ABC Events Archives

War Survivor Stories & ABC

by Lynn Growing up in nearly all-white rural Minnesota, I didn’t know about the Holocaust until doing research for a paper on social resistance, age twenty. I could have known – Anne Frank’s diary was widely read by my 13-year old classmates but, being contrarian, I didn’t read it then. I [...]

Iris2026-04-28T15:03:27+02:00Tags: History, Leap Into Darkness, Leo Bretholz, Lynn, Lynn Kaplanian Buller, Monica van Rijn, Passing on the Comfort, The Memory Place, WW2|

ABC The Hague: 50 years of bookselling

by Iris A few years after ABC first opened its doors in Amsterdam in 1972, founders Mitch Crossfield and Sam Boltansky decided to expand operations to The Hague. They got their hands on a cheap place to rent in the city center, and in 1976 the new store opened [...]

Iris2026-04-08T12:00:19+02:00Tags: ABC Birthday, ABC History, ABC The Hague, bookselling stories, Iris|

Topical Tips: Speculative Sci-Fi

by Iris If you keep a weather eye on our website's Events page (which you should! There's loads of fun stuff being added all the time!), you'll have probably spotted our upcoming event with authors Malka Older, Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Charlie Jane Anders. They will present We Will Rise [...]

Iris2026-03-30T16:04:06+02:00Tags: ABC Events, Iris, speculative fiction, Topical Tips|

Author Spotlight: Colleen Geske

By Sophie Colleen Geske is the author of the beloved series of books about Stuff Dutch People Like (and Say, and Eat, and Bake). The books offer a light-hearted take on Dutch culture, specifically from a non-Dutch perspective. With sharp insights and fun illustrations this series has been a [...]

Sophie2026-02-11T17:55:15+01:00Tags: ABC Amsterdam, ABC Leidschendam, ABC The Hague, author spotlight, Colleen Geske, expat community, expats, local author, stuff dutch people hate, stuff dutch people like|

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|

New traditions: Thanksgiving potluck

by Iris Sharing food has always been an important part of any Thanksgiving celebration. At ABC, we host a Baked Goods Potluck in all three stores to represent that part of Thanksgiving Day. But starting in 1994 and lasting until well in the 2000s, we used to organize a full-blown dinner! [...]

Iris2025-11-10T12:39:53+01:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC History, Iris, Thanksgiving|

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, [...]

Iris2025-11-08T13:59:23+01:00Tags: Blind Book Bundles, Blind Book Dates, Else, Iris, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving 2025|

Trade-In Days at the ABC

Give Your Books a Second Life – Join Our Trade-In Days at ABC The Hague by Júlia If your shelves are breaking under the weight of books while your wish list keeps growing, and you simply need more space – the ABC has you covered! Just join us for [...]

Damla2025-11-02T16:31:14+01:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC The Hague, Júlia, Trade-In Days|

ABC in the Wild: Fran Lebowitz @ DeLaMar

by Claudio Once we get past the first 45 minutes of Michiel Vos on the stage of the DeLaMar, interviewing Fran Lebowitz, the evening can finally begin. For the remaining 45, she engages the sold-out house from behind a dark-wooden lectern, which gives the whole thing something of a college lecture [...]

Iris2025-10-03T12:59:35+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, Claudio, fran lebowitz|

ABC in the Wild: Read My World

by Else This is your event reporter, Else, reporting live from the scene of the event. On the 13th of September 2025, the ABC was once again present at Read My World in the Tolhuistuin. Usually the book market of Read My World is located in the gardens, but due [...]

Iris2025-09-19T11:37:21+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, Else, Read My World|

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