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Breakfast Talk: Meet Bill Clegg

Published on Mon, 2016-04-18 13:52

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 20th April 09:00

We are thrilled to introduce New York writer Bill Clegg, who will join us for breakfast in the Stockholm shop to discuss his bestselling debut novel Did You Ever Have a Family. Bill is one of New Yorks foremost literary agents, and the author of two previous memoirs.

Did You Ever Have a Family was longlisted for both The National Book Award and The Man Booker Prize. An elegant and heartrending story about a terrible tragedy, it’s also an unforgettable tale that reveals humanity at its best through forgiveness and hope. At its core the book is a celebration of family – the ones we are born with and the ones we create.

Breakfast Talk: Ruby Jand on Shakespeare

Published on Mon, 2016-04-18 13:46

STOCKHOLM | Thursday 21st April 09:00

Who is Hamlet? Is Lady Macbeth really evil? Can Caliban really be a twitchy speeded Goth freak? What’s so interesting about Lady Blanche, Lucius, Queen Margaret, Cassius, Paulina, Emilia, Celia...?

These questions sent the new Bardolator Ruby Jand on a journey of exploration into the world of Shakespeare. On this morning, Ruby will discuss what Shakespeare means to us today, present some views on his life and plays, and read excerpts from her newly released book Shakespeare Calling.

Breakfast Talk: Ruby Jand on Shakespeare Calling
Thursday 21st April at 09:00
Advance tickets 30:- (incl. breakfast roll) available for purchase at the Stockholm shop. Get yours today.

Who was Will? A talk on Shakespeare

Published on Mon, 2016-04-18 13:38

UPPSALA | Sunday 24th April 16:00

To celebrate Shakespeare’s 400 year anniversary, we proudly present:

Who was Will? – a talk on Shakespeare

Come and listen to the knowledgeable Richard Glover as he gives a talk on Shakespeare, his life and times, and throw some light on some of the myths and mysteries surrounding the Bard. Afterwards we’ll indulge in tea and renaissance style cake!

Sunday 24th April at 16:00 in the Uppsala bookshop
Tickets 80:- (incl. tea and cake) available to purchase from the bookshop

Storytelling for Children, Saturday 9th April at the English Bookshop in Uppsala

Published on Mon, 2016-04-04 21:04

A lamb who is nearly a Kangaroo.
A wolf who doesn’t fancy school.

Who do we think we are?
Why do we go to school?

Questions of identity and conformity at eleven o’clock, Saturday 9th April at the English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Whiffy Wilson. The wolf who wouldn’t go to school by Caryl Hard and Leonie Lord
The Lamb-a-roo by Diana Kimpton and Rosalind Beardshaw

Whiffy Wilson. The wolf who wouldn’t go to school by Caryl Hard and Leonie Lord The Lamb-a-roo by Diana Kimpton and Rosalind Beardshaw

Books of the month for April

Published on Fri, 2016-04-01 11:45

General Fiction: Nell Zink – Wallcreeper

British Crime: James Marrison – The Drowning Ground

Tough Crime: John Clarkson – Among Thieves

Science Fiction: Matthew de Abaitua – The Destructives

Fantasy: Marc Turner – When the Heavens Fall

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy: Daniel José Older – Half-Resurrection Blues

Classic of the Month: Flannery O'Connor – Wise Blood

Teen reading: Frances Hardinge – The Lie Tree

Non-Fiction: Chris Wright – No More Worlds to Conquer: Sixteen People Who Defined Their Time - and What They Did Next

Nell Zink – Wallcreeper James Marrison – The Drowning Ground (Guillermo Downes #1) John Clarkson – Among Thieves Marc Turner – When the Heavens Fall (Chronicles of Exile #1) Matthew de Abaitua – The Destructives Daniel José Older – Half-Resurrection Blues Flannery O'Connor – Wise Blood Frances Hardinge – The Lie Tree Chris Wright – No More Worlds to Conquer: Sixteen People Who Defined Their Time - and What They Did Next

The House of Shattered Wings, Aliette de Bodard

By Anna Bark Persson (Blogger) on Fri, 2016-04-01 11:45

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Fantasy

For some reason, fantasy dealing with Christian angel mythology and particularly Lucifer and fallen angels has always appealed to me as an idea, but it’s not often that any of it is actually good. Danielle Trussoni’s Angelology, Clive Barker’s The Scarlet Gospels and Andrew E. Maugham’s Convivium are all examples of novels dealing with those themes that are not necessarily bad but have left a lot to wish for. The House of Shattered Wings is not a perfect book, but when it comes to taking on angel mythology, Aliette de Bodard succeeds where most other authors seem to fail.

Breakfast Talk with Liam Callanan

Published on Tue, 2016-03-29 10:19

Breakfast Talk Liam Callanan on Listen

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 30th March at 09:00

Liam Callanan is an American author and professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. His novels include the critically acclaimed The Cloud Atlas and All Saints.

Join us for a cosy and informal breakfast meeting in the shop, where Liam will discuss and read from his latest book Listen & Other Stories, a fascinating collection of short stories. The Los Angels Times has called his writing ’masterful’.

Get your ticket in the Stockholm bookshop, limited seating.

Liam Callanan on Listen
Wednesday 30th March at 09:00
Advance tickets 30 kr (including coffee/tea and breakfast roll) available to purchase in the Stockholm shop.

Happy Easter - Easter Shop Hours

Published on Thu, 2016-03-24 14:49

Happy Easter! The best way to enjoy Easter is of course with a book. Or many.

Stock up on påskekrim (and other reading) at the shops. Our Easter shop hours are:

Uppsala shop
Good Friday 25th: open 12–15
Easter Eve (Sat) 26th: open 10–16
Easter Day (Sun) 27th & Easter Monday 28th: closed.

Stockholm shop
Good Friday 25th: open 12–16
Easter Eve (Sat) 26th: open 11–16
Easter Day (Sun) 27th: open 12–16
Easter Monday 28th: open 12–16

Storytelling for Children, Saturday 26th March in Uppsala

Published on Wed, 2016-03-23 13:53

UPPSALA | Saturday 26th March at 11:00

We are going dotty about dots and crazy about cousins at storytime this week.
Come and see what all the fuss is about!

Eleven o’clock, Saturday 26th March at The English Bookshop in Uppsala.

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazer
Katie Morag and the Big Boy Cousins by Mairi Hedderwick

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazer

Lena Andersson on Wilful Disregard

Published on Wed, 2016-03-23 09:54

Lena Andersson on Wilful Disregard

STOCKHOLM | Wednesday 23rd March at 18:30

We are delighted to welcome Lena Andersson to the Stockholm shop to celebrate the publication of the English paperback edition of her novel Wilful Disregard.

Few people will have missed the enormous success of the August Prize winning novel Wilful Disregard (Egenmäktigt förfarande). The book also received international acclaim, with The Guardian calling it ’funny, wise and extraordinary’.

On this evening she will be in conversation with Thomas Henley, bookseller at the Stockholm bookshop. The conversation is in English.

Advance tickets 50:- (incl. glass of wine). Tickets on sale at The English Bookshop in Stockholm. Get yours today.

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Books of the Month – April 2024

Alice Winn In Memoriam Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Toni Morrison Sula Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Beth O’Leary The Wake-Up Call Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the NEW reading group in Uppsala
Stig Abell Death Under a Little Sky Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Jahmal Mayfield Smoke Kings Paperback Noir of the month	Grace Curtis Frontier Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
P. Djèlí Clark A Master of Djinn Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	T. Kingfisher A House With Good Bones Paperback Horror of the month	Rachel Greenlaw Compass and Blade Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Négar Djavadi Disoriental Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group	Sarah Hart Once Upon a Prime Paperback The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – March 2024

Ellen Hawley A Decent World Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Edith Wharton Ethan Frome Paperback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	J.F. Murray Fling Paperback Feel-Good of the month *Join the NEW reading group in Uppsala
Katie Williams My Murder Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Scott Von Doviak Lowdown Road Paperback Noir of the month	David Koepp Aurora Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Nghi Vo The Empress of Salt and Fortune Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Stephen Graham Jones Mapping the Interior Paperback Horror of the month	Nic Stone Chaos Theory Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Huw Lemmey & Ben Miller Bad Gays Paperback – A Homosexual History Queer book of the month *Join the reading group	Hua Hsu Stay True Paperback – A Memoir Non-Fiction of the month

Books of the Month – February 2024

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ A Spell of Good Things Paperback Modern Fiction of the month *Join the reading group	Leo Tolstoy The Cossacks Hardback Classic of the month *Join the reading group	Nancy Peach The Mother of All Problems Paperback Feel-Good of the month
Catherine Kirwan A Lesson in Malice Paperback Mystery of the month *Join the Crime reading group	Daniel Weizmann The Last Songbird Paperback Noir of the month	M.D. Lachlan Celestial Paperback Sci-Fi of the month *Join the reading group
Hannah Kaner Godkiller Paperback Fantasy of the month *Join the reading group	Cassandra Khaw Nothing But Blackened Teeth Paperback Horror of the month	Jesse Q. Sutanto Didn’t See That Coming Paperback Teen/YA of the month
Eloghosa Osunde Vagabonds! Paperback Queer book of the month *Join the reading group

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Modern Fiction Book of the Month – April 2024

In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They’re too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle – an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood – not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him, always has been. ”It was only because Gaunt knew he might die, that he could be so reckless as to kiss him.” An epic tale of the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip. // Discuss in the Modern Fiction reading group //
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Mystery Book of the Month – April 2024

It’s a classic setting: big city detective moves to a small country village for some peace and quiet, not getting much of either as he has barely unpacked when the bones of a young woman are discovered. The quiet country life that Jake Jackson envisioned is no more. Sometimes the quietest villages hide the darkest secrets… // Discuss in the Crime reading group //
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