The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway? Discover the glittering Sofonisba Anguissola of the Renaissance, the radical work of Harriet Powers [...]
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez A solitary ship captain, drifting through time. Nia Imani is a woman out of place. A mute child, burdened with unimaginable power. The scarred boy does not speak, his only form of communication the haunting music he plays on an old wooden flute. A millennia-old [...]
by Lília We talk a lot about equality for women, equal pay, ownership of our own bodies, but we tend to keep sexuality apart. Maybe because in many cultures people don't discuss it in any form. But mostly because if women take over their own sexuality, they can and will ask [...]
by Else Every year, the ABC does a couple events out “in the wild”; basically setting up a pop-up bookstore on location, be it a convention, The Next Web, or at a school fair. In the middle of March, we set up a pop-up bookstore at Heroes Made in Asia 2025 [...]
A sweeping and epic love story, The Ghost Ship is the swashbuckling third volume in Kate Mosse's enthralling series, The Joubert Family Chronicles. The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water — its hull splintered and its sails tattered and burnt. For months the Ghost Ship [...]
by Mike Scoop! D&D initiative Dobbelgangers has made history with the first ever D&D Night at the ABC. Six tables, spread out over the three floors of our Amsterdam store, hosted over 30 first-time and experienced adventurers. Blasts were had in a diverse range of in-game settings, ranging from North African [...]
by Lília “International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8, honors the achievements of women across all aspects of life—social, economic, cultural, and political—while also advocating for gender equality.” International Women’s Day (IWD), declared as a holiday by Russian leader Vladimir Lenin in 1922, has been celebrated in one form [...]
by Lília As a short month February came and went very quickly, and now it’s already time for our monthly list of ABC Bestsellers. These titles are taken from the sold-books data across all three ABC stores, and gives us an insight into the books you love (to buy, at least). [...]
by Lília With all that's been happening in the world and everything we read and hear in the media, it's very important to keep ourselves informed through accurate sources about the real situation and what's happening everywhere. Relying on information without checking trustworthy sources leads people to believe in untruths and [...]
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the [...]
