The Shining Girls: “A constellation of murder”

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.

Revenge of the Redshirts (Redshirts, by John Scalzi)

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John Scalzi – Redshirts: A novel with three codasThis book was exactly what I expected it to be. Plus a bit more. In fact I was a little surprised when I put it down, surprised that this turned out to be a story that lingers in my head. I keep thinking about it.

The structure of this novel is a bit unusual, and could have failed completely. But I think it works.

The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman

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There is comfort in the predictable. When picking a book to read, the title, the cover, the blurb, sometimes even the name of the author, send us signals of what to expect. Plots will often follow recognisable paths. Even good books, which do not fall prey to the use of clichés, will still contain recognisable tropes.

Alden Bell – The Reapers Are The Angels

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Alden Bell – The Reapers Are The AngelsIt's strange that the older I get, the more I tend to surround myself with books targeting a much younger audience.

WHAT I'VE BEEN READING LATELY (HORROR, COMFORT LIT, AND AN ACTRESS-TURNED-AUTHOR)

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For this month, I thought I'd try something new and post shorter reviews of some of the books I've been reading lately/am reading at the moment. All of the titles are, I daresay, ideal for the warmer season, whether you're looking for spine-tingling horror, light, fun beach reads, or simply a plain old good book. Enjoy! I will be writing all about my summer reading plans shortly, so stay tuned for that!

Storytelling for children in the Stockholm English Bookshop

Welcome to our last storytelling before the summer! Saturday 1 June, 11 a.m. in the bookshop. Clara, will read for 3-6 year olds from these books: Lane Smith 'It's a Book', Jon Klassen 'I Want My Hat Back' & Jon Klassen 'This Is Not My Hat'

It's a book, This is not my hat, I want my hat back

11 o'clock, 25th May – Last story time before the summer

Poems, riddles and perhaps a fable or two: come and join us for the last story time before the summer holiday.

11 o'clock, 25th May, Uppsala English Bookshop.

Don't put mustard in the custard. Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake.
William and the night-train. Mij Kelly and Alison Jay.
Katie Morag delivers the mail. Mairi Hedderwick.

Don't put mustard in the custard. Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake. William and the night-train. Mij Kelly and Alison Jay. Katie Morag delivers the mail. Mairi Hedderwick.

Books of the Month – April 2025

Alice Chadwick
Dark Like Under
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Nancy Mitford
The Pursuit of Love
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Evie Woods
The Story Collector
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

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L.J. Shepherd
The Trials of Lila Dalton
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Thomas Perry
Hero
Paperback

Noir of the month

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
The Principle of Moments
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Jedediah Berry
The Naming Song
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Rachel Harrison
So Thirsty
Paperback
Michael Paramo
Ending the Pursuit
Paperback

– Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity

Queer book of the month

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Simon Kuper
Impossible City
Paperback

– Paris in the Twenty-First Century

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – March 2025

Daniel Mason
North Woods
Paperback

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Stendhal
Love
Paperback

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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
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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
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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
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Sci-Fi of the month

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Wole Talabi
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
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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
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Barbara Pym
Excellent Women
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Classic of the month

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