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Books of the month for July

Published on Fri, 2016-07-01 08:34

General Fiction: Kate Clanchy – Meeting the English

British Crime: William Sutton – Lawless and the Devil of Euston Square

Tough Crime: David Black – Fast Shuffle

Fantasy: Jon Skovron – Hope & Red

Science Fiction: Weston Ochse – Ninefox Gambit

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Cathy Clamp – Forbidden (Sazi)

Teen reading: Clare Furniss – The Year of the Rat

Classic of the Month: Wilkie Collins – Dream Woman

Non-Fiction: Thomas Harding – The House by the Lake

Kate Clanchy – Meeting the English William Sutton – Lawless and the Devil of Euston Square David Black – Fast Shuffle Jon Skovron – Hope & Red Weston Ochse – Ninefox Gambit Cathy Clamp – Forbidden (Sazi) Clare Furniss – The Year of the Rat Wilkie Collins – Dream Woman Thomas Harding – The House by the Lake

N.K. Jemisin – The Fifth Season

By Anna Bark Persson (Blogger) on Wed, 2016-06-29 19:05

The world is ending. It has ended before, and it will end again. In N.K. Jemisin’s sixth novel The Fifth Season, Father Earth himself is the enemy, rupturing the world’s only continent through quakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis and storms every couple of decades and sending its people into chaos as a result.

The Geek Feminist Revolution – by Kameron Hurley

By Anna Bark Persson (Blogger) on Tue, 2016-06-14 13:21

The Geek Feminist Revolution is an essay collection by science fiction and fantasy author Kameron Hurley about feminism, geek culture, narrative and writing. Dedicated to Joanna Russ, the collection is an oftentimes personal inquiry into the genres we, as feminists, both love and hate.

Books of the month for June

Published on Mon, 2016-06-06 11:36

General Fiction: Viet Tanh Nguyen – The Sympathizer

British Crime: Andrea Carter – Death at Whitewater Church

Tough Crime: Lisa McInerney – The Glorious Heresies

Fantasy: Victor Milan – Dinosaur Lords

Science Fiction: Margaret Fortune – Nova

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: J. C. Nelson – Free Agent (Grimm Agency #1)

Teen reading: Eric Lindstrom – Not If I See You First

Classic of the Month: Patricia Highsmith – Carol

Non-Fiction: Michael Jones – After Hitler: The Last Days of World War Two in Europe

Viet Tanh Nguyen – The Sympathizer Andrea Carter – Death at Whitewater Church Lisa McInerney – The Glorious Heresies Marc Turner – When the Heavens Fall (Chronicles of Exile #1) Margaret Fortune – Nova Daniel José Older – Half-Resurrection Blues Eric Lindstrom – Not If I See You First Patricia Highsmith – Carol Chris Wright – No More Worlds to Conquer: Sixteen People Who Defined Their Time - and What They Did Next

Birthday Party in Stockholm

Published on Sun, 2016-06-05 13:57

Birthday Party 1 year on Södermalm in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM | Saturday 11th June

It’s time for a Birthday Party – and you’re invited! Saturday 11th June we’ll celebrate one year in Sofo in Stockholm with all day festivities in the Stockholm shop!

Special Birthday Offers all day (3-for-2 on everything!) and a full on Birthday Party from 17:00 with drinks, snacks, games and of course BOOKS!

The music event Make Musik STHLM will go on all day in Sofo, so we’ll have some amazing bands playing just outside of the shop.

Bring your friends and family and join us to celebrate the bookshop, and to get your hands on our curated selection of brilliant summer reads!

Japanese Poetry Game Night in Stockholm

Published on Mon, 2016-05-30 17:24

Lets play Ogoola Karuta

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 2nd June 18:30–20:30

Welcome to play the Ogoola Karuta Poetry Game – an English version of the Japanese game Karuta.

A game about listening and finding FAST what you are listening to in the cards you will pick. Grab the correct cards before the others do in order to win! Known as an intellectual martial arts game in Japan. The cards have famous poetry quotes on them but no prior knowledge is needed!

No entrance fee but we have limited space – please let us know if you are planning to join! Sign up at the Stockholm shop. Japanese tea and crackers will be served.

Breakfast Talk: John O’Farrell on There’s Only Two David Beckhams

Published on Thu, 2016-05-19 15:58

Breakfast Talk John O’Farrell on There's Only Two David Beckhams

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 26th May at 09:00

We are thrilled to invite you to a truly British morning in the Stockholm bookshop – John O’Farrell is joining us for breakfast all the way from London to discuss his latest novel There’s Only Two David Beckhams.

Breakfast Music: 3 Women with Sofie Livebrant

Published on Mon, 2016-05-02 12:56

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 12th May at 09:00

Welcome to a new take on our popular Breakfast Talk series in the Stockholm shop – Breakfast Music!

Books of the month for May

Published on Mon, 2016-05-02 09:08

General Fiction: A. D. Miller – The Faithful Couple

British Crime: David Mark – Dark Winter

Tough Crime: James Carlos Blake – The House of Wolfe

Science Fiction: Danie Ware – Ecko: Rising

Fantasy: Clifford Beal – Guns of Ivrea

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Seanan McGuire – Chaos Choreography

Classic of the Month: Jean Rhys – Good Morning, Midnight

Teen reading: Emery Lord – When We Collided

Non-Fiction: Bill Bryson – Shakespeare

A. D. Miller – The Faithful Couple David Mark – Dark Winter (DS Aector McAvoy #1) James Carlos Blake – The House of Wolfe (A Border Noir) Daniel Ware – Ecko: Rising Geoffrey Beal – Guns of Ivrea Seanan McGuire – Chaos Choreography (Incryptid Novels) Jean Rhys – Good Morning, Midnight Emery Lord – When We Collided Bill Bryson – Shakespeare

Storytelling for Children, Saturday 7th May in Uppsala

Published on Sun, 2016-05-01 23:53

UPPSALA | Saturday 7th May at 11:00

Harry is lost in the fog.
Heather keeps falling in the water.

Soggy stories at the last time we meet before the summer.

Story time at eleven o’clock, Saturday 7th May at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Heather Fell in the Water by Doug MaCleod and Craig Smith
Hog in the Fog by Julia Copus and Eunyoung Seo

Heather Fell in the Water by Doug MaCleod and Craig Smith

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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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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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