Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim When you emigrate, you leave a version of yourself behind. Literally. One instance crosses the border; the other instance stays trapped behind it. Some instances keep in touch, call each other daily, synchronize their lives and minds in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a [...]
by Líllia Summer has arrived with scorching days and a few showers, and books are still being consumed left and right. But not only books! As June proved - and we see that again this month - not only books become bestsellers. In July we sold A LOT of card [...]
by Molly Quell Are you getting ready for your summer holidays and trying to decide which book to take to read on the beach? We’ve got some suggestions for you. Summer House with a Swimming Pool by Herman Koch Not to be too on the nose, but the book [...]
by Lília With the Great British Sewing Bee airing its 12th series on BBC One since July 14 and replaying it on BBC Two in the coming couple of months, we sewing enthusiasts are having a lot of fun. It's a place where the sewers help each other, even if it's [...]
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the [...]
by Else Else taking a break while setting up the stand in Utrecht Heroes Dutch Comic Con might be one of my favorite events to attend and organize with the American Book Center. This year, our long-term organizer Tiemen, decided to hand over the organization to a new generation: [...]
by Lília I've read Pride & Prejudice many times, and it never gets old. Every time I read it, I learn something new. Jane Austen's observations of English society in the early 1800s are sharp and subtle, with the veiled sarcasm that makes her works a classic and a must-read at all [...]
by Lília Even if the summer was being a bit slow in presenting itself this year – so many grey days! – we couldn't be happier than when the sun and the warmth decide to show their faces. Fortunately we're seeing more sunny days lately, so let's enjoy! Summer – as [...]
by Lília Ilona Andrews has been top of mind lately after the release of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. I went back to another of the duo's series: Hidden Legacy, which they again enriched with a novella published in January. I read this series once a few years back [...]
by Lília June brought much sun and the opportunity to read everywhere. We had many repeats this month, such as the constantly popular Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, both the US and UK editions of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, the recently released Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 30 and – of [...]
