Lilia, Author at ABC Blog

These Violent Delights

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in chaos. Juliette Cai is the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang - a network of criminals far above the law. Roma Montagov is the prodigal son of her greatest rivals, the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. He is also Juliette's first love . . . and first betrayal. When a deadly madness strikes gangsters on both sides, the people start to whisper.

Lilia2025-02-12T17:28:37+01:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Chloe Gong, Damla, Fantasy, Young Adult|

How We Do It: In-Store Displays

By Naomi It all starts with a dinner. About twice a year, the members of the display teams for The Hague and Leidschendam dine together to plan the in-store displays for the coming six months. The four of us try to have a plan so we know what we’re going to do [...]

Lilia2024-08-24T15:47:07+02:00Tags: Display Teams, Displays, Naomi|

ABC Interview: Else

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Else, [...]

Lilia2024-07-31T11:49:05+02:00Tags: Ann Leckie, Else, Erin Morgenstern, Kilava, Night Circus, Richard Powers, Steven Erikson|

The Courage to Be Disliked

Stop people-pleasing and achieve true happiness. A philosopher and a student have a discussion. Their conversation reveals a profoundly liberating way of thinking: by developing the courage to change, set healthy boundaries and resist the impulse to please others, it is possible to find genuine and lasting happiness.

Lilia2025-02-12T17:28:39+01:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi, Philosophy, Sophie|

Back to the future: Swap the social posts for nonfiction books!

by Isabelle I think in this age of ample misinformation and short-form content that limits in-depth learning, it’s important to pick up an extensively researched nonfiction book once in a while rather than forming opinions based on click bait and shocking headlines. My personal interest lies in social science, particularly books [...]

Lilia2024-07-23T11:56:29+02:00Tags: Audre Lorde, Best of Lists, Cultural Diversity, Emma Dabiri, Feminism, Gender, Gender Expression, Gloria Wekker, Isabelle, Racism, Roxane Gay, Sara Ahmed, Sexism, Social Science|

ABC Interview: Emma

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Emma, our [...]

Lilia2024-07-18T11:42:49+02:00Tags: ABC, ABC interview, Arthur Conan Doyle, Classics, EmmaV, Fantasy, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Lewis Carroll, Non-Fiction, Pygmy Puff, Rachel Harrison, Tarot decks, Wizarding World|

The Seven Year Slip

An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise novel from the bestselling author of "The Dead Romantics."

Lilia2025-02-12T17:28:41+01:00Tags: Ashley Poston, Book review, Book Reviews, Lília, Magical Realism, Romantic Fiction|

Interesting books on Autism

Written by Lília As the mother of a neurodivergent girl who discovered her neurodiversity in her late teens, I suddenly saw myself with this big hot potato in my hand: how to help my kid navigate life better without having to drown herself in the demands of daily life? How to [...]

Lilia2024-07-22T12:51:38+02:00Tags: Autism, Books on Autism, Childcare, Lília, Neurodivergency, Neurodivergent, Psychology|

ABC Bestsellers – July 2024

Here at ABC our experts always strive to bring the best to our customers and let you know what we love. We also get an inkling at what books you love through our monthly(ish) Bestseller lists, compiled from the lists of our three stores. We love to share this with you, too, [...]

Some Desperate Glory

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet meets Ender's Game in this gripping science fiction debut from an award-winning voice in SFF. While we live, the enemy shall fear us. Since she was born, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the majoda their victory over humanity.

Lilia2025-02-12T17:28:43+01:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Dystopian, Emily Tesh, Iris, Science Fiction|

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