Our reading groups are informal and relaxed occasions where we get together in the bookshop to discuss the book of the month (that we’ve read before the meeting).
We meet up in our cosy bookshops and enjoy a proper brew, some cake, and great discussions.
We are currently running four regular reading groups that meet up in all three bookshops in Uppsala, Stockholm, and Göteborg: Modern Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, and the Fantasy reading group.
In Uppsala and Göteborg, we also have a Crime reading group.
In Stockholm and Göteborg, the Queer reading group meets up once a month.
Each meeting is a separate event, so there’s no need to commit to an entire semester of reading groups. Join us when you have the time, and the book of the month interests you.
The best way to keep informed of upcoming reading groups is to sign up for the newsletter from one of our shops (Uppsala, Stockholm, or Göteborg) and check the boxes for the reading groups you are interested in. You’ll then get invites to upcoming reading group meetings for those reading groups. Sign up for the newsletter at: www.bookshop.se/newsletter
Just get in touch with the shop hosting the meeting and sign up. Or drop in if you’re a local. Pay the group fee at the meeting. (And if you can’t come to the shop to buy the book, just let us know and we’ll sort it.)
The Uppsala shop
email: uppsalaevents@bookshop.se • tel 018-10 05 10
facebook-messenger: m.me/UppsalaEnglishBookshop
The Stockholm shop
email: stockholm@bookshop.se • tel 08-790 55 10
facebook-messenger: m.me/EnglishBookshopSthlm
The Göteborg shop
email: goteborg@bookshop.se • tel 031-45 55 10
facebook-messenger: m.me/EnglishBookshopGbg
Modern Fiction: Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
Uppsala: Thursday 14 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Stockholm: Friday 15 December at 18:30 [read email invite]
Göteborg: Thursday 14 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Classics: Mistletoe Malice – Kathleen Farrell
Uppsala: Monday 18 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Stockholm: Tuesday 19 December at 18:30 [read email invite]
Göteborg: Wednesday 20 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Sci-Fi: Mickey7 – Edward Ashton
Uppsala: Tuesday 19 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Stockholm: Monday 18 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Göteborg: Friday 15 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Fantasy: Hogfather – Terry Pratchett
Uppsala: Wednesday 20 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Stockholm: Wednesday 13 December at 18:30 [read email invite]
Göteborg: Thursday 21 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Crime reading group:
reads the Mystery title The Long Shadow by Celia Fremlin
Uppsala: Monday 18 December at 19:00 at the pub [read email invite]
Göteborg: Tuesday 19 December at 19:00 in the shop [read email invite]
Queer: Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender – Kit Heyam
Stockholm: Wednesday 20 December at 18:30 [read email invite]
Göteborg: Monday 18 December at 19:00 [read email invite]
Sign up by getting in touch with the shop hosting the meeting and we’ll reserve a seat for you!
Find out more about these reading group titles, and all the other titles in this month’s Book of the Month selection, on the front page.
UPPSALA
Mon-Fri 10-18.30,
Sat 10-17,
Sun 12-17
STOCKHOLM
Mon-Fri 10.30-18,
Sat 11-17,
Sun 12-17
GÖTEBORG
Mon-Fri 10.30-18,
Sat 10-17.30,
Sun 12-16
UPPSALA
The Uppsala
English Bookshop
Svartbäcksgatan 19
753 32 Uppsala
Tel 018-10 05 10
uppsala@bookshop.se
STOCKHOLM
The English Bookshop
Södermannagatan 22
116 23 Stockholm
Tel 08-790 55 10
stockholm@bookshop.se
GÖTEBORG
The English Bookshop
Kungsgatan 19
411 19 Göteborg
Tel 031-45 55 10
goteborg@bookshop.se
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