Lord of Misrule

By Jan (Staff) on Sat, 2012-06-30 13:50
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This National Book Award winning novel was our book-of-the-month choice for June. It's a novel set in a rural horse racetrack environment circa 1970 and although the terminology and the language were difficult to start I think that is also where the strenght of the novel lies; the language is poetic, almost magical and the veil of almost-understanding is what lifts the story and the characters to a high level. These people will remain. It's a classic, I think and I can see why it was chosen.

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.
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Books of the Month – September 2024

Amanda Peters, The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters
The Berry Pickers
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony
Leslie Marmon Silko
Ceremony
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Sophie Kinsella, The Burnout
Sophie Kinsella
The Burnout
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

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Alice Slater, Death of a Bookseller
Alice Slater
Death of a Bookseller
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Dervla McTiernan, What Happened to Nina?
Dervla McTiernan
What Happened to Nina?
Paperback

Noir of the month
Kali Wallace, Dead Space
Kali Wallace
Dead Space
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Paperback

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A.M. Shine, The Watchers
A.M. Shine
The Watchers
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Horror of the month
Dustin Thao, When Haru Was Here
Dustin Thao
When Haru Was Here
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Sarah Waters, Affinity
Sarah Waters
Affinity
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Hannah Ritchie, Not the End of the World
Hannah Ritchie
Not the End of the World
Paperback

– How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – August 2024

James McBride, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey
Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Laura Wood, Under Your Spell
Laura Wood
Under Your Spell
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

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Cate Quinn, The Clinic
Cate Quinn
The Clinic
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Pamela Samuels Young, Sounds Like a Plan
Pamela Samuels Young
Sounds Like a Plan
Paperback

& Dwayne Alexander Smith

Noir of the month
Yume Kitasei, The Deep Sky
Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors
Vajra Chandrasekera
The Saint of Bright Doors
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays
Chuck Tingle
Bury Your Gays
Paperback

Horror of the month
Ibi Zoboi, Nigeria Jones
Ibi Zoboi
Nigeria Jones
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Neil Blackmore, Radical Love
Neil Blackmore
Radical Love
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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Nathan Thrall, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
Nathan Thrall
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
Paperback

– A Palestine Story

Non-Fiction of the month

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Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama
What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
Malcolm Lowry
Under the Volcano
Paperback

Classics of the month

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Julie Shackman, The Bookshop by the Loch
Julie Shackman
The Bookshop by the Loch
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Feel-Good of the month
Maz Evans, Over My Dead Body
Maz Evans
Over My Dead Body
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Mystery of the month

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Michael McGarrity, The Long Ago
Michael McGarrity
The Long Ago
Paperback

Noir of the month
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Chain-Gang All-Stars
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Genoveva Dimova, Foul Days
Genoveva Dimova
Foul Days
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare
Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare
Paperback

– Stories

Horror of the month
Chelsea Ichaso, The Summer She Went Missing
Chelsea Ichaso
The Summer She Went Missing
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month
Claudia Cravens, Lucky Red
Claudia Cravens
Lucky Red
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