John Clute and the SF-Encyclopedia – Film from the Culture evening at the Bookshop

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A VERY interesting talk with the recent Hugo winner. An agile mind in that fellow... And we're greatly honoured again to be sponsoring www.kontrast2012.se - don't miss it!

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Gud har annat för sig- Film from the Culture evening at the bookshop

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We're so proud to be sponsoring this production and they had a great time telling people about it at the shop!

See the program for the show at Regina theater in Uppsala

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Illyria (or: why Elizabeth Hand rocks, part 97)

By Helena (Blogger) on Wed, 2012-08-29 22:33
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Elizabeth Hand, IllyriaThere is a Morrissey song echoing at the back of my mind as I sit down and attempt to write something about Elizabeth Hand’s World Fantasy Award winner Illyria. “And I just can’t explain it, so I won’t even try t

Fantastic programme for Kulturnatten 2012 at The Uppsala English Bookshop

Published on Tue, 2012-08-28 19:21
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The Uppsala Culture Night 2012 (Kulturnatten Uppsala) will take place on September 8. We have a fantastic programme!

Don't miss out on visiting the bookshop during this tremendous day; we are bringing in authors from the far reaches of the world. This is a unique opportunity to take part of otherwise unseen international literary excellence. We are also proud to be previewing two of this autumn's biggest cultural events in Uppsala: Teater C and Kontrast!

The Uninvited Guests

By Stina (Staff) on Sat, 2012-08-25 13:57
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This is an unususal and quite pleasant combination of a psychological chamber-drama, a ghost story and an Edwardian love story. Sometimes one is blown away by the lovely descriptions of clothes and old buildings and family history, and then suddenly the suspense creeps up and is quite breath-taking. A lovely, cosy book - with that extra twist - for dark autumn nights.

Beautiful Ruins

By Stina (Staff) on Tue, 2012-08-21 11:27
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Another wonderful book by Jess Walter! Like no other author Jess Walter can describe normal, middle-aged people who have somehow let their lives slipped by and still make it an extraordiary reading experice. Beautiful Ruins is just such a book. Through several parallell stories we get to know people, their past and present, what they wish their lives to be, and what they have actually become. This really shouldn't make for a good reading, but it does, and even thinking back on the book now, it gives me a warm, glowing feeling of happiness with my own, very ordinary, middle-aged life. Though everything is not perfect, there are certainly some things that are very good! Heartily recommended!

News for August!

Published on Thu, 2012-08-16 20:51
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’Summer’ is over and we’re moving into the next reading period; where reading has to compete with school and work. But there are plenty of good books to choose from. And work/school will be the better for it.

Books of the month for August. Our picks!

World Fantasy Award nominees for best Novel 2012

Published on Thu, 2012-08-09 18:28
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More about the World Fantasy Award nominees

Those Across the River, Christopher Buehlman11/22/63, Stephen King A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin Osama, Lavie TidharAmong Others, Jo Walton

El Gavilan

By Jan (Staff) on Wed, 2012-08-08 12:58
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I love small publishers; you can find some true gems on their lists; a voice you would never have heard otherwise. El Gavilan is a bleak crime novel set in Ohio with the topic being latino immigration and racism  - both personal and institutional. It is gripping and well written and makes you think. What more can you ask? I'm not entirely certain I like how the book pans out but at the same time I'm not sure I was supposed to! Recommended!
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