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Upcoming Romance Releases: Spring 2026

by Júlia After the busy holiday season, you might think that January is a slow month for booksellers—but quite the opposite. It’s the perfect time for us to dive into publishers’ presentations and newsletters, and prepare for another year filled with exciting new titles. And yes, my upcoming order lists [...]

2026-02-11T18:36:24+01:00Tags: , , |

ABC Bestsellers – January 2026

by Lília January was a remarkable month, with three titles by Rachel Reid making it into our bestsellers: Heated Rivalry, Game Changer and The Long Game. Part of the Game Changer series of books, they were already a big success among romance readers around the world, but became an even greater [...]

New genre watch: Crimance

by Naomi Watch out, kids! There's a new genre in town. It's a combination of crime fiction and romantic fiction, called 'crimance.' I didn't invent this name, I promise. I first came across it in the description of A Cinnamon Falls Mystery by R.L. Killmore. (The name has to be a nom [...]

2026-02-11T18:36:26+01:00Tags: , , , , |

Minnesotans in Literature

Minnesota madness: authors (and habits) from the prairie Originally from Minnesota, ABC's owner Lynn wrote about this now-topical subject and gives us a roundup of some of the beloved authors who hail from her home state. By Lynn If you've been watching the courageous, caring people of Minnesota these past weeks, [...]

Here Be Dragons

by Iris Did you know that today, January 16th, is 'Appreciate a Dragon' Day? No? Well, every day is a school day, as they say! To commemorate the occasion appropriately, we've assembled a short list of dragon books for your perusal. There's much more out there, of course, and we highly [...]

2026-02-11T18:37:31+01:00Tags: , , , |

2025 Bestsellers

by Lília Here we are, with a new year beginning again. Time to look back at 2025 and see what our customers' preferred books were. It's interesting to see certain titles pop up as bestsellers across all three stores, but also the different ones each of them favor. Location and customer [...]

2026 Releases We’re Excited About – Part 2

by Naomi What better way to end the year 2025 than by looking forward to 2026? We’ve looked back on all our favorite books of 2025, but we’re booksellers! There are always more books to look forward to! We asked our staff what upcoming releases they are excited about, and of [...]

2026-02-11T18:37:32+01:00
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