by Júlia After the busy holiday season, you might think that January is a slow month for booksellers—but quite the opposite. It’s the perfect time for us to dive into publishers’ presentations and newsletters, and prepare for another year filled with exciting new titles. And yes, my upcoming order lists [...]
by Damla and Sophie Congratulations everyone! We made it through January, which, as Damla likes to say, is three months dressed up in a trench coat. And while the wind is cold, daylight is returning and the signs of spring are everywhere if you take a closer look at the [...]
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man, unite to defeat a deadly menace to London and all Britons! Then, one month later, the skies over England are [...]
The Incandescent - Emily Tesh Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood Academy and one of the most powerful magicians in England. Her days consist of meetings, teaching A-Level Invocation to four talented, chaotic sixth formers, more meetings, and securing the school's boundaries from demonic incursions. Walden is [...]
The Invention of Amsterdam by Ben Coates Join Coates as he meanders past beautiful townhouses and glittering canals, dances at Pride celebrations, witnesses the King’s apology at Keti Koti, attends a WW2 memorial, gets high at a coffee shop, walks through the red-light district, and gazes in awe at Rembrandt [...]
The Narrow Road Between Desires - Patrick Rothfuss Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master's brush can slip. When he accepts a [...]
by Damla and Sophie Happy new year! The festive season is slowly winding down and the somewhat harsher realities of life (by which we mean weeks worth of unanswered emails at work, restarting coursework, or finally packing away those decorations) are rising back to the surface. But not to worry. [...]
Quicksilver - Callie Hart Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about [...]
by Damla A happy 2026 to all! We are starting off to a brand new year with brand new potential. Which means that it is a great time to reflect on what worked (and perhaps didn’t work so well) this past year, and to set some new goals and intentions for [...]
Stuff Dutch People Hate by Colleen Geske You've all heard what the Dutch love: stroopwafels, bicycles and of course, gezelligheid. But what about the things that make their blood boil? While the title of this book may sound negative, you'll see that the Dutch are defined just as much by [...]
