What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. But she is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it. Which book will you recommend? by Bella [...]
Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place. Her name is Auri, and she [...]
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 [...]
by Damla It’s General Election day (again) here in the Netherlands! After weeks of campaigning and heated debates, the Netherlands opens the ballots today to elect its new members of the House of Parliament. The most recent polls have suggested a very close race, adding to the tension in the current [...]
by Damla The spooky season is upon us, and what better way is there to make the most of it other than by hunkering down in a cozy corner with a good horror book (and good lighting to chase away the things that go BUMP in the night)? Ranging from spooky [...]
After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to [...]
by Mike The Last Voyage Of The Demeter, Nosferatu (Robert Eggers), Sinners, Dracula (Luc Besson), all in the span of a year or two. My best friend's favorite book is what started it all, and as I actually write this we are discussing how and why it is the most adapted [...]
“Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began her stories—stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that’s why Minerva has become a graduate student focused on the history of horror literature and is researching the life [...]
by Damla Every so often we want to share what we're currently reading, watching, and/or listening to. We hope you'll enjoy our choices! Iris Reading: Currently reading The Last Gifts of the Universe by August Riley. It’s a sci-fi book about two siblings and their cat (called Pumpkin!), [...]
When Margot isn't at school, Mama and Margot spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies. But Mama's want is stronger [...]
