Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated from German by Michael Hofmann. Born in East Berlin in 1967, Erpenbeck, in addition to being an award-winning novelist, is also an opera director and playwright who trained as bookbinder (endearing her to us even more). Her novel, published by Granta books, is described by [...]
by Naomi A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Amor Towles’ novel A Gentleman in Moscow has been made into a tv series that started airing in March. The book follows Count Rostov, who was sentenced to house arrest by a Bolshevik tribunal in 1922. He [...]
by Lília Continuing with the celebration of our 52 years of existence, our Iris and Luke asked colleagues for their book recommendations for the occasion. Most of them revolved around the lives of normal people in somewhat exceptional settings (reminiscent of ABC!), with overcoming adversity a prominent theme. No one chose [...]
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 [...]
by Lília Happy Mother’s Day! We have to say, our call out to staff for mother-child reading photos did not yield the prolific results our father-child reading photo shout out did. But no, we don’t think the Moms are sleeping on the job. We just think they’re the ones taking the [...]
We are celebrating the launch of BookBuzz today! Friday, May 10th 17:00-18:30 ABC Amsterdam, Spui 12 1012XA Come join us and Stefaan, one of the brains behind BookBuzz, to get to know the app, ask questions, and talk books. During our birthday weekend, you might have [...]
by Lília We talk a lot in this blog about turning books into films or TV-streaming series, but we don't talk enough about those stellar series or films that launch books that resist time and space. My love for Star Trek began with the original 1960s TV series, which I watched while [...]
by Naomi & Júlia Emily Henry is one of the biggest names in contemporary romantic fiction right now. Her books are consistent bestsellers, and three of them are being adapted into film. Her latest novel, Funny Story, released April 24. Júlia (the romance buyer in The Hague) and myself (a romance reader) [...]
by Naomi When I tell people I work at a bookstore, their first reaction is usually: “It must be so nice to get to read all day.” That would be nice indeed, but that’s not what I actually do. Even though I don’t get to lounge around reading all day, I [...]
With the winner of the International Booker Prize 2024 set to be announced in May, veteran Dutchnews book reviewer and ABC blog contributor Molly Quell dives into past Booker winner, Amsterdam. Click here to read how author Ian McEwan wrote his award-winning novel, in his own words. [...]
