Breakfast Talk with Liam Callanan


Breakfast Talk Liam Callanan on Listen

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 30th March at 09:00

Liam Callanan is an American author and professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. His novels include the critically acclaimed The Cloud Atlas and All Saints.

Join us for a cosy and informal breakfast meeting in the shop, where Liam will discuss and read from his latest book Listen & Other Stories, a fascinating collection of short stories. The Los Angels Times has called his writing ’masterful’.

Get your ticket in the Stockholm bookshop, limited seating.

Liam Callanan on Listen
Wednesday 30th March at 09:00 
Advance tickets 30 kr (including coffee/tea and breakfast roll) available to purchase in the Stockholm shop.

Happy Easter - Easter Shop Hours

Enjoy Easter, read a book

Happy Easter! The best way to enjoy Easter is of course with a book. Or many.

Stock up on påskekrim (and other reading) at the shops. Our Easter shop hours are:

Uppsala shop
Good Friday 25th: open 12–15
Easter Eve (Sat) 26th: open 10–16
Easter Day (Sun) 27th & Easter Monday 28th: closed.

Stockholm shop
Good Friday 25th: open 12–16
Easter Eve (Sat) 26th: open 11–16
Easter Day (Sun) 27th: open 12–16
Easter Monday 28th: open 12–16

Storytelling for Children, Saturday 26th March in Uppsala

UPPSALA | Saturday 26th March at 11:00

We are going dotty about dots and crazy about cousins at storytime this week.
Come and see what all the fuss is about!

Eleven o’clock, Saturday 26th March at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

  • Lots of Dots by Craig Frazer
  • Katie Morag and the Big Boy Cousins by Mairi Hedderwick

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazer Katie Morag and the Big Boy Cousins by Mairi Hedderwick

Lena Andersson on Wilful Disregard


Lena Andersson on Wilful Disregard

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.

Sherlock Holmes Adventure Trail

Sherlock Holmes Adventure Trail

UPPSALA | Sunday 20th March at 15:00

The game is afoot! Join Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to follow the clues around Uppsala and solve their latest mystery.

Dress up in your best Victorian garb, grab your deerstalker and magnifying glass and get going! When we’re all tired and cold from a walk in the thick fog, tea and cake will be served in the shop, along with a talk on the subject of ”May I marry Sherlock ­Holmes” by the expert on all things sherlockian: Morgan Malm

Prizes for best costume (Victorian & in-character!) and best solved puzzles.

Adventure Trail begins at 3 o’clock, tea and talk at 17.30. 
Trail starts and ends at the bookshop on Svartbäcksgatan 19.

Get your ticket today! Limited number of sleuths and seats.
Tickets 80:-, incl tea/coffee/cake.

Mystery Writing Workshop 2016

Mystery Writing Workshop

UPPSALA | Starting Mon 21st March

Do you have an unpublished script lying in a drawer, or a great idea for a crime novel?

Join our popular Mystery Writing Workshop to help your wish come true.

Storytelling for Children, Saturday 12th March at the English Bookshop in Uppsala

What happens when Hudson gets fed up with spelling tests?
A big shout!

What happens when Colin wants to take a cat-nap in a card board box?
So many adventures!

Shouting and adventures aplenty at eleven o’clock, Saturday 12th March at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.
See you there!

  • Hudson Hates School by Ella Hudson
  • Colin and the Snoozebox by Leigh Hodgkinson

Hudson Hates School by Ella Hudson Colin and the Snoozebox by Leigh Hodgkinson

Books of the month for March

General Fiction: Lia Mills – Fallen

British Crime: Amy Stewart – Girl Waits with Gun

Tough Crime: Vu Tran – Dragonfish

Science Fiction: Jamie Sawyer – Artefact (Lazarus War #1)

Fantasy:  Leanna Renee Hieber – The Eterna Files

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Shelly Laurenston – The Unleashing (Call of Crows #1)

Classic of the Month: Oscar Wilde – Importance of Being Earnest

Teen reading: Sara Barnard – Beautiful Broken Things

Non-Fiction: Richard Coles – Fathomless Riches

 

Lia Mills – FallenAmy Stewart – Girl Waits with GunVu Tran – DragonfishJamie Sawyer – Artefact (Lazarus War #1)Leanna Renee Hieber – The Eterna FilesShelly Laurenston – The Unleashing (Call of Crows #1)Oscar Wilde – Importance of Being EarnestSara Barnard – Beautiful Broken ThingsRichard Coles – Fathomless Riches

Radiance

Radiance by Catherynne M. ValenteCatherynne M. Valente is well-known for her ambitious works of fantastical fiction and her latest novel Radiance may be her most ambitious yet. It is a hard book to review and even harder to describe, thanks to its multifaceted plot that keeps on turning in on itself in ever-intriguing twists and turns.

Here Be Dragons: Science, Technology and the Future of Humanity

Here Be Dragons: Science, Technology and the Future of HumanityThe title, "Here Be Dragons", refers to the uncharted territories of knowledge and technological abilities, where we might discover unknown threats. The mapmakers of old just hinted at possible dangers, but the message of this book is that we should do our best to prepare for situations where we might hold tools or knowledge that could destroy us.