We are proud and excited to announce that ABC is the new partner of the John Adams Institute (JAI)! We'll be selling books at their events and host some of their authors in our stores. And take note ABC Booklover Card holders: tickets to events are discounted for you (while supplies [...]
By Sophie Happy Pride Month everyone! - And if you think "why do we still need Pride Month?" read the story of what happened to our Amsterdam store's window display. Also, for example, this crackdown on LGBTQIA+ books in Russia. - Awards! May was awards-heavy, as you can check out in [...]
By Lynn What are you giving thanks for this Thanksgiving? At ABC, we’re thankful for our community of booklovers, both customers and staff. I’m also thankful for the Iroquois Confederacy—the model for our democratic Constitution. We have celebrated Thanksgiving at our stores since 1989 as a way [...]
Writen by Luke and Lauren While visiting Amsterdam a couple decades ago, two young Chicagoans—Andrew Moskos and Pep Rosenfeld—proceeded to do what most young American tourists do in the nation’s capital: they went to a coffee shop to get stoned. The year was 1992, the coffee shop may or may not [...]
Come share your best stuff! written by Lynn Open Mic Nights were initiated by Molly Ackerman, the first manager of the ABC Treehouse, in 2000. Artist Molly had come to the Thanksgiving Day dinner and marveled at the space in the ABC Treehouse. She had lots of paintings [...]
The ABC was once again selling books and other merchandise at Elfia. Elfia is an outdoor event/market where people from all around the Netherlands attend in beautiful costumes to browse the goods, drink mead (honey wine), and dance to folk music. The event was held in April at the Castle de [...]
We recently celebrated our 50th anniversary with ABC on a lovely sunny Saturday. It was a day filled with an extra 10% discount on all stock, hidden Golden bookmarks to win amazing prizes, live music, seventies-inspired cake, and not to forget a lot of champagne. The festivities don't end here though, [...]
