by Else This year, I have somehow tricked myself into reading two entire longlists for literary prizes. In March and April, I read the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, which was a load of fun, but my favorite (A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang) didn't advance to the [...]
by Naomi There are a lot of books I read and enjoy, but I don’t feel like I have enough to say for it to qualify as a Book Review. I thought it would be fun to group books that have some things in common together, so that readers who are [...]
by Iris Just like everything else in the world, whatever makes a popular fiction topic is – at least partially – subject to fashion. The Horror genre has seen some pretty big hypes over the past few years, and with Halloween creeping ever closer, we thought we'd highlight a few for [...]
Fangs With Benefits by Kath Richards Molly Mason is not a team player. She does more work than the rest of her team, but when a promotion becomes available, they bring in an outside hire over her. To add insult to injury, she's tasked with training him. This is easier said [...]
by Damla Ahh, death: one of life’s greatest mysteries. The knowledge (and fear) of our mortality has shaped our history, guided our civilization, built religions, and propelled scientific studies since prehistory. And naturally, the mortality that has inevitably bound our fates to every other living being on the planet has inspired [...]
by Lília We all love the idea of Halloween. Children walking around dressed up as ghosts, fairies, witches or maybe even a monster or two, and going house-to-house asking for sweets. What's not to like about it? Because we love it so much, colleagues Júlia and Renata made a short selection [...]
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell Fresh out of university and in disgrace, Lexie Sinclair is waiting for life to begin. When the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep in rural Devon, she realises she can wait no longer, and leaves for London. There, Lexie [...]
by Iris After the incredible popularity of the Romantasy subgenre and the smaller, but noticeable emergence of Crimance, a new Romance crossover has now started to appear on our shelves: Horromance. As you're probably able to guess from the portmanteau (we promise we're not the ones coming up with these names), [...]
by Iris "Week van het Engelse Boek" or English Book Week is back for another edition! This event, founded by Van Ditmar in 2018, aims to help Dutch readers explore the English written word. Starting on Monday, October 12th, anyone who spends at least €14.99 on English-language books receives an exclusive, [...]
by Damla Reading is very much in fashion nowadays. Besides the endless book-to-movie adaptations that sweep all the awards and the many book-related accessories from high fashion brands, book-talk has made its way into our lives through yet another avenue: celebrity book clubs. There are so many A-listers with a book [...]
