We played 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 Martijn, one of [...]
As a people-pleasing gay man, thirty-year-old music lawyer Domenic Marino is an expert at code-switching between the hypermasculine and ultrafeminine worlds of his two soon-to-be-wed best friends: handsome sports attorney Patrick Cooper and glamorous beauty editor Kate Wallace. But this summer—reeling from his own failed engagement and tasked with attending both their bachelor and bachelorette parties at the Cooper family’s idyllic shoreline estate in Mystic, Connecticut—Dom is anxious about having to play both sides.
Last month, I had the absolute pleasure of working with the team at ABC in something non-book related. They asked for nothing in return except my permission to share the story, and so here I am, trying to give you a first-hand experience of what ABC means to me. I come [...]
We played 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 talked to Iris, one of [...]
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez Winner of the 2025 Unwin Award. Imagine a world where . . . - Your phone is too big for your hand - Your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body - In a car accident you are 47% more likely [...]
by Lília On September 16 The Booker Prize 2024 Shortlist was finally announced! As mentioned on their website: "The shortlist includes five women, authors from five countries, and stories which transport readers around the world and beyond Earth's atmosphere." The list includes a retelling of Huckleberry Finn, a title that also [...]
We played 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 Lauren, our blog [...]
What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can’t live without them? This question lies at the heart of Jente Posthuma’s deceptively simple What I’d Rather Not Think About. The narrator is a twin whose brother has recently taken his own life. She looks back on their childhood, and tells of their adult lives: how her brother tried to find happiness, but lost himself in various men and the Bhagwan movement, though never completely.
by Pleun Ready to dive into the world of feminism? We've got some must-reads for you in our Gender section! From bodily autonomy to employment equality, feminism covers a wide range of issues. It's about challenging inequality and empowering women. It's about making the world understand women don't want to take [...]
by Lília 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 [...]
