By Sophie Summer, and its sunny vacation vibe, is wrapping up: school years are starting up again, work life as well, and here at ABC it means our events are gearing up. And boy howdy, do we have a September line-up for you! Every week there are multiple events we'll [...]
By Sophie The South of the country already has a week of school under their belts, and the Middle and North will follow shortly: it's Back to School season! Now, at ABC we've always had a soft spot for schools, libraries, and learning - not exactly surprising, right? Those [...]
By Sophie Erik Kriek is a Dutch artist and illustrator, known to us at ABC for his comic books and graphic novels, though his art has featured on many surfaces that aren't paper (skateboards, record sleeves, and sneakers, to name a few). He won the prestigious Dutch Stripschapprijs for his entire [...]
Calling all writers! The story competition of Heroes Dutch Comic Con is starting again! Organized by us in collaboration with Uitgeverij Zilverspoor, this story competition is the perfect moment to put your writing skills on display. Have you had a great story idea bouncing around in your head for ages, or is [...]
by Sophie Every so often we want to share what we're currently reading, watching, and/or listening to. We hope you'll enjoy our choices! Tiemen: Reading: I'm currently reading part 4 of The Dungeon Crawler Carl series to my wife. Every evening I read about half an hour of DCC before [...]
by Sophie - Awards! The Eisner Awards for best comics and graphic novels were announced at the San Diego Comic Con last month. There are approximately 12 million categories, but one to highlight is Best Single Issue, won by Joe Sacco for The War on Gaza. Another recently-awarded prize with a [...]
by Sophie Welcome to the middle of the summer, up here in the Northern Hemisphere at least. Like last month, escapism reigns supreme, with lots of Romance, Romantasy, and Fantasy titles making a (re)appearance - local author Rachel Lynn Solomon's What Happens in Amsterdam is just flying off the shelf in [...]
By Claudio Summer Writers Night: our MC Claudio I'm still buzzing from our Summer Writers' Night on July 2nd! Despite the hot weather and the tropical downpour that followed it that evening, we had a great turn-out, more than expected. And as always, I'm happy and thankful to see [...]
The Booker Prize 2025 longlist © Yuki Sugiura for Booker Prize Foundation by Sophie It's only 29 July, but autumn is surely around the corner because the Booker Prize just announced its longlist! The Booker Prize is one of the most influential prizes in the annual literary calendar, [...]
by Sophie A few weeks ago we posted about our ABC Summer Bingo cards, and, curious booksellers that we are, we want to know: have you had a bingo yet? Are you still to start on your bingo quest? Are you going for a simple bingo or a full-on card black-out? [...]
