Modern Fiction Book of the Month – August 2021

Published on Thu, 2021-08-05 12:10
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Tracing the fifteen-year fallout of a toxic high school rumour, a riveting, astonishingly original debut novel about the power of stories – and who gets to tell them. This genre-defying novel is by turns a campus novel, psychological thriller, horror story and crime noir, each narrative frame stripping away the fictions we tell about women, men and the very nature of truth.

Mystery Book of the Month – August 2021

Published on Thu, 2021-08-05 12:06
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All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. In the 1930s, Grant McAllister, a mathematics professor turned author, worked them out, hiding their secrets in a book of crime stories. Then Grant disappeared… ’So, so clever. A twisty story and an education in the maths of murder mysteries, Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one - bravo!’ – Sarah Pinborough

Mystery Book of the Month – July 2021

Published on Mon, 2021-07-05 15:05
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Eight strangers. One deadly invitation. Welcome to Raven Hall…  After years of abandonment, Raven Hall has been restored to its former glory. For one night only, it is playing host to an evening of murder mystery. The guests have gathered. The roles have been cast. But someone is playing a sinister game, one with devastating consequences. And as the guests are about to discover, the truth is much darker than fiction. Raven Hall is waiting for you… ”A page-turning gothic story with a big house – and a shocking family secret.” 

Modern Fiction Book of the Month – July 2021

Published on Mon, 2021-07-05 15:00
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Jude is popular, beautiful, wealthier than most in Deep Valley. Cindy is Jude’s neighbour – younger, poorer, a kid from the kind of family everyone knows will come to no good. Jude is black and Cindy is white. One summer, Jude disappears. Search parties go out but come back empty-handed and strangely pleased. Jude thought she was better than everyone else. Look at her now. Meanwhile Cindy is performing a vanishing act of her own. She is slipping out of her old life and into someone else’s. She is becoming Jude... ”A richly atmospheric debut about lost innocence and rural America.”

Meet Justin Baldoni – outdoor event June 28th

Published on Thu, 2021-06-24 11:21
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Meet Justin Baldoni **EVENT FULL**

UPPSALA | Monday 28th June at 19:00. Free, but ticketed!

**THE LOCAL EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED, but you are welcome to order signed books and join the livestream!

ORDER SIGNED BOOKS
» ORDER SIGNED BOOK (for delivery or pick-up) here
Hardback 350:-

LIVESTREAM: Join the livestream on facebook and youtube (fingers crossed for stabile outdoor wifi...)
» WATCH on Facebook
» WATCH on Youtube

MEET JUSTIN BALDONI, actor (best known for playing ­Rafael on Jane the Virgin), director, producer, entrepreneur and changemaker. Justin is the creator of the Man Enough podcast and videos – the dinner conversation series which dives into traditional masculinity.

Joining us in Uppsala to talk about his brand new book Man Enough – Undefining My Masculinity, in conversation with our Veronica Granlund from the bookshop.

» Visit Justin on instagram @justinbaldoni

Midsummer Shop Hours 2021

Published on Thu, 2021-06-24 10:57
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Happy Midsummer

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Midsummer Weekend 2021

Happy Midsummer to readers everywhere! We’re taking Midsummer’s Eve & Day off (Fri 25th-Sat 26th June), for rest, relaxation and reading. The shops are open as usual on Thursday and Sunday.

Happy Midsummer & Happy Reads!

Webinar ”Monotasking” with Staffan Nöteberg

Published on Fri, 2021-06-04 18:27
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Webinar ”Monotasking” with Staffan Nöteberg

ONLINE | Tuesday 8th June at 19:00. Free!

You have an awful lot of tasks you need to complete today. You want to tell everyone to leave you alone. At the end of the day, you wonder where the day went. You worked hard, you are nowhere near getting everything done. Try something new tomorrow!

Join us for a free online webinar and presentation by Staffan Nöteberg, an agile coach, author of the brand new book Monotasking and also The Pomodoro Technique Illustrated, and a professional football coach. In his books, he gives us research condensed into handy tips that works for all of us – in real life!

Start checking off that to-do list with Monotasking! 

» Sign up today and order your book copy 

» Visit Staffan’s website at www.staffannoteberg.com

» Follow Staffan on twitter @staffannoteberg

Hello World – Online Philosophy reading group

Published on Fri, 2021-06-04 15:55
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Online Philosophy reading group

ONLINE | Thursday 17th June at 19:00

Join this special theme online philosophy reading group to discuss Hello World by Hannah Fry (mathematician, science presenter & all-round badass).

Discover how we’ve slowly handed over control to computers – how algorithms and AI are hiding behind almost every aspect of our lives – and what that means for our society. Join the online discussion led from Norfolk by Madeleine Hyde, philosophy postdoc researcher at University of Stockholm.

Book (in stock) 180:- + reading group fee 60:-. Limited number of online participants, book your spot with the bookshop today!

» Read more in this facebook event (feel free to share!)

Meet Victoria Aveyard – online author event

Published on Thu, 2021-06-03 14:50
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Meet Victoria Aveyard – online author event

ONLINE | Thursday 3rd June at 19:00. Free

”Save the world or end it.” Victoria Aveyard, the bestselling author of the Red Queen series, returns with her new book Realm Breaker – the first book in a new fantasy series. When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?

Join us online for a talk about writing books and building worlds, in conversation with culture writer Johanna ­Lundin. The conversation will be in English.

Watch the replay on facebook and youtube::
» on our youtube channel
» on the Uppsala shop’s facebook page

» Visit Victoria’s website www.victoriaaveyard.com

Visit Victoria on the socials: facebook | instagram | twitter

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

Noir Book of the Month – June 2021

Published on Tue, 2021-06-01 14:23
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A harrowing story about racism and brutality that is more urgent now than ever. Set against the backdrop of the simmering racial tension produced by the LA Riots and the O.J. Simpson trial, comes this powerful hardboiled noir of violence and obsession. Pittsburgh, 1995. Twenty-two-year-old Bobby Saraceno is a biracial black man, passing for white. Bobby has hidden his identity from everyone, even his best friend and fellow comic-book geek, Aaron, who just returned from prison a newly radicalized white supremacist.
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