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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

By Stina (Staff) on Mon, 2012-09-17 12:43

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A heartwarming and endearing book about recent OAP Harold Fry, who one day gets a letter from an old friend saying she's dying of cancer in Berick-upon-Tweed. Struck by this he goes down the road to post a letter, and then just continues to walk, thinking that as long as he's walking to see her, she will not die. He has no proper walking shoes, no maps, no compass, no waterproof clothes, just a will to see Queenie Hennesy again, talk to her, and to save her life. This is the story of Harold Fry, of his wife, and son, of Queenie, who is dying, and of all the people Harold meets along his way from the very south of England up to Berwick.

Beat Thing! – Film from the Culture evening at the Bookshop

As always, a wonderful, buoyant performance by these luminaries joined by Olle on double bass and Jan on swedish haiku. What a treat!

Elizabeth Hand – Film from the Culture evening at the Bookshop

A magical reading from a hugely talented author. We cannot believe we managed to persuade her to come!

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!

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

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

By Helena (Blogger) on Wed, 2012-08-29 22:33

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There 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

Published on Tue, 2012-08-28 19:21

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

By Stina (Staff) on Sat, 2012-08-25 13:57

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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

By Stina (Staff) on Tue, 2012-08-21 11:27

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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!

Published on Thu, 2012-08-16 20:51

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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!

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Books of the Month – January 2025

Samantha Harvey Orbital Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Barbara Pym Excellent Women Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Iris Costello The Story Collector Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Annette Dashofy Where the Guilty Hide Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Kenneth Fearing The Big Clock Paperback Noir of the month	Adrian Tchaikovsky Alien Clay Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Simon Jimenez The Spear Cuts Through Water Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Hiron Ennes Leech Paperback Horror of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala	Justin Torres Blackouts Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group
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 *Join the reading group	Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Bella Osborne Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Joyce Carol Oates The Babysitter Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Kimi Cunningham Grant These Silent Woods Paperback Noir of the month	H. Beam Piper Little Fuzzy Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
India Holton The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	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 *Join the reading group	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 *Join the reading group	Thomas Bernhard The Loser Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Lauren Bravo Preloved Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the reading group in Uppsala
Nina Simon Mother-Daughter Murder Night Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group in Göteborg	Morgan Greene A Place Called Hope Paperback Noir of the month *Join the Crime reading group in Uppsala	Cory Doctorow The Lost Cause Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Patricia McKillip The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Alisa Alering Smothermoss Paperback Horror of the month	Elle McNicoll Some Like it Cold Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Lamya H Hijab Butch Blues Paperback – A Memoir Queer book of the month *Join the reading group	Roland Allen The Notebook Paperback – A History of Thinking on Paper Non-Fiction of the month

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Modern Fiction Book of the Month – October 2024

While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he’s supposed to do. He works hard, he studies, and he – mostly – stays out of trouble. The thirty-year conflict is over, he’s told, and his future is lit with promise. But when Sean returns home from university, he finds much of the same – the same friends doing the same gear in the same clubs, the same fathers and brothers missing… One night, he assaults a stranger at a party, and everything begins to come undone. Close to Home begins with this sudden act of violence and expands into a startling portrait of working-class Ireland under the long shadow of the Troubles. // Discuss in the Fiction reading group //
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Mystery Book of the Month – October 2024

How to put a positive spin on a murder mystery... What happens when a ghostwriter for the rich and famous lands the ultimate gig: writing the memoir of a disgraced presidential candidate? Our witty, nosy narrator arrives at a secluded estate to meet Dorothy Gibson, the fallen political star everyone’s talking about. But when a neighbor turns up dead, the ghostwriter finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery she never saw coming. Add in a secret investigation, a suspiciously handsome man, and a plot twist no one expected – and suddenly, the story she’s writing becomes her own. Perfect for fans of Knives Out and Agatha Christie, this clever, twisty mystery is full of surprises. // Discuss in the Crime reading group in Göteborg //
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