Author visit

Published on Sat, 2012-06-30 11:18
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Jon Jefferson - Author Reading 7 july 2012, English Bookshop, Gamla stanMeet best-selling forensic crime author Jon Jefferson – co-author of the Body Farm novels – on Saturday, July 7 at The English Bookshop in Gamla Stan at 2 p.m. He will be signing his books and will be reading from the latest book, The Inquisitor's Key. 
All are welcome!

Jon Jefferson in the bookshop
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Helena’s summer reading - the 2012 edition

By Helena (Blogger) on Tue, 2012-06-19 20:43
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With midsummer lurking just around the corner, it is high time to start talking about summer reading. In fact, I strongly suspect it may be time to start reading those piles and piles of books that keep calling my name, going"hey, Helena, let’s hang out this summer! Pick me, pick me!". Here are my top contenders.

Storytelling

Published on Sun, 2012-06-03 15:14
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Saturday 9th June at 11 at Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan. Welcome all 3-6 year olds
for storytelling with Philip. No need to sign up, just show up
at the shop and join the fun.

The Humorist

By Stina (Staff) on Thu, 2012-05-31 14:29
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What happens when you are born without the ability to smile and laugh? Oh yes, you become a humour critic! This must be one of the blackest examples of black humor I have ever read! It's dark, disturbing, thought-provoking and, yes, sometimes funny. The kind of book I am very happy to have read, and rather unique in its kind.

The eagerly awaited 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

By Anna (Blogger) on Sat, 2012-05-26 09:20
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2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

Is there a tendency among us humans to always think that our own time is the endpoint of history? An assumption that things are basically going to continue the way they are now, only maybe a bit more polished. Science fiction can bring back perspective, and make us see that perhaps our piece of human history is just one small part.

Kerouac's Women

Published on Tue, 2012-05-22 14:37
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Kerouac's Women

Beat Generation scholar Ann Charters will talk about and read from the books by the women who lived with and loved Jack Kerouac – Edy Parker, Carolyn Cassady, Joan Havery Kerouac, Helen Weaver, Joyce Johnson, Jan Kerouac.

Thursday 31 May, 7 pm
Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan

No charge and no need to book in advance but the number of seats is limited.

Welcome!

Me Before You

By Stina (Staff) on Mon, 2012-05-21 09:05
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A lovely literary chick-lit type of read, but with an extraordinary amount of feeling and sense, and a very unusual theme (the right to your own death). Heartily recommended!

Casket of Souls

By Jan (Staff) on Tue, 2012-05-15 22:14
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A new Alec & Seregil adventure. I don't read as much fantasy as I used to but I always read a new Lynn Flewelling! You get drawn into the story at once.

Kingdom Beyond the Waves

By Malin (Staff) on Tue, 2012-05-15 19:44
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A high-speed adventure with interesting characters (steammen, an ancient hive mind, half man half lizard creatures, a cyborg vigilante, a archeology professor, female free fighters on steroids and more) that goes on a quest to find the ruins of a lost utopia. It is also filled with different kinds of worshipping, politics, revenge and philosophy and I'm glad to have joined this (steampunk) ride.

A Foreign Country

By Jan (Staff) on Mon, 2012-05-14 10:24
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Charles Cumming is simply the best of the new generation of English spy novelists. This was riveting. Great read.
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Books of the Month – June 2023

Hernan Diaz, Trust
Hernan Diaz
Trust
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Sei Shonagon, The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon
Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon
Paperback

– The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan

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Sidney Karger, Best Men
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Best Men
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Benjamin Stevenson, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
Paperback

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Eli Cranor, Don’t Know Tough
Eli Cranor
Don’t Know Tough
Paperback

Noir of the month
Adam Oyebanji, Braking Day
Adam Oyebanji
Braking Day
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Shauna Lawless, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School
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The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School
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Laura Kate Dale
Gender Euphoria
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– Stories of joy from trans, non-binary and intersex writers

Queer book of the month

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Mark Hodkinson, No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
Mark Hodkinson
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
Paperback

– Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader

Non-Fiction of the month

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Ayşegül Savaş, White on White
Ayşegül Savaş
White on White
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Christopher Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin
Christopher Isherwood
Goodbye to Berlin
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Stephanie Butland, Found in a Bookshop
Stephanie Butland
Found in a Bookshop
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Sulari Gentill, The Woman in the Library
Sulari Gentill
The Woman in the Library
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Gabriel Iglesias, The Devil Takes You Home
Gabriel Iglesias
The Devil Takes You Home
Paperback

Noir of the month
Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark
Sequoia Nagamatsu
How High We Go in the Dark
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Ava Reid, The Wolf and the Woodsman
Ava Reid
The Wolf and the Woodsman
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White
Hell Followed with Us
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Yukio Mishima, Confessions of a Mask
Yukio Mishima
Confessions of a Mask
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Edward Chisholm, A Waiter in Paris
Edward Chisholm
A Waiter in Paris
Paperback

– Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

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Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April
Elizabeth von Arnim
The Enchanted April
Hardback

Classic of the month

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Ashley Poston, The Dead Romantics
Ashley Poston
The Dead Romantics
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month
Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
Deanna Raybourn
Killers of a Certain Age
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Hayley Scrivenor, Dirt Town
Hayley Scrivenor
Dirt Town
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Noir of the month

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Emily St John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility
Emily St John Mandel
Sea of Tranquility
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Sci-Fi of the month

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Daniel Abraham, Age of Ash
Daniel Abraham
Age of Ash
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Fantasy of the month

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Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland, Chaos and Flame
Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland
Chaos and Flame
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Sara Jaffe, Dryland
Sara Jaffe
Dryland
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Oliver Mol, Train Lord
Oliver Mol
Train Lord
Paperback

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Non-Fiction of the month

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Stacey Swann, Olympus, Texas
Stacey Swann
Olympus, Texas
Paperback

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Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse Five
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