John Clute and the SF-Encyclopedia – Film from the Culture evening at the Bookshop

A VERY interesting talk with the recent Hugo winner. An agile mind in that fellow... And we're greatly honoured again to be sponsoring www.kontrast2012.se - don't miss it!

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Gud har annat för sig- Film from the Culture evening at the bookshop

We're so proud to be sponsoring this production and they had a great time telling people about it at the shop!

See the program for the show at Regina theater in Uppsala

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Illyria (or: why Elizabeth Hand rocks, part 97)

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Elizabeth Hand, IllyriaThere is a Morrissey song echoing at the back of my mind as I sit down and attempt to write something about Elizabeth Hand’s World Fantasy Award winner Illyria. “And I just can’t explain it, so I won’t even try t

Fantastic programme for Kulturnatten 2012 at The Uppsala English Bookshop

The Uppsala Culture Night 2012 (Kulturnatten Uppsala) will take place on September 8. We have a fantastic programme!

Don't miss out on visiting the bookshop during this tremendous day; we are bringing in authors from the far reaches of the world. This is a unique opportunity to take part of otherwise unseen international literary excellence. We are also proud to be previewing two of this autumn's biggest cultural events in Uppsala: Teater C and Kontrast!

The Uninvited Guests

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This is an unususal and quite pleasant combination of a psychological chamber-drama, a ghost story and an Edwardian love story. Sometimes one is blown away by the lovely descriptions of clothes and old buildings and family history, and then suddenly the suspense creeps up and is quite breath-taking. A lovely, cosy book - with that extra twist - for dark autumn nights.

Beautiful Ruins

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Another wonderful book by Jess Walter! Like no other author Jess Walter can describe normal, middle-aged people who have somehow let their lives slipped by and still make it an extraordiary reading experice. Beautiful Ruins is just such a book. Through several parallell stories we get to know people, their past and present, what they wish their lives to be, and what they have actually become. This really shouldn't make for a good reading, but it does, and even thinking back on the book now, it gives me a warm, glowing feeling of happiness with my own, very ordinary, middle-aged life. Though everything is not perfect, there are certainly some things that are very good! Heartily recommended!

News for August!

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’Summer’ is over and we’re moving into the next reading period; where reading has to compete with school and work. But there are plenty of good books to choose from. And work/school will be the better for it.

Books of the month for August. Our picks!

El Gavilan

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I love small publishers; you can find some true gems on their lists; a voice you would never have heard otherwise. El Gavilan is a bleak crime novel set in Ohio with the topic being latino immigration and racism  - both personal and institutional. It is gripping and well written and makes you think. What more can you ask? I'm not entirely certain I like how the book pans out but at the same time I'm not sure I was supposed to! Recommended!

Books of the Month – September 2023

Ann Morgan
Crossing Over
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Elizabeth Bowen
The Last September
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Jasmine Guillory
By the Book
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

Jessa Maxwell
The Golden Spoon
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Dwyer Murphy
An Honest Living
Paperback

Noir of the month

Becky Chambers
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Sunyi Dean
The Book Eaters
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Victoria Vinuesa
See You On Venus
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Jeanette Winterson
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Baek Sehee
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
Paperback

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – August 2023

Charlene Carr
Hold My Girl
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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John Williams
Stoner
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Sarra Manning
London, With Love
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

Jo Silva
The Wrecker’s Curse
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Ted Flanagan
Every Hidden Thing
Paperback

Noir of the month

Ian Watson
The Embedding
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Gennarose Nethercott
Thistlefoot
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Katie Clapham
Three Girls
Paperback

Teen/YA book of the month

Julia Shaw
Bi
Paperback

– The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality

Queer book of the month

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Javier Zamora
Solito
Paperback

– A Memoir

Non-Fiction on the month

Books of the Month – July 2023

Karen Campbell
Paper Cup
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

Molly Keane
Good Behaviour
Paperback

Classic of the month

Heidi Swain
The Book Lover’s Retreat
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

Katy Watson
The Three Dahlias
Paperback

Mystery of the month

Luke Cassidy
Iron Annie
Paperback

Noir of the month

Ling Ma
Severance
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

Kelly Barnhill
When Women Were Dragons
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

Alexia Casale
Sing If You Can't Dance
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Mason Deaver
I Wish You All the Best
Paperback

Queer book of the month

Lindsey Fitzharris
The Facemaker
Paperback

– One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – June 2023

Hernan Diaz
Trust
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon
Paperback

– The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan

Classics of the month

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