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Author Spotlight: V.E. Schwab

by Damla Magical Londons layered on top of each other? Morally ambiguous characters flirting with danger? Destructive egos and God complexes? Life changing deals with the devil? The Schwab-verse has it all. I first came across one of V.E. Schwab’s books on an audiobook streaming service promotion, and decided to give [...]

Damla2025-07-08T17:19:42+02:00Tags: Author Spotlight, Damla, Fantasy, Magic, Middle Grade, Science Fiction, V.E.Schwab, Young Adult|

A Short Introduction to Fanfiction

by Naomi This week two books were released that have their origins in fanfiction: Rose in Chains by Julie Soto and The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley. A third book, Alchemised by SenLinYu, will be published in September. All three authors have been writing within the [...]

Naomi2025-07-07T11:13:20+02:00Tags: Brigitte Knightley, Fanfiction, Julie Soto, Naomi, Romantasy, Romantic Fiction, SenLinYu|

Book-to-screen: The Murderbot Diaries

by Sophie, Else & Iris The TV adaptation of Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries is nearing the end of its first season. Since so many of us at ABC have read and loved this series of science fiction novellas, we figured we'd remind you of our Staff Choice descriptions and let you [...]

Iris W2025-07-07T16:47:45+02:00Tags: Book to Screen, Else, Iris, Martha Wells, Murderbot Diaries, Sophie, TV adaptation|

Coffee bar, dead cat, happy end: our Bella interviewed for NRC

On Saturday 5 July, Dutch newspaper NRC published an article on Cozy and Healing Fiction (Koffiebar, dode kat, happy end)(please note, article in Dutch and may be behind a paywall), in which they interviewed our Bella (with a cameo by Tiemen)! We're posting an English translation of the part of the article [...]

Sophie2025-07-08T19:33:49+02:00Tags: Bella, Cozy Fantasy, cozy fiction, cozy games, Healing Fiction, newspaper article, nrc, Tiemen|

ABC Bestsellers – June 2025

by Sophie Well, summer is here, as we noticed with a brief heat wave last week! And it is reflected in our June bestsellers because half the books are serious summery reads in the Romance and Romantasy category. As per usual, some titles on the list carried over from last [...]

Sophie2025-07-07T10:25:14+02:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers|

ABCxJAI: Who Owns the Future?

By Lauren Who owns the future? (Hint: It could be us) ABC’s new partnership with the John Adams Institute (JAI) got off to an inspiring start on 17 June with a talk on tech, imagination and inequity in the 21st century, where audiences were tasked with pondering how tech might be reimagined [...]

Sophie2025-07-05T15:53:59+02:00Tags: ABC x JAI, AI, Events, John Adams Institute, Lauren, Marietje Schaake, Robin Aisha Pocornie, Ruha Benjamin, Social Science, Technology|

Bookbits for 2 July 2025

By Sophie Apparently today marks the exact mid-point of the half-century: from tomorrow, we will officially be closer to 2050 than to 2000. Hope that factoid helps cool your brains in this warm weather! - Awards! Dutch author Yael van der Wouden won this year's Women's Prize for Fiction with The Safekeep. [...]

Sophie2025-07-04T16:54:39+02:00Tags: Awards, graham norton, interview, john le carre, lists, Sophie, summer reading, Yael van der Wouden|

Guess the Blind Book Date! (PRIDE EDITION)

By Damla and Sophie Is it really already the tail end of Pride month? We've really enjoyed sharing lots of Pride-related content, and if you enjoyed it as well you should have no trouble acing this quiz, showcasing some of our Pride-themed Blind Book Dates (BBDs). Good luck! [...]

Damla2025-06-23T18:03:08+02:00Tags: BBD, Blind Book Date, Damla, Pride, Pride Month, quiz|

Pride All Year Long: Upcoming LGBTQIA+ Releases

By Naomi June is Pride Month, and that’s a natural moment to highlight queer books, as we've already done here. However, Pride doesn’t end in June! With that in mind, below are some books being released later this year to keep the Pride spirit going all year long. If any of [...]

Naomi2025-06-23T12:43:00+02:00Tags: Andy Passchier, Anita Kelly, Cale Plett, Denne Michele Norris, Fantasy, Gareth Russell, General Fiction, History, Julie Leong, K. Valentin, Kathryn Nolan, Kids, Kirsty Loehr, KJ Charles, Lovell Holder, Megan Okonsky, Mel Cassidy, Mia Tsai, Naomi, Non-Fiction, Pride Month, Queer, Rebecca Minor, Robyn Green, Romantic Fiction, Sky Gilbert, Sonora ReyesReyes, Young Adult|

Graduation Gift Guide

by Iris It's that time of year again: graduation season! Do you have anyone in your circle of friends and family who is flying their school bag along with the flag (a time-honoured Dutch tradition to signify someone in the household has graduated)? And are you in need of inspiration for [...]

Iris W2025-07-04T16:55:46+02:00Tags: book list, gift guide, Iris|

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