by Lília In the past few decades, more Dutch authors have been translated into English than I would have thought. From Annie M.G. Schmidt to Jan Terlouw, there are quite a few interesting titles for the 9-12 crowd as well. We hope they enjoy these titles as much as Dutch kids [...]
by Lília Maybe our most surprising bestseller in April was the One Piece Card Game: Adventure in Kami's Island booster, unfortunately already sold out. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman were again bestsellers across all three stores. We had [...]
by Lília Harper Lee would have turned 100 today, 28 April 2026. Born in Alabama, she was a childhood friend of Truman Capote, and they had many interactions during their lives. She is mostly known for her first – and for a long time, only – novel To Kill a Mockingbird. [...]
By Lília We're living in difficult times, and more and more people have been diagnosed with burnout. Not only because we've been working harder than ever, but also because life is more hectic. We have too much exposure to everything that goes around in the world, such as social media, gaming, [...]
by Lília March had many interesting bestsellers. Rachel Reid is still the reigning champ with Heated Rivalry and The Long Game. Meanwhile, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, the classic White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and the amazing Dictionary of Color Combinations* keep popping up as bestsellers. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, [...]
by Júlia Spring is always a special time for our ABC family. As the days get longer and the world starts to bloom again, we find ourselves in full celebration mode. This season isn’t just about fresh starts — it’s party time for us. In April, we’re celebrating the birthdays [...]
By Sophie Recently we featured in a satirical news show as the butt of a joke about how we had space for our new Romantasy section in Amsterdam because we had chucked out all our books on human rights. Funny joke, and thank you for highlighting us and books, Romantasy in particular, [...]
By Lília Who is Ilona Andrews? Actually, we should ask who they are, since it's a husband-and-wife writing duo. As posted on their website: “Ilona Andrews” is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to [...]
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn't take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of the famously unfinished dark fantasy series she's been obsessively reading and re-reading [...]
By Lília We think nothing of making a film or a series based on a book -all the material is already there to be used as we'd like- but having books written about a series of films? And becoming a successful cartoon series as well? There might not be many, but [...]
