Reading Group: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Published on Wed, 2010-05-12 21:46
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Reading Group - The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Tuesday May 25 or Wednesday May 26 at 7pm in both Uppsala and Stockholm

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This Wicked World

Published on Wed, 2010-05-05 12:11
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Excellent, well written, SoCal noir. Jimmy Boone tries very hard to do right, but his sense of justice brings him into situations he probably shouldn't be in. This is a great story of a broken hero battling to right wrongs. Very well written with nods to people like Beckett. Engaging

Literary Posters from Bookish Design

Published on Tue, 2010-05-04 21:32
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Available in the bookshop and the web-bookshop. Size 59*84cm, excellent print quality.

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Neil Cross – Captured

Published on Sat, 2010-05-01 22:46
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I just finished reading Neil Cross' newest book Captured. It was a riveting, incisive read. I don't quite know how to best describe Mr Cross' work. On the one hand he could be said to be a British Harlan Coben in that he is great at making his characters feel real; normal people who are suddenly exposed to some measure of darkness. He writes equally well, pacy, with great flow. Very accessible prose and stories that grab hold.

Congratulations Stuart Neville!

Published on Tue, 2010-04-27 21:30
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Lots of good things are happening in Irish crime writing at present. My favourite from the 2009 crop of novels was Stuart Neville's excellent debut The Twelve (published in the US as The Ghosts of Belfast). The NY Times had it on their list of top 5 crime novels of 2009 and just a few days ago The LA Times awarded it the Best Mystery/Thriller Prize! 

I heartily recommend reading this immediately!

The Shortlist for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2010 has been announced

Published on Sun, 2010-04-25 21:08
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The winner will be announced the 9th of June 2010. The prize is awarded to the woman (of any nationality) who, in the opinion of the judges, has written the best, eligible full-length novel in English, provided that the novel is published for the first time in the United Kingdom between 1 April of the year before the prize is awarded and 31 March of the year in which the prize is awarded.

   
  

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Reading Group: Breath by Tim Winton

Published on Mon, 2010-04-12 20:52
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Details and Poster – Breath by Tim Winton

Uppsala, Wednesday April 21 or Tuesday April 27 at 7pm. 
Stockholm, Tuesday May 4 and Thursday May 6, at 7 pm.

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What I Read on my Easter Vacation!

Published on Sun, 2010-04-11 19:48
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I brought four books to the south coast of Cyprus and enjoyed them all:

Do They Know I'm Running?

Published on Thu, 2010-03-18 22:49
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Great political thriller about US / Central American relations. This book is a deeply felt reckoning with how we are affected by our own underlying prejudices, as well as being a very pacy exciting read about engaging people struggling for, well, normalcy. Complex and intriguing. Read.

Come solve a mystery in Stockholm!

Published on Thu, 2010-03-18 11:56
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Join us for the NEW interactive book club for ages 9-13.

Saturday, April 24; 11:00 to 12:30
At The English Bookshop, Gamla stan Stockholm

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