by Iris Sharing food has always been an important part of any Thanksgiving celebration. At ABC, we host a Baked Goods Potluck in all three stores to represent that part of Thanksgiving Day. But starting in 1994 and lasting until well in the 2000s, we used to organize a full-blown dinner! [...]
by Else & Iris Iris Thanksgiving is a long-standing tradition at ABC, and this year we are once again celebrating with fun activities, baked goods, and extra discount for all customers (check out the full itineraries of our Amsterdam, The Hague and Leidschendam stores on our Events Page!). In recent years, [...]
by Else (This is the third installment in an ongoing series. You can read part 1 here, and part 2 here.) Welcome back to the series that is going to go on for so long, at the end you'll be sick of me. But I still won't be sick of my [...]
by Iris Happy Halloween, everyone! The book community's most widely observed holiday (this is an educated guess, don't come for me) is finally here. This calls for some book recommendations. This time around, we're taking inspiration from seasonally appropriate emojis to bring you a varied list of titles. Enjoy, and stay [...]
by Else (This is the second installment in an ongoing series. You can read part 1 here.) Everybody loves to discover new books, new favorites, stay up to date with the latest releases. But sometimes a reread can add so much to a book. I love rereading my favorites every once [...]
by Iris We all know fall is the most popular season among book lovers. Whether you're more of a "dark & scary" or "warm & cozy" type of reader, this season has it all. I used to be in a book club dedicated to witchy fiction, and one of the things [...]
by Iris Get ready, book lovers: tomorrow marks the start of the "Week van het Engelse Boek", or English Book Week. Founded in 2018 by Van Ditmar, this week (actually a fortnight, but who's counting?) aims to help Dutch readers explore the English written word. Your main perk: spend €12.50 on [...]
by Iris While all ABC staff obviously looks very youthful and spry, some of us have actually been around for quite a while. Our Jitse is celebrating 25 years at ABC this year. A massive milestone! Read on to find out more about his highlights from the past 2.5 decades. [...]
by Claudio Once we get past the first 45 minutes of Michiel Vos on the stage of the DeLaMar, interviewing Fran Lebowitz, the evening can finally begin. For the remaining 45, she engages the sold-out house from behind a dark-wooden lectern, which gives the whole thing something of a college lecture [...]
by Else For the last 14 years, my answer to the question "What is your favourite fantasy series?" has been the same: Malazan Book of the Fallen, by Steven Erikson. But how could someone ever know this is my favourite book series of all time? Well, first of all, I tell [...]
