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By Naomi Maybe you've seen the trend on social media (oh, the irony), but currently slow living, or analog living, is what lots of people are talking about. It's more than a trend, though. It's a response to people realizing that being chronically online is not making them happy. Doomscrolling is [...]
by Iris In honor of Women's History Month, which is observed annually in March, we thought we'd take a moment to shout out our favorite female authors for your consideration. Who knows, you might take some inspiration from this varied list of names! Sophie I love so many women authors! [...]
by Damla The 2026 Winter Olympics might be over, but we are still riding the high from witnessing all the wildly impressive human feats and the feeling of international cooperation and friendly competition in the air. And as a tribute to these fantastic athletes and the countries they represent, we have [...]
By Lília We think nothing of making a film or a series based on a book -all the material is already there to be used as we'd like- but having books written about a series of films? And becoming a successful cartoon series as well? There might not be many, but [...]
by Damla February might be a short month, but it was packed with some strong bestsellers. At the top of the list in all our stores once again, we have both installations of Rachel Reid’s hockey romance about Hollander and Rozanov, Heated Rivalry and The Long Game. This is certainly no [...]
by Damla and Sophie Spring is springing! The world may be going crazy, but the sun is reminding us that she is still here, ready to warm our fortunate faces in this peaceful country after a long and dreary winter. - First off, happy Women's History Month! And where would the [...]
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, drawn to the waterfront as an escape from her unhappy home life. Enchanted by the undersea world of her childhood, she excels in marine biology, travelling the globe to study ancient organisms. When a trench is discovered in the Atlantic [...]
By Naomi Heated Rivalry has been everywhere. The book was published in 2019, and while it has been a steady recommendation in gay sports romance, it didn't really make its way to wider readership until a few months ago. It took almost everyone by surprise. While fans of the book had high [...]
by Sophie Ada Limón, the 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, and the first Latina to hold the position, will be visiting Amsterdam in March. Our partners the John Adams Institute will host her for an evening, exploring how poetry can hold space for both love and critique, and how words can [...]
High-Rise - J.G. Ballard When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on "enemy" floors. In this visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as once-peaceful residents, driven by primal urges, re-create a world ruled [...]
