ABC Events Archives

At ABC we try to be more than ‘just’ a book store. For that reason, we provide our customers with different events and experiences ranging from open mic nights, book signings, scavenger hunts, lectures, and much more.

Thanksgiving 2025

By Sophie It's almost time for our favorite day of the year, Thanksgiving! We've celebrated this very American holiday since we opened in 1972 as a way to say thank you to you, our customers, for supporting us this past year, and for being such an enriching part of our [...]

Sophie2025-11-11T10:19:32+01:00Tags: ABC Amsterdam, ABC Leidschendam, ABC The Hague, discount, Else, Iris, Sophie, Thanksgiving 2025|

New traditions: Thanksgiving potluck

by Iris Sharing food has always been an important part of any Thanksgiving celebration. At ABC, we host a Baked Goods Potluck in all three stores to represent that part of Thanksgiving Day. But starting in 1994 and lasting until well in the 2000s, we used to organize a full-blown dinner! [...]

Iris W2025-11-10T12:39:53+01:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC History, Iris, Thanksgiving|

Blind Book Bundles for Thanksgiving

by Else & Iris Iris Thanksgiving is a long-standing tradition at ABC, and this year we are once again celebrating with fun activities, baked goods, and extra discount for all customers (check out the full itineraries of our Amsterdam, The Hague and Leidschendam stores on our Events Page!). In recent years, [...]

Iris W2025-11-08T13:59:23+01:00Tags: Blind Book Bundles, Blind Book Dates, Else, Iris, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving 2025|

Trade-In Days at the ABC

Give Your Books a Second Life – Join Our Trade-In Days at ABC The Hague by Júlia If your shelves are breaking under the weight of books while your wish list keeps growing, and you simply need more space – the ABC has you covered! Just join us for [...]

Damla2025-11-02T16:31:14+01:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC The Hague, Júlia, Trade-In Days|

ABC in the Wild: Fran Lebowitz @ DeLaMar

by Claudio Once we get past the first 45 minutes of Michiel Vos on the stage of the DeLaMar, interviewing Fran Lebowitz, the evening can finally begin. For the remaining 45, she engages the sold-out house from behind a dark-wooden lectern, which gives the whole thing something of a college lecture [...]

Iris W2025-10-03T12:59:35+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, Claudio, fran lebowitz|

ABC in the Wild: Read My World

by Else This is your event reporter, Else, reporting live from the scene of the event. On the 13th of September 2025, the ABC was once again present at Read My World in the Tolhuistuin. Usually the book market of Read My World is located in the gardens, but due [...]

Iris W2025-09-19T11:37:21+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, Else, Read My World|

ABCxJAI: On the Edge with Nate Silver

by Claudio Some of us would like to believe that the days when we were still being ruled by quants and risk analysts are drawing to a close. That by now we would be reasoned to tears and sucked empty from looking at the world through the veil of spreadsheets and [...]

Iris W2025-09-08T13:39:21+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, abcxjai, John Adams Institute, nate silver|

ABC in the Wild: David Sedaris @ DeLaMar

by Claudio There is something funny or touching, or just interesting, in everything around us. No worries if you don’t see it all that clearly. Or if you don’t see it at all! Maybe you are busy, or too distracted playing your own part as an extra in the comedy of [...]

Iris W2025-09-08T13:17:06+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, Claudio, David Sedaris|

ABCxJAI Membership Drive

ABCxJAI: Two great flavors that go better together. The John Adams and the American Book Center have joined forces this year, and we have big plans for the future—which we want to share with as many people as we can. That's why [...]

Sophie2025-09-01T14:39:55+02:00Tags: ABC Booklover Card, ABC x JAI, JAI, John Adams Institute, membership|

ABC In the Wild: Prose Posse

By Else A couple of months ago, the ABC started to sell books at our local reading club Prose Posse. They have meetings about once a month at different locations in Amsterdam. In October they will even have a meeting at the ABC Amsterdam. We make a fun selection of [...]

Damla2025-09-08T13:39:13+02:00Tags: ABC Events, Else, Fantasy, Romantasy|

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