H. P. Lovecraft & the Western European Witch-Cult, 18th March at The English Bookshop in Uppsala

Jens Heimdahl, Lovecraft translator and enthusiast, will give a talk about H.P. Lovecraft & the Western European Witch-Cult!

Wednesday March 18th at 7 pm
Tea and cake will be served. Tickets 60:-

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H. P. Lovecraft & the Western European Witch-Cult – A talk by Jens Heimdahl

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Meet Megan Abbot, Sunday 15th March, 15:00 at The English Bookshop Uppsala

Megan Abbott has been called the New Queen of Noir and with her novels Dare Me and The Fever she has broken through into the mainstream and both have reached high positions on US and UK bestseller lists. Join us for a author reading and conversation with bookseller Jan Smedh, followed by a book signing.

Sunday 15th March, 15:00, at The English Bookshop Uppsala

If you want to come listen to Megan this Sunday – please reserve a seat in advance by calling us, emailing us, tweeting us, fb:ing us, instagramming us or by just dropping by. There's no cover charge, but it might get full.

Megan Abbott in the bookshop

Meet Megan Abbott, The English Bookshop Uppsala

The Mirror Empire

The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley Kameron Hurley is an author probably best known within the SFF community for her non-fiction essay "We Have Always Fought: Challenging the 'Women, Cattle and Slaves' Narrative" who won the Hugo for Best Related Work last year. The Mirror Empire, part one of the Worldbreaker Saga, is her fourth book, the beginning of a fantasy series following her debut trilogy, the science fictional Bel Dame Apocrypha. To anyone familiar with Hurley's previous work, whether fiction or non-fiction, the ambitious, detailed worldbuilding, the attention to complex gender politics, and the well-written, challenging female characters of The Mirror Empire will be well-known territory.

Storytelling for Children, 14th March at The English Bookshop in Uppsala

Dogs are the stars of this week’s stories:

  • a yappy sausage dog that sounds scary but isn’t;
  • a sombre dog that cares for a whole family;
  • a dog that surfs.

Come and howl with delight at the dogs’ antics!

Eleven o’clock, Saturday 14th March at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Seb and Hamish by Jude and Niki Daly Courtney by John Burningham Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave by Quentin Blake

Books of the month for March

General Fiction: Laline Paull – The Bees

British Crime: Judith Flanders – A Murder of Magpies

Tough Crime: Yuri Herrera – Signs Preceding the End of the World

Science Fiction: Rjurik Davidson – Unwrapped Sky

Fantasy: Katherine Addison – The Goblin Emperor

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Diana Rowland – How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back

Classic of the Month: Charlotte Brontë – Villette

Teen reading: Lee Harper – To Kill A Mockingbird

Laline Paull – The BeesJudith Flanders – A Murder of MagpiesYuri Herrera – Signs Preceding the End of the WorldRjurik Davidson – Unwrapped SkyKatherine Addison – The Goblin EmperorDiana Rowland – How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back Charlotte Brontë – Villette Harper Lee – To Kill A Mockingbird

Thank-You-Sale! What a sale it was! And year.

Thank you for making our Thank you-sale last weekend (Fri Feb 27–Sun March 1) a huge success. And for making last year amazing. 2014 we sold more books than we ever had before. Once again, thanks.

 The English Bookshop Uppsala, Stockholm Old Town – Thank-You-Sale. People we love you. 

Storytelling for Children, 28th February at the English Bookshop in Uppsala

Have you heard about Mary who had a lamb? It was quite little. And its fleece was white. As snow. It followed Mary about. Plenty.

And what about Bear? All he wanted was bedtime. A peaceful one. But then Mouse arrived.

All this and more at eleven o’clock, Saturday 28th February at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Mary had a Little Lamb by Kate Willis Crowley A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton.

Teen Reading Group, 1st of March in Uppsala – The Accident by Kate Hendrick

The English Bookshop, Teen Reading Group – The Accident by Kate HendrickWelcome to an exciting get-together in the Uppsala bookshop to discuss the month’s book. This time we talk about The Accident by Kate Hendrick.

During the meeting we’ll talk about the book, have some fun and enjoy some delicious fika. And you get 10% discount on everything after the reading group meeting.

The cost is only 20:- + book 130:-. (Oh, and that includes the delicious cake as well!)
Limited number of participants (max 10), so talk to the booksellers and book your spot today.
Uppsala: Sunday March 1st at 1 pm

Kate Hendrick in the bookshop
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Storytelling for Children at the Uppsla Bookshop Feb 14

Everybody loves something.

Some love fluffy cats.
Some love to beat a drum.
Some love throwing their lunch on the floor.
But we mostly love stories.

Come and celebrate Valentine’s Day with some lovely stories!
Storytime at the Uppsala English Bookshop, 14th February, 11 o’clock

I love cats by Emma Dodd

Boom, Baby, Boom Boom! By Margaret Mahy and Margaret Chamberlain

I love cats by Emma Dodd Boom, Baby, Boom Boom! By Margaret Mahy and Margaret Chamberlain

Books of the month for February

General Fiction: Dinaw Mengestu – All Our Names

British Crime: Susan Elia MacNeal – Mr Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope #1)

Tough Crime: Edney Silvestre – Happiness is Easy

Science Fiction: Allen Steele – V-S Day

Fantasy: Marshall Ryan Maresca – The Thorn of Dentonhill (Maradaine #1)

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Anne Bishop – Written in Red (Others #1)

Classic of the Month: Aldous Huxley – Brave New World

Teen reading: Kate Hendrick – The Accident

Dinaw Mengestu – All Our NamesSusan Elia MacNeal – Mr Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope #1) Edney Silvestre – Happiness is Easy Allen Steele – V-S DayMarshall Ryan Maresca – The Thorn of Dentonhill (Maradaine #1) Anne Bishop – Written in Red (Others #1) Aldous Huxley – Brave New World Kate Hendrick – The Accident

Books of the Month – March 2025

Daniel Mason
North Woods
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Stendhal
Love
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Cressida McLaughlin
The Happy Hour
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

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Jonny Sweet
The Kellerby Code
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Henry Wise
Holy City
Paperback

Noir of the month

Hao Jingfang
Jumpnauts
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Robert Jackson Bennett
The Tainted Cup
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus
Pay the Piper
Paperback
Andrew McMillan
Pity
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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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
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Annie Darling
The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

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Jo Cunningham
Death By Numbers
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Matthew Harffy
Dark Frontier
Paperback

Noir of the month

Lavanya Lakshminarayan
The Ten Percent Thief
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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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
Paperback
Jiaming Tang
Cinema Love
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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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
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Barbara Pym
Excellent Women
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Iris Costello
The Story Collector
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

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Annette Dashofy
Where the Guilty Hide
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Kenneth Fearing
The Big Clock
Paperback

Noir of the month

Adrian Tchaikovsky
Alien Clay
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Simon Jimenez
The Spear Cuts Through Water
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Hiron Ennes
Leech
Paperback
Justin Torres
Blackouts
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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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
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Paperback

Classic of the month

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