Storytelling for children in the Stockholm English Bookshop

Welcome to our last storytelling before the summer! Saturday 1 June, 11 a.m. in the bookshop. Clara, will read for 3-6 year olds from these books: Lane Smith 'It's a Book', Jon Klassen 'I Want My Hat Back' & Jon Klassen 'This Is Not My Hat'

It's a book, This is not my hat, I want my hat back

11 o'clock, 25th May – Last story time before the summer

Poems, riddles and perhaps a fable or two: come and join us for the last story time before the summer holiday.

11 o'clock, 25th May, Uppsala English Bookshop.

Don't put mustard in the custard. Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake.
William and the night-train. Mij Kelly and Alison Jay.
Katie Morag delivers the mail. Mairi Hedderwick.

Don't put mustard in the custard. Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake. William and the night-train. Mij Kelly and Alison Jay. Katie Morag delivers the mail. Mairi Hedderwick.

Doctor Who novels

I have always thought that among visual medias, the tv-series is best at telling a story. Because of its length, it has time to develop both plot-line and characters in a way that a film never can. But at times it's just not enough. Some tv-series leave me wanting more. Sometimes it's because the world it has built up is so huge and intricate that the series doesn't have time to explore all of its own possibilities. At other times, I want to learn more about characters, to get into their heads and hear their thoughts. I want more stories than television can ever provide.

Helena on the Edgar Awards!

On 2 May, this year's Edgar Award winners will be announced during a big banquet in New York City (would have loved to have tickets, incidentally). I have read the seven nominees in the Best Novel category and found some real gems, made several new friends, reunited with old ones, and, in a few cases, been mildly disappointed.

11 o'clock Saturday May 11th – Story-time at the English Bookshop

Welcome to storytelling at both our shops on Saturday May 11th. Stories about sandwiches, cakes and animals of all kinds.

Uppsala: The sun is shining and we're packing our picnic baskets. Come and listen to stories about sandwiches, cakes and cruising the open road.

The Rascally Cake by Jeanne Willis, Korky Paul Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road by QuentinBlake The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord, Janet Burroway

Stockholm: The sun shines on the shop in Gamla stan as well, and we gather to listen to Clara and stories about animals of all sorts; Mr Wolf and the Three Bears, Good Little Wolf, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and The Journey Home.

The essay is alive and well! And looking pretty good!

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notting hill editionsWe are VERY proud to be stocking the full range of titles from the beautiful range of Notting Hill Editions!!! Möhring, Perec, Barthes, Sebald, Mandelstam - they're all here!
And don't miss David Shields much discussed How Literature Saved My Life.

Notting Hill editions in the bookshop

Night Out with Novelists Thursday 25th, 7 p.m. - The English Bookshop Stockholm

Award-winning British novelist, poet and short story writer Gerard Woodward is best known for his trilogy of stories about the Jones family--the second of which, I'll Go to Bed at Noon, was shortlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Adnan Mahmutovic is a lecturer and writer-in-residence at Stockholm University. He has published a novel, Thinner than a Hair, and recently released his collection of short stories, How to Fare Well and Stay Fair, which provides intimate portraits of Bosnian refugees. Both authors will be reading from their work and will engage in a Q & A with the audience. Light snacks will be provided. This event is open to everyone. No RSVP is required.

Adnan Mahmutovic, Gerard Woodward

11 o'clock on Saturday 27th April – Story-time at the English Bookshop

There is a mouse, a snake and a football game in this week's stories - something for everyone, in fact.
Come and join us at 11 o'clock on Saturday 27th April.

Pass it, Polly, Sarah Garland
George, the Dragon and the Princess, Chris Wormell
June and August, Vivian Walsh and Adam McCauley

Pass it, Polly, Sarah Garland George, the Dragon and the Princess, Chris Wormell June and August, Vivian Walsh and Adam McCauley

Reading Group - Tell the Wolves I’m Home

We invite you to an extra special reading group evening in May. Book blogger Helena Dahlgren will lead a discussion on 'Tell the Wolves I'm Home' by Carol Rifka Brunt.

The date: Wednesday 8th May, 7 pm. Wine, cheese and snacks will be served!

For all this you pay only 50:-!

10% discount for any books bought during the evening.

Please let us know if you wish to attend since the number of chairs is limited.

Carol Rifka Brunt in the bookshop

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Books of the Month – March 2024

Ellen Hawley
A Decent World
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome
Paperback

Classic of the month

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J.F. Murray
Fling
Paperback
Katie Williams
My Murder
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Scott Von Doviak
Lowdown Road
Paperback

Noir of the month

David Koepp
Aurora
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Nghi Vo
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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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

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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

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Leo Tolstoy
The Cossacks
Hardback

Classic of the month

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Nancy Peach
The Mother of All Problems
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

Catherine Kirwan
A Lesson in Malice
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Daniel Weizmann
The Last Songbird
Paperback

Noir of the month

M.D. Lachlan
Celestial
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Hannah Kaner
Godkiller
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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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

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Kirsty Sedgman
On Being Unreasonable
Paperback

– Why Being Bad Can Be a Force for Good

Non-Fiction of the Month

Books of the Month – January 2024

Jonathan Carroll
Mr Breakfast
Paperback

Modern Fiction of the month

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Alice Walker
The Color Purple
Paperback

Classic of the month

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Linda Corbett
What Would Jane Austen Do?
Paperback

Feel-Good of the month

Tim Sullivan
The Monk
Paperback

Mystery of the month

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Robbie Morrison
Edge of the Grave
Paperback

Noir of the month

Aliette de Bodard
The Red Scholar’s Wake
Paperback

Sci-Fi of the month

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Josiah Bancroft
The Hexologists
Paperback

Fantasy of the month

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C. J. Cooke
The Ghost Woods
Paperback

Horror of the month

Danielle Jawando
When our Worlds Collided
Paperback

Teen/YA of the month

Ryan Love
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out
Paperback

Queer book of the month

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