by Lília All good things must come to an end. So with this latest episode, we say goodbye to our ABC Staff Picks on YouTube. Thanks to everyone who watched us over the years, thanks to all our expert booksellers who have given their recommendations so consistently, [...]
by Sophie After a year and a half of autumn, the sun and the warmth are beginning to show their faces, and I, for one, couldn't be happier! For me, summer is the ultimate reading time: the sunlight, the long days, the birdsong - it all whispers "find a shady spot, [...]
by Lília Continuing with the celebration of our 52 years of existence, our Iris and Luke asked colleagues for their book recommendations for the occasion. Most of them revolved around the lives of normal people in somewhat exceptional settings (reminiscent of ABC!), with overcoming adversity a prominent theme. No one chose [...]
by Lília After a little time off to smell the spring flowers, we’re back with our staff picks! Our Luke and Iris love doing them: they get to ask our colleagues what they’re reading and loving and what our customers are enjoying, and of course, they get [...]
by Naomi April 6 is International Asexuality Day! It's an effort to recognize the asexual community and promote awareness of the spectrum of asexuality. The asexual or ace spectrum includes asexuality, where a person doesn't experience sexual attraction; graysexuality, which is when someone experiences little to no sexual attraction; and [...]
by Pleun, Sophie, Natalia, Shirley, Naomi & Lília Continuing our love mission, even more staff choices on romantic fiction. Love to all, I dare say! The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Pleun: What an incredibly intense read this was. It reminded me of The Shining but without the [...]
by Lília With Valentine’s Day falling at mid-month, February is the love month, and in this episode of ABC Staff Picks, our Luke and Iris talk about books related to love—in all its forms. We put our heads together and came up with some interesting recommendations. [...]
by Naomi, Natalia, Pleun, Sophie, Ester & Lília February is seen as the Love Month, so we've chosen some of our most loved reads from our romantic fiction sections for your delight. We love romance and it shows! Night Shift by Annie Crown Naomi: This is a romcom [...]
Here we go again with our 5(ish) favorite reads of 2023! We try very hard to keep it to five, but it’s not always possible. So, there may be five or six suggestions, an A and a B list, memorable reads or just plain marvelous books. This year we’re presenting [...]
Here we go again with our 5(ish) favorite reads of 2023! We try very hard to keep it to five, but it’s not always possible. So, there may be five or six suggestions, an A and a B list, memorable reads or just plain marvelous books. This year we’re presenting [...]
