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 from [...]
Two eccentric orphans bring together a grumpy viscount and the free-spirited heroine who steals his heart in the first novel in Eloisa James’s new Accidental Brides series, in which haughty aristocrats find themselves married to the wrong women. He wants a nanny, not a bride… She wants to marry for love… When the arrogant viscount finds that his viscountess has stolen his heart, he’ll have to give all he has to win her love.
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 talked to IrisW, [...]
Today we present one of the titles we mentioned last week: Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. Colleagues Sophie and Damla have read it and can't recommend it enough. Damla How did we manage to build a world where we ignore half the [...]
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 made the [...]
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 Lauren, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
By Isabelle Before reading Becky Chambers, I had never read sci-fi. I just never felt drawn to it. It was once multiple of my colleagues recommended her books that I decided to give them a try. I started by reading one of Chambers’ novellas, To Be Taught, If Fortunate. I was [...]
