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notting hill editionsWe are VERY proud to be stocking the full range of titles from the beautiful range of Notting Hill Editions!!! Möhring, Perec, Barthes, Sebald, Mandelstam - they're all here!
And don't miss David Shields much discussed How Literature Saved My Life.

Notting Hill editions in the bookshop

Night Out with Novelists Thursday 25th, 7 p.m. - The English Bookshop Stockholm

Award-winning British novelist, poet and short story writer Gerard Woodward is best known for his trilogy of stories about the Jones family--the second of which, I'll Go to Bed at Noon, was shortlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Adnan Mahmutovic is a lecturer and writer-in-residence at Stockholm University. He has published a novel, Thinner than a Hair, and recently released his collection of short stories, How to Fare Well and Stay Fair, which provides intimate portraits of Bosnian refugees. Both authors will be reading from their work and will engage in a Q & A with the audience. Light snacks will be provided. This event is open to everyone. No RSVP is required.

Adnan Mahmutovic, Gerard Woodward

11 o'clock on Saturday 27th April – Story-time at the English Bookshop

There is a mouse, a snake and a football game in this week's stories - something for everyone, in fact.
Come and join us at 11 o'clock on Saturday 27th April.

Pass it, Polly, Sarah Garland
George, the Dragon and the Princess, Chris Wormell
June and August, Vivian Walsh and Adam McCauley

Pass it, Polly, Sarah Garland George, the Dragon and the Princess, Chris Wormell June and August, Vivian Walsh and Adam McCauley

Reading Group - Tell the Wolves I’m Home

We invite you to an extra special reading group evening in May. Book blogger Helena Dahlgren will lead a discussion on 'Tell the Wolves I'm Home' by Carol Rifka Brunt.

The date: Wednesday 8th May, 7 pm. Wine, cheese and snacks will be served!

For all this you pay only 50:-!

10% discount for any books bought during the evening.

Please let us know if you wish to attend since the number of chairs is limited.

Carol Rifka Brunt in the bookshop

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Storytelling for children in the Stockholm English Bookshop

Saturday 20 April, 11 am at the bookshop in Gamla stan, our storyteller, Clara, will read for 3-6 year olds. No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and join the fun. Welcome!

Poetry Evening

Poetry Evening Thursday, April 18 at Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan: Four 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. Welcome!

Poetry evening: Ron Pavellas, Pad Kelly, Rebecca Lynn Foreman, Daniela Sikazwe

Kent Harrington – The Rat Machine

Kent Harringtons – The Rat MachineWe're proud to stock the latest book The Rat Machine from one of our all-time favourite thriller writers; Kent Harrington.

A great thing about being an indie bookseller is you can make that extra effort and stock wonderful things as much as you want.

A bunch of years ago we stumbled upon a great noir author from the US west coast by the name of Kent Harrington. Dia de los Muertos was the first one we read and it completely bowled us over. We then kept buying his new titles from Dennis McMillan's publishing house in New Mexico.

Then things went quiet for a bit but we are now in touch with Kent and he has just supplied us with a shipment of his new novel The Rat Machine.

Kent Harrington's web page has more in-depth information: essay about the cover, character dossiers, a playlist, and an excerpt.

We're pretty sure we're the only shop in Northern Europe to stock this. Possibly even Europe? So we ship all over Europe and take PayPal. http://www.kentharrington.com/the-rat-machine-in-europe

Oh - and even though Kent's other titles are not in print we can get you copies anyway. Let us know if you're interested via our Book finder service or write info@bookshop.se

 

Storytelling for Children - 11 o'clock on Saturday 6th April

We're getting ready for spring by reading stories of things to do out-doors. Come and join us at 11 o'clock on Saturday 6th April. At The Uppsala English Bookshop.

King of the Woods, David Day
The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook, Shirley Hughes
Dashing Dog!, Margaret Mahy
Billy's Beetle, Mick Inkpen

Storytelling

Welcome and listen to more stories! Saturday 6 April, 11 am in the bookshop. Our storyteller, Clara, will read for 3-6 year olds. Address: Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan
No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and join the fun.

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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Bella Osborne
Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

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Joyce Carol Oates
The Babysitter
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Kimi Cunningham Grant
These Silent Woods
Paperback

Noir of the month

H. Beam Piper
Little Fuzzy
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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India Holton
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
Feast While You Can
Paperback

Horror of the month

Sally Nichols
Yours From the Tower
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Ashley Herring Blake
Make the Season Bright
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Susan Casey
The Underworld
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – November 2024

Joyce Carol Oates
Breathe
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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