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If you tolerate this then your children will be next

By Emil (Blogger) on Tue, 2014-09-30 08:11

In 1844, the last remaining living pair of great auks – the "penguins of the north", as they have been called – were killed by three local fishermen on the small skerry Eldey, off the coast of Iceland. The skins were sold to collectors. Some two hundred years earlier, no one could have foreseen their extinction. In fact, the very existence of the extinction of species was heavily debated at the time.

The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne

By Anna (Blogger) on Mon, 2014-09-29 06:56

This is the story of two women and two journeys, of passion and madness and longing for a lost mother. Meena leaves her home in India fleeing from a danger she is sure is coming for her. She tries to make her way over the sea to Djibouti, travelling along a wave power generator that stretches almost all the way. Mariam is also running, a child escaping from slavery and making her way across Africa to Ethiopia.

On the origin of the non-fictional masterpiece

By Emil (Blogger) on Sun, 2014-09-28 09:24

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I don't get it. For some time now I’ve been working on a non-fiction book on the discoveries behind Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s theory of evolution.

While waiting….

By Rebecka (Guest Blogger) on Fri, 2014-09-26 09:38

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On the 30th of September Wonder Woman Lena Dunham’s long waiting autobiography “Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's ’Learned’” will be released. I am so excited and as it always is with Dunham you don’t know what to expect at all except brilliance.

Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

By Rebecka (Guest Blogger) on Thu, 2014-09-25 18:20

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This book’s been a ”talker” all around the world and now the Swedish audience is bubbling up about it too. “Tell the Wolves I’m Home” is a masterpiece, it is also a fascination book to debut with.

Storytelling for Children - 27th September, 11 o’clock

Published on Fri, 2014-09-19 09:07

What if your best friend wanted your best toy? Would you be able to share it? Sharing is a tricky skill to learn.

Stories about sharing and other moral dilemmas for children and their grown-ups at 11 o’clock at the English Bookshop on Saturday 27th September.

Stomp! By Jeanne Willis and Paul Howard

It’s not yours. It’s mine! By Susanna Moores

Book Signing

Published on Fri, 2014-09-19 09:00

Michael Cross signs his new book Freedom from Conscience - Deliverance from Evil.

Saturday September 20, 11.00 at The English Bookshop, Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan

Welcome!

'Vincent, a charismatic older man, is on a quest; he seeks revenge for a horrific tragedy he suffered years earlier. His lust is only satisfied through making mankind into his prey. Melanie Lindberg is a research psychologist who has left her violent past behind and lives an idealic, although unconventional, life with her loving family.
Melanie and Vincent's paths intersect when he rips her away from those who care for her...desiring to make her his own. Will she succumb to Vincent's mesmerizing charm and become his loyal companion in terror or will she have the power to resist him? This epic battle of wills reaches a surprising climax which will forever change Melanie's life.'

Cancelled – Surgeon at Arms – Wednesday Sept 17th at 7 pm

Published on Mon, 2014-09-15 20:10

Unfortunately tonight's Arnhem Observance has been cancelled due to illness. We will announce a rescheduling once we have set a date. Sorry!

In observance of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem 1944 there will be an evening dedicated to the topic at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Paul Kessel and Dany Kessel will talk about Paul's father Lipmann Kessel and his experiences as a surgeon during the Battle of Arnhem. Surgeon at Arms – Parachuting into Arnhem with the First Airbornes is one of the most interesting and dramatic personal memoirs to come out of the Second World War. Now republished after being unavailable for many years, it warmly deserves to find a new generation of readers.

Wednesday Sept 17th at 7 pm.

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Live: Ann Charters on Peter Orlovsky

Published on Sat, 2014-09-13 18:17

The Culture Night Live from the Uppsala English Bookshop: 19:30

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Live: Charles Cumming – a new generation of spy thriller writers. Interview by Kristofer Lundström from SVT

Published on Sat, 2014-09-13 16:35

The Culture Night Live from the Uppsala English Bookshop: 18:00 - 19:00

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Books of the Month – November 2024

Joyce Carol Oates Breathe Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Thomas Bernhard The Loser Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Lauren Bravo Preloved Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Nina Simon Mother-Daughter Murder Night Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group in Göteborg	Morgan Greene A Place Called Hope Paperback Noir of the month *Join the Crime reading group in Uppsala	Cory Doctorow The Lost Cause Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Patricia McKillip The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Alisa Alering Smothermoss Paperback Horror of the month	Elle McNicoll Some Like it Cold Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Lamya H Hijab Butch Blues Paperback – A Memoir Queer book of the month *Join the reading group	Roland Allen The Notebook Paperback – A History of Thinking on Paper Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – October 2024

Michael Magee Close to Home Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Sheridan Le Fanu Carmilla Hardback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Jennifer Page The Little Board Game Café Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Kemper Donovan The Busy Body Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group in Göteborg	Richard John Parfitt Stray Dogs Paperback Noir of the month *Join the Crime reading group in Uppsala	Ann Leckie Translation State Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
C. S. E. Cooney Saint Death’s Daughter Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Christopher Golden All Hallows Paperback Horror of the month	Randy Ribay Everything We Never Had Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Jade Song Chlorine Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group	Daisy Dunn Not Far From Brideshead Paperback – Oxford Between the Wars Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – September 2024

Amanda Peters The Berry Pickers Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Leslie Marmon Silko Ceremony Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Sophie Kinsella The Burnout Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Alice Slater Death of a Bookseller Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Dervla McTiernan What Happened to Nina? Paperback Noir of the month	Kali Wallace Dead Space Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Shannon Chakraborty The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	A.M. Shine The Watchers Paperback Horror of the month	Dustin Thao When Haru Was Here Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Sarah Waters Affinity Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group

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Modern Fiction Book of the Month – October 2024

While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he’s supposed to do. He works hard, he studies, and he – mostly – stays out of trouble. The thirty-year conflict is over, he’s told, and his future is lit with promise. But when Sean returns home from university, he finds much of the same – the same friends doing the same gear in the same clubs, the same fathers and brothers missing… One night, he assaults a stranger at a party, and everything begins to come undone. Close to Home begins with this sudden act of violence and expands into a startling portrait of working-class Ireland under the long shadow of the Troubles. // Discuss in the Fiction reading group //
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Mystery Book of the Month – October 2024

How to put a positive spin on a murder mystery... What happens when a ghostwriter for the rich and famous lands the ultimate gig: writing the memoir of a disgraced presidential candidate? Our witty, nosy narrator arrives at a secluded estate to meet Dorothy Gibson, the fallen political star everyone’s talking about. But when a neighbor turns up dead, the ghostwriter finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery she never saw coming. Add in a secret investigation, a suspiciously handsome man, and a plot twist no one expected – and suddenly, the story she’s writing becomes her own. Perfect for fans of Knives Out and Agatha Christie, this clever, twisty mystery is full of surprises. // Discuss in the Crime reading group in Göteborg //
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