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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!)

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

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This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

ONLINE | Monday 17th May at 19:00 Free

Ann Cleeves – one of the UK’s leading crime writers and creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez – returns to the smash-hit Vera Stanhope series with The Darkest Evening, a classic country house mystery with a contemporary twist.

Meet Ann in this online event, in conversation about writing crime with fellow Swedish crime-writer Thomas Kanger (nominated for the Guldspaden award for investigative journalism) and presenting the 9th Vera Stanhope novel – The Darkest Evening.

Watch the replay on facebook and youtube:
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

ONLINE | Wednesday 12th May at 19:00 Free

In his latest novel – ”The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)” – David Levithan takes young readers on a twisting journey through truth, reality, and fantasy and belief.

Join us online for a talk about his books and writing, live from New York, in conversation with culture writer Johanna ­Lundin. Conversation in English.

Catch the replay here: 
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

This author event is in partnership with Bibliotek Uppsala

ONLINE | Wednesday 5th May at 19:00 Free

Who are the American citizens – White nationalists and ­militant Islamists – perpetrating acts of terrorism against their own country? What are their grievances and why do they hate? How can this trans­national peril be effectively addressed?

To better understand current events and threats, Sara Kamali outlines in her book Homegrown Hate the organizations and beliefs of domestic terrorists in the US and how to counter their attacks on democracy.

Meet author Sara Kamali online on May 5th in conversation with journalist Leonidas Aretakis to discuss these issues. Order personally signed books at the event.

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ONLINE | Thursday 15th April 19:00 Free!

Mackenzi Lee is the international best-selling author of This Monstrous Thing, the Montague Siblings and the Loki series.

Join us online on Thursday 15th April at 19.00 for a talk about her books and writing, live from Salt Lake City, in conversation with culture writer Johanna Lundin. The conversation will be in English.

Live on facebook and youtube:
» watch on facebook
» watch on youtube

» Order personally signed books by Mackenzi Lee

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The World | Easter 2021

A BOOKSHOP EASTER EGG! Enter our Easter Signed Book Contest – answer the online quiz and you have a chance to win one of these 13 fabulous books, all signed by the author. (No April’s Fool joke!)

The contest is open from Maundy Thursday 1st April at 09.00 and closes on Easter Monday 5th April 2021 at 23.59.

The contest is now closed.

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Easter 2021

Our shops are open all of Easter weekend – welcome in to stock up on ”påskekrim” (Easter Crime) and other eggciting reads.

The Uppsala shop
Good Friday 2nd April  12–16
Easter Eve 3rd April  10–16
Easter Sunday 4th April  12–16
Easter Monday 5th April  12–16

The Stockholm shop
Good Friday 2nd April  12–16
Easter Eve 3rd April  11–16
Easter Sunday 4th April  12–16
Easter Monday 5th April  12–16

UPPSALA & STOCKHOLM | Sunday 31st January 2021

22.614 different titles (and even more individual copies) in stock – and we have to count and account for them all – so, on SUNDAY 31 JAN the bookshops are CLOSED for stock inventory.

Welcome to visit the shops all other days – mornings before lunch are usually a bit slower, so that’s a good time to visit, if possible, to avoid crowding. And if you can’t visit – get in touch and we’ll help you out remotely!