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Midsummer Eve & Midsummer Day (Friday 23rd–Saturday 24th June) the bookshops are closed for R&R (Reading & Relaxation). And possibly some dancing and herring eating as well.

On Sunday we’re open as usual:
– Uppsala open 12–17
– Stockholm open 12–17
– Göteborg open 12–16 

Happy Midsummer & enjoy the sun!

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 15 June at 18:00. Free event.

Food fights, fishing and French cooking – learn about author Ben Aitken’s year of actively pursuing fun.

Author Visit: Ben Aitken presents Here Comes the Fun – a year of making merry.

Join the fun in the Stockholm bookshop as Ben Aitken presents his latest book and his year of actively pursuing fun, in conversation with Veronica from the bookshop.

STOCKHOLM Thursday 15th June at 18:00
Free event – bring your friends. Refreshments.

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Are you getting enough? Ben Aitken wasn’t. ­Increasingly flat and decreasingly zen, he knew that something had to change. So he joined a lawn bowls club.

About a week later, he continued his assault on the doldrums by taking a cheerleading class. Then – with an almost entirely reformed selfhood winking appealingly on the horizon – he went cold-water swimming and was back to square one. Despite the inevitable setbacks and missteps, it was becoming clear to Aitken that the very pursuit of fun was a great route to feeling less naff.

Although the results were mixed, the author’s year of making merry left him feeling undoubtedly … better. Which invites the question: if fun is such a reliable mood-swinger, shouldn't we be having more of it? 

UPPSALA | Wednesday 14 June at 19:00

TALK on Dalloway Day 2023
by Görel Kristina Näslund & Daniel Ogden

On June 14, 1923, Mrs Dalloway decided to buy the flowers herself…

To remember this momentous occasion 100 years ago, join us in the bookshop to celebrate the international Dalloway Day!

Daniel Ogden and Görel Kristina Näslund will talk about Virginia Woolf, her impact on literature and of course the incomparable novel Mrs Dalloway.

Görel Kristina Näslund’s recently published biography of Woolf (in Swedish) will be for sale during the evening, as well as Mrs Dalloway and other titles by Virginia Woolf.

Tea and celebratory cake afterwards!

UPPSALA Wednesday 14th June at 19:00
Tickets 75:- (incl. tea and cake).

Book your ticket today – sign up with the bookshop. (Any remaining tickets at the door)

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GÖTEBORG | Wednesday 14 June at 19:15. Free event.

Author visit:
Anna and the Lost Zorn by Hans M Hirschi

Meet author Hans M Hirschi (author of several novels, non-fiction books & more) as he presents his latest mystery book Anna and the Lost Zorn in conversation with Miranda from the bookshop.

GÖTEBORG Wednesday 14th June at 19:15
Free event – bring a friend! Refreshments.

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» visit the author’s website: www.hirschi.se

UPPSALA | Tuesday 13 June at 19:00. Free event.

Author visit & Talk:
”How Economics Can Save the World”
– Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems

Author Erik Angner (economist, Prof. of Practical ­Philo­sophy) presents his book and ideas in conversation with Emma Frans (Dr. of ­Epidemiology, science journalist & author – and one of Sweden’s most hilarious twitter personalities).

Welcome to an interesting evening at the bookshop!

UPPSALA Tuesday 13th June at 19:00
Free event – bring a friend! Refreshments!

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» visit Erik’s website: www.erikangner.com
» visit Emma’s website: www.emmafrans.se

STOCKHOLM | Saturday 10th June at 12:00. Free event.

Meet Shirin Amani Azari (author, psychotherapist and activist) as she presents her autobiographical novel of the 12-year-old Shirin arriving from war-stricken Iran to her new home, Sweden. Acclimatising to the weather and culture of Sweden, whilst trying to stay in touch with their Iranian heritage. In conversation with Ryan from the Stockholm bookshop.

STOCKHOLM Saturday 10 June at 12:00
Free event – bring your friends.
Talk & refreshments in our summer courtyard.

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» Visit Shirin on the web

UPPSALA | Friday 9th June at 19:00. Free

Welcome to a conversation in the Uppsala bookshop with Eurocon Guest of Honour Martha Wells, and the ­English Bookshop Special Guest Sarah Underwood, on the many facets of writing.

From experiencing publication for the first time, or returning to a series or character that’s well known, to writing for a young adult demographic in the age of BookTok, or re-shaping a story or world already established and making it your own.

The panel is followed by a signing and a mingle in the bookshop.

UPPSALA Friday 9th June at 19:00
Free event – bring a friend! (Limited space)

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STOCKHOLM | Friday 9th June from 17:45. Free event

Wind down after a busy week with a musical AW with friends &  live acoustic music in the bookshop!

Marina Elezovic (MAR) is a Croatian/Canadian indie folk singer songwriter based in London, currently recording her third album. She’ll start performing in our summer street outside the shop and then brings her performance in to our cozy bookshop.

STOCKHOLM Friday 9th June from 17:45
Free event, bring your friends! Snacks & refreshments.

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On Sweden’s National Day, Tuesday 6th June, all our shops are open 12–16.