Books of the month for September

Published on Sat, 2013-09-07 15:00
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General Fiction: William Sutcliffe – The Wall

British Crime: Carol McCleary – The Formula for Murder

Tough Crime: Dana Stabenow – Bad Blood

Paranormal: Kimberly Frost – Would-Be Witch

Fantasy: A. Lee Martinez – Too Many Curses

Science Fiction: Christopher L Bennett – Only Superhuman

From October we'll be listing a Teen title also!

William Sutcliffe – The Wall Carol McCleary – The Formula for Murder Dana Stabenow – Bad Blood  Kimberly Frost – Would-Be Witch A. Lee Martinez – Too Many Curses Christopher L Bennett – Only Superhuman

Reading Survey!!!!

By Helena (Blogger) on Thu, 2013-09-05 23:06
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What are you reading right now? Just finishing off Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda, the first book to be published on Dennis Lehane's new imprint. Incidentally - accidentally, I should think not... - it is rather reminiscent of Mystic River, although in a more ethnically diverse Brooklyn setting. Gritty, real, and beautifully written with a terrific sense of place.

What will you be reading next? Night Film by Marisha Pessl, finally!

Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda Mystic River by Dennis Lehane Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Storytelling for Children – Kulturnatten

Published on Sun, 2013-08-25 19:51
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Storytelling for Children during Kulturnatten in Uppsala - 11 o'clock the 14th of September.

Topsy and Tim Have a Birthday Party by Jean Adamson I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen Mrs Vickers' Knickers by Kara Lebihan, Deborah Allwright  Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson, Rebecca CobbI Don't Want to Be a Pea by Ann Bonwill, Illustrated by Simon Rickerty

The Killing Moon

By Anna (Blogger) on Sat, 2013-08-24 23:59
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N. K. Jemisin - The Killing Moon (Dreamblood #1) Ancient cities. Why haven't we seen more stories exploring ancient cities? They have existed in various shapes and forms for perhaps 10000 years, depending on what you count as a city.

In Search of the Truth of Bletchley Park

By Annie Burman (Guest Blogger) on Tue, 2013-08-20 11:03
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Station X The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park by Michael Smith Codebreakers, eds. F.H. Hinsley and Alan Stripp The Ultra Secret by F.W. Winterbotham

(The Secrets of Station X by Michael Smith and Codebreakers, eds. F.H. Hinsley and Alan Stripp)

Bletchley Park is to my mind one of the most fascinating places in history. It was here that the British broke into German, Italian and Japanese codes and ciphers during the Second World War, among them the most famous, Enigma, the cipher used by all German Armed Forces.

What Helena read in the summer of 2013 (the shortlisted version)

By Helena (Blogger) on Tue, 2013-08-20 10:33
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The Year of the Ladybird: A Ghost Story by Graham Joyce

The effortlessly genre defying Joyce's new novel takes place in the blistering summer of 1976. David, a young student, has come to the coastal town of Skegness to work at a holiday camp and, hopefully, watch his life begin.

What Jan read the summer of 2013

Published on Sun, 2013-08-18 10:56
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Howard Cunnell - Marine Boy
Well, it started really good - bleak, dark, southern England. Then I forgot the book on a ferry in Greece... In my defense the boat *was* rocking quite heavily.

Daniel O'Malley - The Rook
This was super entertaining. Starts with a woman without memory waking up in a body she doesn't recognize in a private park in London with a dozen dead people on the ground around her all wearing rubber gloves ... And it only gets better.

Max Barry - Lexicon
Very exciting, made me think of The Magicians and The Secret History, but with more of an action feel to it. Good idea, good read.

Howard Cunnell - Marine Boy Daniel O'Malley - The Rook Max Barry - Lexicon

Anton DiSclafani - The Yonahlossee Riding Camp For Girls
I really enjoyed this; the tale of a girl in 1930 messing up and

Books of the month for August

Published on Thu, 2013-08-01 20:48
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General Fiction: Vaddey Ratner – In The Shadow Of The Banyan

British Crime: Robert Wilson – Capital Punishment

Tough Crime: Christopher Fowler – Plastic

Paranormal: Meljean Brook – Guardian Demon

Fantasy: Jim C Hines – Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris #1)

Science Fiction: Jason Hough – The Darwin Elevator (Dire Earth #1)

Vaddey Ratner – In The Shadow Of The Banyan Robert Wilson – Capital Punishment Christopher Fowler – Plastic Meljean Brook – Guardian Demon Jim C Hines – Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris #1) Jason Hough – The Darwin Elevator (Dire Earth #1)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

By Nahal Ghanbari (Guest Blogger) on Tue, 2013-07-30 17:08
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Neil Gaiman – The Ocean at the End of the LaneAfter attending a funeral, a tired and somewhat confused man finds himself driving towards his childhood home. While mulling over the place where he grew up and the times he grew up in, he stops at the end of the lane, outside of the Hempstock's farmhouse...

The Shining Girls: “A constellation of murder”

By Anna Bark Persson (Blogger) on Thu, 2013-07-04 14:56
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Shining Girls by Lauren BeukesJinsuk. Zora. Willie. Kirby. Margo. Julia. Catherine. Alice. Misha. Nine female names written on the bedroom wall in a house outside of time. Nine shining girls Harper Curtis is compelled to kill. One young woman, scarred from wounds she should not have been able to survive, hunting a murderer who cannot be real.

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Stendhal, Love
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Jonny Sweet, The Kellerby Code
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Henry Wise, Holy City
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Robert Jackson Bennett, The Tainted Cup
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The Tainted Cup
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Andrew McMillan, Pity
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Sophie Elmhirst, Maurice and Maralyn
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Maurice and Maralyn
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Glorious Exploits
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Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man
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Annie Darling, The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill
Annie Darling
The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill
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Jo Cunningham, Death By Numbers
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Death By Numbers
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Matthew Harffy, Dark Frontier
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Lavanya Lakshminarayan, The Ten Percent Thief
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The Ten Percent Thief
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Wole Talabi, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
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Fiona Barnett, The Dark Between the Trees
Fiona Barnett
The Dark Between the Trees
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Jiaming Tang, Cinema Love
Jiaming Tang
Cinema Love
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Emma Tarlo, Under the Hornbeams
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Under the Hornbeams
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Barbara Pym, Excellent Women
Barbara Pym
Excellent Women
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Iris Costello, The Story Collector
Iris Costello
The Story Collector
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Annette Dashofy, Where the Guilty Hide
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Where the Guilty Hide
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Kenneth Fearing, The Big Clock
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Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alien Clay
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Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water
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Hiron Ennes, Leech
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Justin Torres, Blackouts
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Pandora Sykes (ed.), What Writers Read
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What Writers Read
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Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
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