by Iris Author M. John Harrison has won the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel The End of Everything. Phillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It's been years since the crisis changed everything, but its exact nature remains obscure. Government [...]
by Iris Just like everything else in the world, whatever makes a popular fiction topic is – at least partially – subject to fashion. The Horror genre has seen some pretty big hypes over the past few years, and with Halloween creeping ever closer, we thought we'd highlight a few for [...]
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), [...]
by Iris "Week van het Engelse Boek" or English Book Week is back for another edition! This event, founded by Van Ditmar in 2018, aims to help Dutch readers explore the English written word. Starting on Monday, October 12th, anyone who spends at least €14.99 on English-language books receives an exclusive, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Iris Update August 27th: Good news! Our modem has been replaced and all should be up and running again. If you notice anything not working as it should, feel free to let us know! As you may have noticed, our website is currently down. This is due to the major [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
