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Release Two Thirds North 2014 in Stockholm

Published on Sun, 2014-05-04 12:15

Stockholm: Welcome to the official release of Two Thirds North 2014 – a journal of international writing.

Poetry and fiction readings from contributing authors. Light snacks and drinks will be served.

Thursday May 8th at 7 pm at the Stockholm shop on Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan

No RSVP required (but feel free to share this invitation with your friends!).
You can also find the event and invitation on facebook

You can read more about the journal at their website www.twothirdsnorth.com

Oh, and the Stockholm bookshop celebrates 6 years on this day as well!

Meet author James Smythe - Arthur C Clarke Award shortlisted

Published on Wed, 2014-04-30 17:22

Stockholm: Come say hello to Arthur C Clarke Award shortlisted author James Smythe at our Stockholm shop on Lilla Nygatan shop on Saturday May 3 at 2pm and take the opportunity to get one of his great books signed!

Not only World Book Day, but World book Weekend!

Published on Wed, 2014-04-23 14:42

The Uppsala bookshop is a alive with lots of activites during the weekend.

First we have Storytelling for children with Hannah – Saturday at 11 am in the shop.

Later on Saturday, at 1 pm, at Uppsala Stadsbibliotek – we will meet Josip Novakovich on The Uppsala International Authors Stage. No ticket needed for this event.
Josip Novakovich in the bookshop
Download the poster for the event

Last but not least: Teen Reading group! In the shop, Sunday at 1 pm. This month we're discussing The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini.

Concert with Ryan O'Reilly on Saturday the 10th

Published on Wed, 2014-04-23 13:55

We have a special treat for you! On Saturday, May 10th, British singer-songwriter Ryan O'Reilly will do a concert in the shop.
No booking necessary, just drop in and listen to the lovely music. Just after closing time, at 16.15 the doors will open again and the concert will begin shortly.
Welcome!

The Ryan O'Reilly Band

Storytelling for Children - Saturday 26 April

Published on Tue, 2014-04-22 10:16

The Big Concrete Lorry by Shirley Hughes Spring is in the air. And so are new building projects.
Come and hear the funny story of one family's extension.

Story time at 11 o'clock, 26th April, The English Bookshop, Uppsala.

The Big Concrete Lorry by Shirley Hughes.

Upcoming Storytelling for Children

Published on Tue, 2014-04-15 19:48

Storytelling for Children at The English Bookshop in Uppsala, Stockholm

Saturdays 11-11.30, at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

April 26
May 10, May 24
June 7

Welcome all 3-6 year olds for storytelling with Hannah. No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and join the fun.

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“She was the light of the world”: Hild, Nicola Griffith

By Anna Bark Persson (Blogger) on Tue, 2014-04-15 12:30

Nicola Griffith is likely to most people, or at least to readers of this blog, known as the author of the sf-novels Ammonite and Slow River, but her latest novel is a historical one. It takes place in seventh century Britain, centring on the historical figure of Hilda of Whitby, a Christian saint. In Hild, Griffith envisions what Hilda's childhood might have been – the book begins when Hild is three years old and is the first instalment in her journey towards sainthood of a planned trilogy.

Niel Bushnell – Sorrowline at The Uppsala International Authors Stage

Published on Fri, 2014-04-11 22:54

Meet Niel Bushnell, animator and author of Sorrowline and Timesmith. Niel is our guest at the Uppsala Internationella Författarscen; a collaboration between us and the Stadsbibliotek.

Saturday 12/4, at 12 noon, at Uppsala City Library (Stadsbiblioteket)
No entrance fee, but book your ticket at Stadsbibliotek reception, 018-727 83 33. You need to collect your ticket at least 30 minutes before the event.

Niel Bushnell in the bookshop

Niel Bushnells website

Om Uppsalas Internationella Författarscen / Uppsala International Authors Stage

Poetry Evening in Stockholm, Thursday April 10

Published on Wed, 2014-04-09 11:20

Poetry Evening in the Stockholm shop: Five international poets living locally will be sharing their verse. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with light snacks. The readings will begin at 7:15. This event is open to everyone. No RSVP required.

Life After Life

By Stina (Staff) on Thu, 2014-04-03 11:05

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Not only is this the winner of the Costa award - it is also a very good read and a remarkable book! My first impressions were that the book is like a cross between Groundhog Day and Sliding Doors - and so it is! But Life after Life is so much more, it's the story of a girl who somehow can live her life over again and by changing small details manage to change major events, not necessarily to history, but to her own life, and those close to her - but some things are too difficult to change no matter how many times you try.

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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

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Mystery Book of the Month – September 2024

Would you kill for a good story? Roach – bookseller, loner and true crime fanatic – is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep. That is, until Laura joins the bookshop. With her cute literary tote bags and sunny smile, she’s everyone’s favourite bookseller. But beneath the shiny veneer, Roach senses a darkness within Laura, the same darkness Roach possesses… Bringing together toxic female relationships and our cultural obsession with true crime, Death of a Bookseller is a compulsively readable roller-coaster of suspense that prompts discussion and reflection about the ethics of true crime and who really owns the stories we tell. // Discuss in the Crime reading group //
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