under the Hornbeams
Paperback

– A true story of life in the open

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – January 2025

Samantha Harvey, Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Orbital
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Barbara Pym, Excellent Women
Barbara Pym
Excellent Women
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Iris Costello, The Story Collector
Iris Costello
The Story Collector
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

*Join the reading group in Uppsala
Annette Dashofy, Where the Guilty Hide
Annette Dashofy
Where the Guilty Hide
Paperback

Mystery of the month

*Join the Crime reading group
Kenneth Fearing, The Big Clock
Kenneth Fearing
The Big Clock
Paperback

Noir of the month
Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alien Clay
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Alien Clay
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

*Join the reading group
Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water
Simon Jimenez
The Spear Cuts Through Water
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

*Join the reading group
Hiron Ennes, Leech
Hiron Ennes
Leech
Paperback

Horror of the month

*Join the reading group in Uppsala
Justin Torres, Blackouts
Justin Torres
Blackouts
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Pandora Sykes (ed.), What Writers Read
Pandora Sykes (ed.)
What Writers Read
Paperback

– 35 Writers on their Favourite Book

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – December 2024

Celina Baljeet Basra, Happy
Celina Baljeet Basra
Happy
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Paperback

Classic of the month

*Join the reading group
more…

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