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Dutch Kids Books in Translation

Written by Lília Here at the ABC we have many customers asking for kids books in translation from the original Dutch, especially by expats with smaller kids that just moved in and grandparents wanting to take their culture back to English language grandchildren living abroad. We thought it would be a [...]

Lilia2025-11-24T10:37:19+01:00Tags: Annie M.G. Schmidt, Dick Bruna, Dutch authors, Dutch Fiction, Dutch stories, flodder, frog, jip en janneke, Kids, Kids Books, kikker, Lília, Max Velthuijs, miffy, nijntje, Phyllis Krasilovsky, pluk van de petteflet, Toon Tellegen, tow truck pluck, Translated Fiction, Translated Works|

Book Review: Mastermind

Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes - Maria Konnikova No fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes. But is his extraordinary intellect merely a gift of fiction, or can we learn to cultivate these abilities ourselves, to improve our lives at work [...]

Damla2025-11-09T11:55:29+01:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Maria Konnikova, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help|

Thanksgiving 2025

By Sophie It's almost time for our favorite day of the year, Thanksgiving! We've celebrated this very American holiday since we opened in 1972 as a way to say thank you to you, our customers, for supporting us this past year, and for being such an enriching part of our [...]

Sophie2025-11-11T10:19:32+01:00Tags: ABC Amsterdam, ABC Leidschendam, ABC The Hague, discount, Else, Iris, Sophie, Thanksgiving 2025|

Romantasy Gift Guide

By Naomi It's the cold season, it's comfy season, and it's also gifting season! Why not gift the Romantasy lover in your life (which might be you yourself, but who's going to stop you?) a beautiful deluxe edition that not only makes for great reading, but will also look pretty on [...]

Naomi2025-11-18T08:11:09+01:00Tags: gift guide, Naomi, Romantasy|

ABCxJAI Membership Drive – last week!

By Sophie ABCxJAI: Two great flavors that go better together. The John Adams and the American Book Center have joined forces this year, and we have big plans for the future—which we want to share with as many people as we [...]

Sophie2025-11-12T08:03:37+01:00

Book Review: The Rise and Fall of The Dinosaurs

The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet's great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long story as never before. A thrilling re-evaluation of the creatures that ruled the earth for 150 million [...]

Damla2025-10-09T17:20:52+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Damla, History, Nature, Non-Fiction|

New genre watch: Healing Fiction

By Naomi Healing fiction is a genre that has gained a lot of popularity recently. That could be because there is so much happening in the world, and maybe people want to escape into a book that is gentle and warm and welcoming. We are also heading into the cold and [...]

Naomi2025-11-14T13:24:17+01:00Tags: Bella, Healing Fiction, Japanese Fiction, Korean Fiction, Naomi, Translated Fiction|

Book Review: What You Are Looking For Is In The Library

What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. But she is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it. Which book will you recommend? by Bella [...]

Damla2025-10-25T16:35:23+02:00Tags: Bella, Book review, Book Reviews, cozy fiction, Fiction, Japanese Fiction, Michiko Aoyama|

Blind Book Bundles for Thanksgiving

by Else & Iris Iris Thanksgiving is a long-standing tradition at ABC, and this year we are once again celebrating with fun activities, baked goods, and extra discount for all customers (check out the full itineraries of our Amsterdam, The Hague and Leidschendam stores on our Events Page!). In recent years, [...]

Iris W2025-11-08T13:59:23+01:00Tags: Blind Book Bundles, Blind Book Dates, Else, Iris, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving 2025|

The Art of Heists

By Naomi Are you still thinking about the recent art heist at the Louvre Museum, where four men stole eight French crown jewels in under eight minutes? So are we! We’ve rounded up some fiction and non-fiction titles so you can relive that thrill again and again. Non-fiction [...]

Naomi2025-11-07T12:54:01+01:00Tags: Fiction, Naomi, Non-Fiction, Young Adult|

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