Meet the author

STOCKHOLM | Monday 4th Dec at 17:00–18:00

Chris Jagger presenting and signing ”Escorting the Monarch – We Lead Others Follow”

Escorting the Monarch tells as close to an official history of the Special Escort Group (SEG) as one could hope for. Formed in 1952 and charged to protect HRH Queen Elizabeth, as well as visiting heads of state, terrorist prisoners, and priceless property – the group has an incredible history.

Son of a retired SEG officer, Chris builds on thorough archival research and privileged anecdotes gleaned from private interviews with former members of this world-class team.

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 22nd February at 18:30

AUTHOR READING & SIGNING
Liselotte Roll – Good Girls Don't Tell

»When Erik Berggren, a young man, is found brutally murdered Inspector Magnus Kalo and his team are mystified. Other than being an alcoholic, the victim seems to have led a completely normal, if rather lonely, life. Then Erik’s mother is viciously attacked in a similar way…«

STOCKHOLM | Tuesday 23rd August at 18:30

Evening Talk: Linda Olsson in conversation with Dorotea Bromberg

Stockholm Tuesday 23 August at 18:30
Ticket 50 kr (includes refreshments) available to purchase in the Stockholm shop

Linda Olsson is the author of several novels, and she writes in both English and Swedish. She was born in Sweden, but has since lived in Kenya, the UK, Singapore and Japan before settling in Auckland, New Zealand. Linda's first novel, the critically acclaimed Let me Sing You Gentle Songs (Astrid & Veronica in the US), was published in 2006 and became an instant bestseller in both New Zealand and Sweden.

We are thrilled to welcome you all to our very first author event of the season, where Linda Olsson will discuss her new novel The Blackbird Sings at Dusk. Linda will be in conversation with her Swedish publisher Dorotea Bromberg. The event is a collaboration with Brombergs Bokförlag, and the book will be available in both Swedish and English.

Don't miss this very exciting talk on literature, belonging and writing in two different languages! The conversation is in English.

Visit Linda Olsson’s website: www.lindaolsson.net

New Zeland publisher Penguin Books NZ: www.penguin.co.nz

Swedish publisher Brombergs: www.brombergs.se

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 23rd March at 18:30

We are delighted to welcome Lena Andersson to the Stockholm shop to celebrate the publication of the English paperback edition of her novel Wilful Disregard.

Few people will have missed the enormous success of the August Prize winning novel Wilful Disregard (Egenmäktigt förfarande). The book also received international acclaim, with The Guardian calling it ’funny, wise and extraordinary’.

On this evening she will be in conversation with Thomas Henley, bookseller at the Stockholm bookshop. The conversation is in English.

Advance tickets 50:- (incl. glass of wine). Tickets on sale at The English Bookshop in Stockholm. Get yours today.

Meet American author Edmund White, Thursday 23 October, 18:00. Short interview and book signing.

Welcome to Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan!

Our fantastic Robin Hobb evening is coming up, November 5!

All tickets are gone, so there will be no available seats on the actual evening. There is however a waiting list if anyone changes their mind. We have asked, and do now again, everyone holding a ticket to make sure they will be able to attend and if not - turn your ticket back in as soon as possible. We have a waiting list for people without tickets and we just added two people from Norway to the list...

We are so looking forward to this - after the event we will open the doors for the signing session so anyone can join us.
But wow - Robin Hobb in Uppsala!!!

Robin Hobb in the bookshop

Megan Lindholm in the bookshop

The Poster for the event

Teju Cole and Philipp Meyer will be at the Stockholm bookshop Thursday October 24 at 18.30
Meet the authors and have your book signed.

Teju Cole in the bookshop
Philipp Meyer in the bookshop

We are delighted to announce that author Karin Altenberg will be visiting The English Bookshop, Stockholm on Thursday evening, April 12 at 7 p.m.

Karin Altenberg will be reading from her book Island of Wings, recently nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012 -celebrating the best in women's international fiction.
All are welcome. There is no cost.

Karin Altenberg in the bookshop

Canadian author Miriam Toews will visit The English Bookshop in Gamla stan, Stockholm, Saturday 31 March at 2 pm. She will read from her latest novel Irma Voth.

Miriam Toews was born in a small Mennonite town in Manitoba, Canada. She has published four novels and a memoir of her father. She has won numerous literary awards. Los Angeles Times says:

'Toews takes her place alongside Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Margaret Atwood and Mordecai Richler as the loveliest quintet of Canadian writers'

The stories in her novels A Complicated Kindness and Irma Voth both take place in Mennonite communities and depict the strict, religious everyday life and the agonies of the protagonists.