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Iris

Born on the lush, green island of Texel, Iris left home to study English in Leiden, which led her to discover ABC. She joined the company as an intern in 2015 and simply refused to leave, becoming a fully-fledged bookseller in 2016.

Iris is currently the buyer for the Horror, Poetry, New Age, Classics, and Language, Reading & Writing sections in The Hague, and the Poetry, Horror, and Classics sections in Leidschendam. She also creates the majority of Blind Book Dates in The Hague, writes the ABC newsletter, and runs the Instagram account for ABC The Hague.

New genre watch: Horromance

by Iris After the incredible popularity of the Romantasy subgenre and the smaller, but noticeable emergence of Crimance, a new Romance crossover has now started to appear on our shelves: Horromance. As you're probably able to guess from the portmanteau (we promise we're not the ones coming up with these names), [...]

2026-10-16T15:11:10+02:00Tags: , , , , |

The Booker Prize 2026: the shortlist

by Iris Earlier this week, the shortlist for the prestigious Booker Prize was announced. This year's shortlist, whittled down from 163 submissions, spans a range of genres and features previous winners as well as first-time nominees. "The shortlisted books explore what it means to be human in an ever-changing world and the communities and events that shape [...]

2026-09-27T20:17:11+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Reading the Americas: South America

by Iris When we shared our Sophie's eloquent essay about the discomfort surrounding that "American" in our name on social media, many followers pointed out that technically, America is much more than just the USA. And they're right, of course, even if in our case it does refer to that [...]

2026-09-20T10:37:35+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Reading the Americas: The Caribbean

by Iris When we shared our blog post about the discomfort surrounding that "American" in our name on social media, many followers quickly pointed out that technically, America is much more than just the USA. And they're right, of course, even if in our case it does refer to that [...]

2026-08-23T23:10:47+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Reading the Americas: Central America

by Iris When we shared our blog post about the discomfort surrounding that "American" in our name on social media, many of our followers were quick to point out that technically, America is not just the USA. And they're right, of course, even if in our case it does refer [...]

2026-08-25T22:10:08+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

New ABC Favorites!

by Iris ABC Favorites, formerly known as Evergreens, are among our most steady sellers; they are (modern) classics that we highly recommend. We aim to always have them in stock (though occasionally something sells out, of course!) and offer these titles to you at a special price. Every once in [...]

2026-08-23T22:54:34+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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