by Lília Gift Season is finally here, so for this month’s Staff Picks we’re picking…you guessed it…gifts! From games to tarot sets and even a few books, prepare yourself for some top tips and a stellar list. Games Steven is our special orders guy, and besides reading [...]
by Ester Are you, just like me, in the habit of keeping an online library with your read books and your TBR (To Be Read) piles? And is Goodreads – owned by Amazon - the only one you know? Then here are some great independent alternatives to look into. As independent [...]
by Lília Halloween may be over, but we’re still in a ghostly mood. If you’re looking for some horror recommendations to counter all that holiday good cheer, read on… Syarah, from our Amsterdam store, recommends Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz. Set in Edinburgh in 1817, it [...]
by Lauren With the FIFA World Cup upon us and football fever raising temperatures globally (in the good sense), I thought it high time to revisit some of the greatest sports books ever written. As an American football fan, it’s my favorite sports season of the year. But November also saw [...]
by Lynn The mid-term elections in the US on November 8 will determine all kinds of policy changes over the coming two years. In anticipation of the books that will be written about the outcome, we have a couple of recommendations for you in the meantime: Read about the rule of [...]
by Lília Our Halloween reading list It’s that time of year again: jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts and black cats hiding under flaming autumn leaves. Why not get in the mood? From ghost stories to thrillers, we’ve got your ghoulish literary cravings covered. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier A newlywed arrives [...]
written by Lília Nothing beats curling up on the couch with a blanket, book and (hot) beverage in the autumn months. We’ve got some great new titles for you spanning the genres—starting with true story-based fiction, passing through pure romantic escapism and falling finally into the magical world of translation. (You’ll [...]
by Tatia Gruenbaum Tatia Gruenbaum is a lecturer and researcher at Avans University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and co-founder of PEPELT (Picturebooks in European Primary English Language Teaching). October 17 is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, established in 1992 by the UN General Assembly and officially [...]
by Lília When I was a kid, I could never find books that whet my appetite, even though I loved all kinds of stories. I wanted to read about adventure, mysteries, dragons and fairy tales. Unfortunately for me, there were not many of those stories around, especially translated [...]
by MariaS October 4th is World Animal Day, an internationally-recognized celebration promoting animal rights and welfare held on the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Being kind to your pets, giving them the best life possible and making sure they are never abandoned all fall under [...]
