Storytelling for children in the the Stockholm English Bookshop

Published on Tue, 2012-12-11 18:04
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Welcome all 3-6 year olds for Christmas storytelling with Philip, Saturday 15 December at 11. No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and join the fun.
The English Bookshop, Lilla Nygatan 11, Gamla stan.

Books of the Month for December! Our best choices!

Published on Sat, 2012-12-08 11:04
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Fiction: Yes! We are taking the occasion to do a great, light, wonderful, romantic novel set in London. Reminiscent in feel to One Day (but with a happier... no, we're not giving that one away.) We loved it and got all misty-eyed. The novel is Jennifer E Smith - The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.

British Crime: Mark Douglas-Home - The Sea Detective. A Scottish gem! Remember where you saw it first.

Non-fiction: Countess of Carnarvon - Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle. Gotta love it.

Tough Crime: Pamela Beason - Bear Bait. White-knuckle thriller with a biologist hero!

Fantasy: Lavie Tidhar - Osama. This one just won the World Fantasy Award!

Science Fiction: Alexander Jablokov - Brain Thief. Cyberpunk with a new twist.

Paranormal: Christina Henry - Black Lament. Madeline Black is an agent of death...

Jennifer E Smith - The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Mark Douglas-Home - The Sea Detective Countess of Carnarvon - Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle Pamela Beason - Bear Bait Lavie Tidhar - Osama Alexander Jablokov - Brain Thief  Christina Henry - Black Lament<--break- />

Book Launch James van Loon reads & signs his new book Blue Magic Woman

Published on Tue, 2012-12-04 10:15
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James van Loon - Blue Magic Woman

Book Launch James van Loon reads & signs his new book Blue Magic Woman Thursday Dec 6th at 19.00

This riveting psychological murder mystery is an echo from the edge, a story between two voices, a novel within a novel about a mysterious blue magic woman who casts a seductive spell on Michael, a passionate, but troubled young artist living in a disjointed world of eroticism and mysticism.

James van Loon, besides being a novelist, is a university psychology instructor, chartered psychologist, and international consultant.

Snacks and drinkies served.

Welcome!

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Children's reading Saturday 1/12

Published on Tue, 2012-11-27 14:37
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Welcome all 3-6 year olds for storytelling with Hannah. No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and enjoy the Christmas stories.

Saturday December 1th at 11, The Uppsala English Bookshop.

Night Before Christmas (Book and CD) - Clement C. Moore Mouse's Christmas Wish - Judi Abbot Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury  Mrs Pepperpot's Christmas - Alf Proysen Christmas in Noisy Village - Astrid Lindgren, Ilon Wikland

Here be great books!

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Helena reads two top-notch literary thrillers from both sides of the pond  (and inevitably ends up buying more books, although she promised she wouldn’t, or at least not until Christmas..).

2012 World Fantasy Award

Published on Thu, 2012-11-08 23:14
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Lavie Tidhar has won the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for his speculative fiction novel Osama.
Tidhar trumped an impressive shortlist including authors such as Stephen King and George RR Martin and was awarded the prize at a gala event held in Toronto last weekend.

Set in a world without global terrorism, OSAMA follows a private detective hired to locate the obscure author of a series of pulp fiction novels. These feature one 'Osama Bin Laden: Vigilante'. Tidhar explores the post-9/11 global subconscious, mixing together elements of film noir, non-fiction, alternative history and international thriller. The book was inspired by a number of close calls the author has had with terrorist attacks.

The other titles on the shortlist:

World Fantasy Award for Best Collection: Tim Powers - Bible Repairman and Other Stories
World Fantasy Award for Best Antholgy: Vandermeer (Ed.) - Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories

Lavie Tidhar - Osama Tim Powers - Bible Repairman and Other Stories Vandermeer (Ed.) - Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories

Storytelling for Children Saturday 17th at 11

Published on Thu, 2012-11-08 23:13
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Storytelling for Children Saturday 17th at 11 - The Uppsala English Bookshop

Welcome all 3-6 year olds for storytelling with Hannah. No need to sign up, just show up at the shop and join the fun.

Saturday Nov 17th at 11, The Uppsala English Bookshop.

What we'll be reading:

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?  A Flower in the Snow
Olivia and the Fairy Princesses Is that a Coconut? Yuck!

Troll Hunters event with Michael Dahl

Published on Mon, 2012-10-29 14:42
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Troll Hunters event with Michael Dahl

American children's book author Michael Dahl – author of more than 200 books for children – will be visiting The English Bookshop in Gamla Stan on Wednesday, November 7 to read from his new series, Troll Hunters, sign books, and answer questions from young readers. All are welcome to join!

Presentations will be one hour each starting at 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00.

Please RSVP to the bookshop: stockholm@bookshop.se

Michael Dahl in the bookshop
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Author reading/ book signing in Gamla stan, October 24th.

Published on Sat, 2012-10-20 13:31
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Martha Gale of the Stockholm Writer's Group presents her debut novel, Knowing Place.

Set in the Stockholm of the early 1970s, the novel tells the story of a spirited young American struggling to understand her surroundings, and herself, with the help of political refugees from Chile and the natives who know Sweden best: elderly people.

Welcome to Lilla Nygatan 11, Wednesday October 24th at 7 pm.

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