Books

Sweden is the home of the Nobel Prize. Of dramatist and author August Strindberg, children’s hero Astrid Lindgren and a host of more recent names, such as thriller writer Liza Marklund and novelists Marianne Fredriksson, Henning Mankell and Kerstin Ekman. You’ll find them and a good selection of other internationally acclaimed contemporary authors at any of the stores recommended below.

AKADEMIBOKHANDELN

Mäster Samuelsgatan 32
Tel: +46 8 613 61 00
The flagship of a nationwide chain of 49 bookstores. A literary mecca with a wealth of titles in stock.
www.akademibokhanden.se

HEDENGRENS

Stureplan 4
Tel. +46 8 611 51 28
Akademibokhandeln’s biggest competitor in terms of breadth, Hedengrens has a stronger focus on popular literature and a genuinely well read staff.
www.hedengrens.se

JONES ANTIKVARIAT

Norrtullsgatan 3
Tel: +46 8 30 76 97
A well stocked, three-story labyrinth. As any good used-book store should, Jones’s covers a wide range, from poetry to reference works to rare books.

KONST-IG

Åsögatan 124 (at Södermalm)
Tel: +46 8 20 45 20
Konst-ig is Sweden’s leading specialist in beautiful books. Are you looking for the latest book on fashion modernist Yamamoto, or the first monograph on the British architectural firm Caruso St John? Konst-ig’s the place.
www.konstig.se

NK BOKHANDEL

Hamngatan 18-20
Tel: +46 8 762 83 39
A wide selection of literature in English and a strong biography section. Bestselling Swedish and international authors often turn up at NK Bokhandel on the third floor of the NK department store for book signings and meetings with readers.
www.nk.se