Books of the month for February

Published on Sat, 2014-02-08 13:08
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General Fiction: Karen Campbell – This is Where I Am
A tender and eye-opening novel about loss and survival, and an unlikely friendship between a Glaswegian widow and a Somali asylum seeker.

British Crime: Suzette A. Hill – A Little Murder
London, early 1950s. Marcia Beasley of St John's Wood is discovered dead in her home, naked and covered with a coal scuttle… A host of colourful and comic characters leap from the pages in their hurry to identify the murderer, unravel the mystery of Marcia's life, and discover the importance of all that coal.

Tough Crime: Jeff Abbott – Downfall
When a young woman rushes into Sam Capra's San Francisco bar and whispers these desperate words, Sam feels compelled to help. A moment later she is attacked by two killers. With Sam's aid, she manages to overpower the men, saving his life in the process before vanishing into the night.

Fantasy: Guy Adams – The Good the Bad and the Infernal (Heaven's Gate #1)
A weird western, a gun-toting, cigarrillo-chewing fantasy built from hangman’s rope and spent bullets. The west has never been wilder. A Steampunk-Western-Fantasy from Guy Adams.
“You wish to meet your God?” the gunslinger asked, cocking his revolver, “well now... that’s easy to arrange.”
Every one hundred years a town appears. From a small village in the peaks of Tibet to a gathering of mud huts in the jungles of South American, it can take many forms. It exists for twenty-four hours then vanishes once more, but for that single day it contains the greatest miracle a man could imagine: a doorway to Heaven.

Science Fiction: Frank Chadwick – How Dark the World Becomes
Sasha Naradnyo is a gangster. He's a gangster with heart, sure, but Sasha sticks his neck out for no man. That's how you stay alive in Crack City, a colony stuffed deep into the crust of the otherwise unlivable planet Peezgtaan.

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Viehl, Lynn – Disenchanted & Co
In the Provincial Union of Victoriana, a steampunk America that lost the Revolutionary War, Charmian “Kit” Kittredge makes her living investigating crimes of magic. While Kit tries to avoid the nobs of high society, she follows mysteries wherever they lead.

Teen reading: Isaac Marion – Warm Bodies
R is a zombie, but its not so bad, he's learning to live with it. True, he can only remember the first letter of his name, and eating is not a pleasant business. He spends his time in an abandoned airport, along with hundreds of other zombies, riding the escalators, standing round and groaning.

Classic of the Month: Kate Chopin – The Awakening
Edna Pontellier struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South… It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension.

Karen Campbell – This is Where I Am  Suzette A. Hill – A Little Murder Jeff Abbott – Downfall Guy Adams – The Good the Bad and the Infernal (Heaven's Gate #1) Frank Chadwick – How Dark the World Becomes Viehl, Lynn – Disenchanted & Co Isaac Marion – Warm Bodies Kate Chopin – The Awakening

Storytelling for Children – Saturday 8th February, Uppsala

Published on Mon, 2014-02-03 17:42
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Bed-time can be tricky can't it? Sometimes you need things to be just right before you can sleep. Come and listen to stories about bed-time and other times too, at 11 o'clock, Saturday 8th February, at Uppsala's English Bookshop.

  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd
  • Goodnight Sam by Marie-Louise Gay

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd Goodnight Sam by Marie-Louise Gay

An Evening with Sherlock – Mattias Boström

Published on Fri, 2014-01-31 19:40
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An Evening with Sherlock, with Mattias BoströmWelcome to an evening on th etopic of Sherlock Holmes, with our guest Mattias Boström.

Meet Mattias Boström, author, Sherlock Holmes expert and member of the prominent Sherlock Holmes society The Baker Street Irregulars. Get to know Holmes, beyond and behind the deerstalker hat and the Calabash pipe. Mattias' latest book in Swedish, Från Holmes till Sherlock, will be on sale – as well as our wide assortment of titles in English. The talk will be in Swedish at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Limited number of seats so book in advance!
13 February, 19 o'clock
Price is 60 kr to be paid at the door.

Reading Group - Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

Published on Sun, 2014-01-26 15:57
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Reading Group - Alif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonWelcome to a cozy evening meeting in the bookshop to discuss the month’s book Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson.

P.G. Wodehouse – Evening

Published on Sun, 2014-01-26 14:52
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Welcome to an evening on the topic P.G Wodehouse and FORE! Snacks and bubbly drinks will be served.

28 January, 19 o'clock at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

P.G Wodehouse - FORE!

Storytelling for Children – January 25, Uppsala

Published on Fri, 2014-01-24 10:59
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Come and hear about baby owl's playschool-related uncertainties and a classic story of a milk-stealing cat.

Story-time at 11 o'clock, Saturday 25th January at the English Bookshop, Uppsala.

Teen Reading Group – Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schneider

Published on Wed, 2014-01-22 16:28
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Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn SchneiderJoin our teen reading group – this month we're meeting to talk about Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schneider.

26/1, 13 o'clock at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

HELENA'S GONE ALL DARK (AGAIN)

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Neil Gaiman – The Ocean at the End of the Lane There is a quote in Neil Gaiman's latest novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane that, perhaps unwittingly

We're up for Culture Profile of the Year!

Published on Sat, 2014-01-11 13:08
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Yes - thanks to your votes Jan & Crew won the Culture Profile of the Month back in November and now apparently we're up for big thing!

All you have to do is cast your vote. The competition is fierce and humbling, but hey - we can do it. Your support is truly great - this is sometimes a hard job and without our fantastic customers we could never have gotten this far.

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Books of the month for January

Published on Wed, 2014-01-01 18:02
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General Fiction: G. Willow Wilson – Alif the Unseen
This really exciting book by a young female muslim writer was nominated for the Orange Prize (Women’s Fiction Prize) in the UK. A glorious genre bending rollercoaster ride through myth, cyberspace, love and revolution, Alif the Unseen mixes ancient magic with modern adventure to create an extraordinary story.

British Crime: Sian Busby – A Commonplace Killing
A murder story set in London in 1946, which gradually peels away the veneer of stoicism and respectibility to reveal the dark truths at the heart of post-war austerity Britain.

Tough Crime: Jake Hinkson – The Posthumous Man
When Elliot Stilling killed himself, he thought his troubles were over. Then the ER doctors revived him. It's infatuation at first sight when he meets his nurse, Felicia Vogan, a strange young woman with a weakness for sad sacks and losers. After she helps Elliot escape from the hospital, she takes him back to her place. He's happy to go with her, even when she leads him straight to a gang planning a million dollar heist…

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Jenn Bennett – Bitter Spirits
"It’s the roaring twenties, and San Francisco is a hotbed of illegal boozing, raw lust, and black magic. The fog-covered Bay Area can be an intoxicating scene, particularly when you specialize in spirits…"

Fantasy: Alex Bledsoe – Hum and the Shiver
No one knows where the Tufa came from, or how they ended up in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Enigmatic and suspicious of outsiders, the Tufa live quiet lives in the hills and valleys of Cloud County. While their origins may be a mystery, there are hints of their true nature buried in the songs they have passed down for generations.

Science Fiction: Gareth L. Powell – Ack-Ack Macaque (#1)
In 1944, as waves of German ninjas parachute into Kent, Britain's best hopes for victory lie with a Spitfire pilot codenamed 'Ack-Ack Macaque'. The trouble is, Ack-Ack Macaque is a cynical, one-eyed, cigar-chomping monkey, and he's starting to doubt everything, including his own existence.
A century later, in a world where France and Great Britain merged in the late 1950s and nuclear-powered Zeppelins encircle the globe, ex-journalist Victoria Valois finds herself drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse… And all the while, the doomsday clock ticks towards Armageddon.

Teen reading: Robyn Schneider – Severed Heads, Broken Hearts
Golden boy Ezra Faulkner believes everyone has a tragedy waiting for them – a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen. His particular tragedy waited until he was primed to lose it all: In one spectacular night, a reckless driver shatters Ezra’s knee, his athletic career, and his social life.

Classic of the Month: G. K. Chesterton – The Man Who Was Thursday
In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe’s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of “Thursday.” When Syme discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, however, he starts to question his role in their operations…

G. Willow Wilson – Alif the Unseen Sian Busby – A Commonplace Killing Jake Hinkson – The Posthumous Man Jenn Bennett – Bitter Spirits Alex Bledsoe – Hum and the Shiver Gareth L. Powell – Ack-Ack Macaque (#1) Robyn Schneider – Severed Heads, Broken Hearts G. K. Chesterton – The Man Who Was Thursday

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