Our partner JAI not only invites the brightest U.S. minds to the Netherlands, but also maintains a thought-provoking blog, where they analyze the current affairs and democratic history of the U.S.A. through essays and interviews. From time to time we will repost some of their articles here, with their permission. This [...]
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In [...]
It's that time again that we'd like to share what we're currently reading, watching, and/or listening to with you, no matter how unhinged. This is a safe space. We hope that you enjoy our choices, and maybe find something new to discover. We have a lot of cool things to share [...]
by Damla and Sophie We celebrated our birthday last month, with special honors to our Hague store on its 50th year. 🎉 Among many fun activities and giveaways on the day, we also created a little pop-up trivia quiz for our customers at the Hague store to test their literary and [...]
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years imprisoned in grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only [...]
Dutch Treats: Crime Fiction from Dutch and Flemish Authors edited by Josh Pachter In Dutch Treats, Josh Pachter collects 21 of his favorite translations by a who's who of contemporary Dutch-language crime writers, including such luminaries as René Appel, Michael Berg, Dominique Biebau, Bram Dehouck, Loes den Hollander, Bavo Dhooge, [...]
by Damla Yes, the air might be dominated by allergy-triggering pollen, and the wind might be blowing still on the chillier side, but we can rejoice for the colder, darker months are already behind us! Nature is bustling, and so is the bookish news this month. - Awards! The prestigious [...]
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. Only a few [...]
Wondering about how the publishing industry has been affected by the rising popularity of ChatGPT? Read our round-up of relevant updates about how the publishers, authors, and readers have been reacting to AI. by Damla In case you missed it, the publishing world has been shaken up recently by the allegations [...]
We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets Kayleigh is broke. Out of options, she takes a job as a content moderator, reviewing horrors and hate online and deciding which posts needs to be removed. Kayleigh is good at her job, and in her colleagues she finds a group [...]
